The Altohollic, TessOnHoliday, and XenosMothership

Press Start Together

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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

Episodes

Episode 8: "Go Away, Come Back, Become Something Else" 27.06.2026 2:01:21

Join ⁠⁠@thealtohollic⁠⁠ , ⁠⁠@tessonholiday⁠⁠ , ⁠⁠@xenoscantina⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ and special guest @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

Episode 7: Subscription Services, Gaming “What Ifs,” and the Sequels We Still Need 22.05.2026 1:51:46

Join ⁠@thealtohollic⁠ , ⁠@tessonholiday⁠ , ⁠@xenoscantina⁠ ⁠ 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

Episode 6: Too Expensive, Too Big, Too Slow? 25.04.2026 2:22:29

Join @thealtohollic , @tessonholiday , @xenoscantina and his month's special guest is @ballinwiththesauce as we discuss “Is Gaming Getting Too Expensive?”“Are Open Worlds Still Special?”“Confession Time”“The First Hour Problem”

Episode 5: “Too Much, Too Fast, Too Expensive?” 28.03.2026 2:54:44

Join ⁠TheAltohollic⁠ with our special guests ⁠DespiroTV⁠ and GiftedFaker ⁠ 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 was unavailable and XenosMothership had technical difficulties. They will return next episode.⁠⁠

Episode 4 - From Couch to Chat: How Games and Gamers Changed w/Despiro and Slaminum 20.02.2026 2:50:32

Join TessOnHoliday , XenosMothership , and TheAltohollic with our special guests DespiroTV and Slaminum as we discuss: Difficulty Sliders & Accessibility Story vs Gameplay How Streaming Changed How We Play Paid Early Access Launch Memories

Episode 3 - From Loot Boxes to Cozy Corners w/ Special Guests Bearazza and Panda_Panda57 23.01.2026 2:02:42

Episode 2 - With Special Guest, Gamerlikesanime (Edited) 09.01.2026 1:56:12

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 mak...

Episode 1 - The Party Assembles (Edited) 09.01.2026 1:22:02

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...