Concord Flopped - What's Next?

At this point it is undeniable, Concord flopped and the question now is, what's next? The general consensus is that Concord gameplay is good, but unoriginal. If you do a Concord review roundup you will quickly notice some themes, and it is clear that the Concord game is going nowhere. So what does this mean for future PlayStation live service games?

Concord is a 2024 first-person hero shooter game developed by Firewalk Studios and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment. The game was released for PlayStation 5 and Windows on August 23, 2024. It received mixed reviews from critics, while being met with low sales and player count.

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0:00 Intro
5:00 Concord Flopped
2:01:28 Concord Shut Down

#concord #concordgame #playstation

[electricstorm-of]

you can force a game on the market but you can't force people to play

[JonnyReturns]

Is this the biggest flop in AAA history? Full refunds on a game with a possible 100m dollar plus budget?

[Man_Baby_Gamer]

Damn that series s for making concord fail.

[gxldbvby]

I think you overestimate whats possible in Early Access, Lono. No game thats been in Early Access has changed its *genre* due to feedback. What youre proposing for something like Concord would be it going into Early Access, getting all the bad reception, and then maybe just getting cancelled on the spot. Early Access can only confer minor or moderate changes - major changes are project-ending or project-restarting in almost every circumstance.


Secondly I think youre not thinking too clearly about the Live Services Should Shoot For 6 Months thing, cuz Helldivers 2 itself was already a *success* in only 1 month - and if the activity is still there, they can just.... keep working on the game past that 6th month. This requirement for long-term commitment early on is (ironically enough) short-sighted. The only games where having 6 months of support planned would be a waste of money would be once-in-a-lifetime failures like Concord - which as youve spent alot of effort articulating, has probably failed for reasons *besides* its live service strategy. I bet even Foamstars probably broke even, it went on for a year despite having a lukewarm reception.

[hitochiquito]

CAPCOM FIGHTING COLLECTION ANNOUNCED FOR 2025 ON IM PRETTY SURE SUPERMAN 64 SOLD MORE THAN CONCORD

[LakerTriangle]

Even before the news (2:01:10) i wanted to hear your thoughts....

[jamesdorsey]

Heaven forbid they stick with what made them a powerhouse, with high quality single player games. Every game now has to be a live service billion dollar profit game. It’s ironic they think live service games are more profitable even when Black Myth Wukong sold 10 million copies in 3 days and caused ps5 to sell out in China. I’m tired of greedy leadership not willing to invest in single player games because it’s not profitable enough for them. They can’t just have some money but all the money. They are so out of touch with consumers it’s crazy. Heaven forbid they talk to an average gamer instead of a multimillionaire educative who doesn’t even play games. This sounds terrible but I don’t care if more studios get shut down. Maybe when they lose enough money they will stop this crap.

[DanteMasaru]

I just feel bad for the developers. I can't really fathom how degrading it must feel after spending eight years on a project that, safe to say, there was a passion for, only for it to get shut down in less than a month. Also, I have to question those rejoicing this outcome because some of these same people want to get on a soapbox when developers are laid off and spout how sympathetic they are towards said developers while spouting the hackneyed "Wish you well/the best" sentiments. I mean, pick a lane and stick to it, people!

[kylogreen]

Chose the perfect day to have this stream lmao.

[axelstuart]

Breaking news: Sony shuts down Concord. Was that in the stream or did the stream end before the news hit?

[smooth_jazz]

Wow they shut it down, can believe it but crazy

[Omnicloudx]

Spectacular news imo. Stop the pandering and just make good games like you used to Sony when political agendas weren't a factor when making games.

[stephenhamilton]

There better games than Concord thats exciting

[mvdkzbc]

Ponys got the 2 biggest flops in history...conbored and foamstars. Even redfall better than these trash games 😂 glad I have a PC consoles are garbage

[oinkwoof]

It actually was decent, just too slow in movement and too much saturation in that market.