Welcome to Press Start Together, the podcast where we have gathered to celebrate the stories, chaos, and community that make gaming special. Each month, we’ll share things such as the games that shaped us, the trends that excite us, and the moments that make us love — and occasionally hate — this wild hobby.
With your hosts The Altohollic, TessOnHoliday, & XenosMothership.
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The Altohollic, TessOnHoliday, and XenosMothership
Join TheAltohollic, TessOnHoliday, and special guest host ItsBethany as we discuss:
• Most pay-to-win game ever?
• Mods: better or worse?
• Inspiration vs. plagiarism?
• Do review scores still matter?
25 Jul 2026
Episode 9: "Try, Fix, and Save"
Join @thealtohollic (https://www.threads.com/@thealtohollic), @tessonholiday (https://www.threads.com/@tessonholiday), (https://www.threads.com/@xenoscantina) (https://www.threads.com/@ballinwiththesauce) and special guest @yourfrienddespiro (https://www.threads.com/@yourfrienddespiro) as we discuss:
Games Everyone Should Try Once
One Change That Would Fix Gaming
Your Gaming Time Capsule
Digital vs Physical — What Are We Losing ForConvenience?
27 Jun 2026
Episode 8: "Go Away, Come Back, Become Something Else"
Join @thealtohollic (https://www.threads.com/@thealtohollic), @tessonholiday (https://www.threads.com/@tessonholiday), @xenoscantina (https://www.threads.com/@xenoscantina) (https://www.threads.com/@ballinwiththesauce) and special guest @yourfrienddespiro (https://www.threads.com/@yourfrienddespiro) as we discuss:
Spiritual Successors: Do They Ever Live Up To The Original
Franchises That Should Take A Decade Off
Games You Love… But Can’t Recommend
What Gaming Rules Do You Ignore?
Greatest Gaming Returns: IPs That Sat Too Long
22 May 2026
Episode 7: Subscription Services, Gaming “What Ifs,” and the Sequels We Still Need
Join @thealtohollic (https://www.threads.com/@thealtohollic), @tessonholiday (https://www.threads.com/@tessonholiday), @xenoscantina (https://www.threads.com/@xenoscantina) (https://www.threads.com/@ballinwiththesauce) as we discuss:
Subscription Services: Saving Money or Spending More?
Games You Almost Quit… But Ended Up Loving (Or Hating)
Gaming’s Biggest “What If?”
Games That Would Never Survive Launching Today
Games you wish could get a sequel
25 Apr 2026
Episode 6: Too Expensive, Too Big, Too Slow?
Join @thealtohollic (https://www.threads.com/@thealtohollic), @tessonholiday (https://www.threads.com/@tessonholiday), @xenoscantina (https://www.threads.com/@xenoscantina) and his month's special guest is @ballinwiththesauce (https://www.threads.com/@ballinwiththesauce) as we discuss
“Is Gaming Getting Too Expensive?”“Are Open Worlds Still Special?”“Confession Time”“The First Hour Problem”
28 Mar 2026
Episode 5: “Too Much, Too Fast, Too Expensive?”
Join TheAltohollic (https://www.threads.com/@thealtohollic) with our special guests DespiroTV (https://www.threads.com/@despirotv) and GiftedFaker (https://www.threads.com/@thegiftedfaker) (https://www.threads.com/@slaminum) as we discuss:
"Hardware Cycles"
"The Backlog Isn’t the Problem"
"AI in Games"
"Remakes, Remasters, Re-releases",
"What Makes You Drop a Game?"
TessOnHoliday (https://www.threads.com/@tessonholiday) was unavailable and XenosMothership (https://www.threads.com/@xenoscantina) had technical difficulties. They will return next episode.
20 Feb 2026
Episode 4 - From Couch to Chat: How Games and Gamers Changed w/Despiro and Slaminum
Join TessOnHoliday (https://www.threads.com/@tessonholiday), XenosMothership (https://www.threads.com/@xenoscantina), and TheAltohollic (https://www.threads.com/@thealtohollic) with our special guests DespiroTV (https://www.threads.com/@despirotv) and Slaminum (https://www.threads.com/@slaminum) as we discuss:
Difficulty Sliders & Accessibility
Story vs Gameplay
How Streaming Changed How We Play
Paid Early Access
Launch Memories
23 Jan 2026
Episode 3 - From Loot Boxes to Cozy Corners w/ Special Guests Bearazza and Panda_Panda57
Welcome to Press Start Together, the podcast where we have gathered to celebrate the stories, chaos, and community that make gaming special. Each month, we’ll share things such as the games that shaped us, the trends that excite us, and the moments that make us love — and occasionally hate — this wild hobby.
With your hosts The Altohollic, TessOnHoliday, & XenosMothership
9 Jan 2026
Episode 2 - With Special Guest, Gamerlikesanime (Edited)
This episode may contain some "unnatural" cuts, which we apologize for. We have edited the podcast to remove a former collaborator.
Welcome to Press Start Together, the podcast where we have gathered to celebrate the stories, chaos, and community that make gaming special. Each month, we’ll share things such as the games that shaped us, the trends that excite us, and the moments that make us love — and occasionally hate — this wild hobby.
With your hosts The Altohollic, TessOnHoliday, & XenosMothership
9 Jan 2026
Episode 1 - The Party Assembles (Edited)
This episode may contain some "unnatural" cuts, which we apologize for. We have edited the podcast to remove a former collaborator.
Welcome to Press Start Together, the podcast where we have gathered to celebrate the stories, chaos, and community that make gaming special. Each month, we’ll share things such as the games that shaped us, the trends that excite us, and the moments that make us love — and occasionally hate — this wild hobby.
With your hosts The Altohollic, TessOnHoliday, & XenosMothership
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