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The Dropshot - A Call of Duty PodcastThe Dropshot is a twice-weekly Call of Duty Warzone and multiplayer podcast hosted by two young men who are deeply passionate about the game. Author: The Dropshot, LLC
The Dropshot is a twice-weekly Call of Duty Warzone and multiplayer podcast hosted by two young men who are deeply passionate about the game. Through years of playing Call of Duty on PC, Razinon and Tanner have developed a level of insight - and strong opinions - that they are happy to share with the world via The Dropshot. The podcast is streamed at TheDropshot.com/live and is also available on YouTube or wherever you listen to podcasts. Visit TheDropshot.com for links to all of the podcast's varied content, including the vibrant Discord community, the Patreon for bonus content, and much more. Language: en Genres: Leisure, Video Games Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Episode 585: GTA 6 Is Going to Break the Internet and Nobody Is Ready For It
Episode 585
Sunday, 3 May, 2026
The boys talk the news of the week in gaming including a substantial amount of time on the much-anticipated GTA 6. 0:00 — Intro 5:00 — Format explanation: public episodes vs. Patreon 5:58 — Grey Zone Warfare / Tarkov fail story 9:10 — Active Matter extraction shooter preview 15:44 — Black Ops 7 review bombing + AI in game assets controversy 27:59 — Windows Recall (K2) / Microsoft bloatware story 37:44 — Gaming industry layoffs vs. $195B record profits 44:55 — "Gaming's never been worse" + expectation inflation debate 48:59 — TikTok brain rot / gamer attention span discussion 51:55 — Baldur's Gate 3 Honor Mode debate (turn-based vs. real-time) 53:08 — AI causing most gaming layoffs theory 56:58 — "Homeopathy = indie games" analogy 58:38 — Subnautica 2 preview (May 14, co-op) 1:02:32 — GTA 6 trailer (May 21) + release hype 1:03:00 — GTA 6 expectations are actually justified 1:06:58 — GTA 6 economic impact / people calling out of work 1:09:37 — GTA 6 $3 billion development cost revealed 1:10:00 — GTA 6 as a gaming platform / meta-game ecosystem 1:13:51 — GTA extraction shooter tangent 1:14:00 — NVIDIA DLSS 5 announcement 1:21:39 — Highguard failure 1:25:05 — Sykkuno cheating scandal / streamer parasocial drama 1:31:35 — Streaming culture getting too big 1:33:52 — Fortnite Star Wars game modes (Galactic Siege, Escape Vader, Droid Tycoon) 1:37:44 — GTA 6 as a monopoly / Pareto principle / indie games can't compete 1:40:22 — Outro: Discord feedback, Patreon plug, short-form content plans _Note: timestamps may be slightly misaligned on podcast apps (but not on YouTube) due to dynamic ads._ The podcast is available wherever you listen to podcasts, and ad-free & early access versions - as well as bonus episodes - are available to all of our Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/thedropshot) supporters. We stream the podcast live on our website (https://www.thedropshot.com/live), on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/c/thedropshotpodcast), and on Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/thedropshotpodcast) simultaneously every Thursday and Saturday afternoon at ~12 o'clock Pacific Time. We typically start the stream 30 minutes early to answer viewer questions, banter, and chat. Links for everything are below. Thanks for checking us out! 🔹Streaming schedule (Pacific time): 🔸Thursday ~12 PM: Patch notes, news, & changes 🔸Saturday ~12 PM: Free-form exploration of concepts, strategy, or Q&A 🔹The Dropshot: 🔸Website: https://www.thedropshot.com 🔸Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDropshotPod 🔸Discord: https://discord.gg/B4Nsarq 🔸YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/thedropshotpodcast 🔸Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/thedropshotpodcast 🔸Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thedropshot 🔸Donate: https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=YVR98VF4S945G 🔹Razinon: 🔸Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/razinon 🔸Twitter: https://twitter.com/razinon 🔸Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/razinonttv 🔹Tanner: 🔸Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/tannerdropshot #Warzone #BO6 #WarzonePodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
