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Concord was in development for about 8 years
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balls of snow
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What I don’t get is why isn’t Sony killing the game before it releases and at least taking a tax write off WB style.
I mean it’s 100% clear this will bomb and any further money thrown to support the turd is a waste.
Sony want an excuse to close/absorb the studio.
I really thought the bean counters looking at the gigabomb on their hands would just puy it on psplus and jack up the mtx.
Cyberpunkd
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Try 3 hours. I can do some serious shit in 3 days.
Cyberpunkd
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Someone at Bungie had lots of good PR. My question is - who at Sony will take a fall for this?
jshackles
Gentlemen, we can rebuild it. We have the capability to make the world's first enhanced store. Steam will be that store. Better than it was before.
Suddenly all the Guardians of the Galaxy references kinda make sense, considering 8 years ago the first movie had released, and the second movie hadn't.
Rocco Schiavone
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Sony headquarters trying to release mp games that don't suck.
(If the game hasn't already been canceled TLOU mp
)
Meanwhile constantly ignoring their(Socom) fanbase. F*** them.
(If the game hasn't already been canceled TLOU mp
)Meanwhile constantly ignoring their(Socom) fanbase. F*** them.
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OmegaSupreme
advanced basic bitch
Hey guys. Maybe this game will take off. Let them cook.
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the game is fun af. have you played it?
Killjoy-NL
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Sony headquarters trying to release mp games that don't suck.
(If the game hasn't already been canceled TLOU mp
Meanwhile constantly ignoring their(Socom) fanbase. F*** them.
They didn't have a studio for Socom.
Little Mac
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Rip Firewalk
HeisenbergFX4
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Just a bit ago there were only 6 people streaming it on Twitch with around 120 viewers
I have to say - this industry has a problem with how success is measured or even observed.
Seems like internet as a whole (including all the paid media outlets like influencers etc.) wants to campaign for either things being insta-hit or insta-fail, with nothing in between.
And the mindset extends to many publishing orgs as well - some are so inept they have successful IPs that go completely under the radar because they only see the first 2 months of financials as relevant.
The whole point of GaaS is that they are supposed to be evolving services - I've personally witnessed games go from <1k CCU to 50k+ and mostly negative to mostly positive reviews on Steam - the trends are decidedly not 'always downwards' or 'doomed to lose players from launch' the way it's perceived on forums. Best GaaS are frequently about growth and sustained player bases - the likes of PalWorld and HD2 are actually more stories of studios/publishers failing to capitalise on what they had, than an example of great success/how things should be done.
Mind you not saying anything about Concord long-term success - just that for average service game - first few months on the market are usually not a measure of success (or failure). Granted marketing campaign being fairly loud isn't helping their case - I suspect there's been some misreading of the market involved, not the first (or likely the last) AAA GaaS to have done so in the past 15 years.
You are telling this dogturd took same amount of time than RDR2? Holy shit great waste of time
Not nearly the same number of people working on it, though.
BS. Both Palworld and HD2 are successes beyond even the wildest dreams of their developers.
Both also have a very respectable player base at the moment. This critique is even worse when it’s directed at Palworld which was never really designed in the Apex Legends or Fortnite mold.
Killjoy-NL
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Pretty much this.
I think it's always best to really judge any Gaas title after 1-3 years.
Launch doesn't have to say much, it's post-launch support that actually makes or breaks these kind of games.
Killjoy-NL
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Warframe was a bland, boring and barebones game when it released.
Same goes for No Man's Sky.
Fortnite initially was a mess, until they hit jackpot with BR, which was just a fun side-project of a 5-man team.
FF XIV was a massive flop initially and took a complete rework to make it a success.
A lot can happen with Gaas, depending on devs/publishers listening to the community or not.
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Black_Stride
do not tempt fate do not contrain Wonder Woman's thighs do not do not
DonkeyPunchJr
World’s Biggest Weeb
I’m impressed with Concord. They finally managed to make a game that NOBODY wants.
5v5 Overwatch clone
Hideous boner-killing characters
Quippy Marvel dialog
Cutscenes like a bad Guardians of the Galaxy ripoff
Gender pronouns
$40
Releases the same day as the biggest game of the year
Congratulations. This is truly the most spectacular failure in the history of PlayStation Studios. You’ve done it!
5v5 Overwatch clone
Hideous boner-killing characters
Quippy Marvel dialog
Cutscenes like a bad Guardians of the Galaxy ripoff
Gender pronouns
$40
Releases the same day as the biggest game of the year
Congratulations. This is truly the most spectacular failure in the history of PlayStation Studios. You’ve done it!
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This game has nothing in common with Overwatch except that there are heroes.
If you need to get a boner from a video game character, you should seek some help
Who cares about the dialogue when the gameplay ist great?
40 EUR is ok IMO
Bert Big Balls
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8 years?!
Years to come?!
Fuck me. I get that he's super passionate about this but he sounds fucking delusional.
Years to come?!
Fuck me. I get that he's super passionate about this but he sounds fucking delusional.
Gamer_By_Proxy
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And it came out about 8 years too late for a hero shooter.
I legit feel bad for these devs. Still not bad enough to spend $40 on a DOA game though.
I legit feel bad for these devs. Still not bad enough to spend $40 on a DOA game though.
DannyDanger
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It's crazy to see tweets like that. How Delusional can you be?
This game is going to flop. It's painfully obvious
This game is going to flop. It's painfully obvious
I'm not measuring success on this time period (so what I said also wasn't a critique) - you are.
But yes - they were unprepared for the reception (HD2 even more so) - that's a big part of how the userbase tracked.
Not sure what your definition of 'respectable' is - but 20k is at the border of what is usually considered 'survivable' - though granted I can't see how they're doing on console.
Either way - my point was we don't know where they'll be a year from now.
TheBreezyBB
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Identifi as humans.
What a waste of resources for a minority.
ChorizoPicozo
Gold Member
it shows
DonkeyPunchJr
World’s Biggest Weeb
Man I really want to know the Steam numbers. Anybody want to take one for the team and buy a copy for SteamDB?
ByWatterson
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The issue isn't just the wokeness. It's that the normies have suddenly started winning the wokeness fights - movies have started to return to normal entertainment, shows are getting canceled, language police online are mocked by all, etc.
So then this comes out and it's a 2016 game wrapped in 2020 trappings. It doesn't just feel lame, it also feels old.
So then this comes out and it's a 2016 game wrapped in 2020 trappings. It doesn't just feel lame, it also feels old.
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Killjoy-NL
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So, 53 reviews, 48 being positive?
Man I really want to know the Steam numbers. Anybody want to take one for the team and buy a copy for SteamDB?
ByWatterson
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How many employees does Firewalk have?
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poodaddy
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Joined four years ago, all posts are defending Concord and are in this thread.....
We got us a turfer here lads!
Killjoy-NL
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i usually don´t post on discussion boards - but sometimes the stupidity is so extreme that i can`t help myself.Joined four years ago, all posts are defending Concord and are in this thread.....
We got us a turfer here lads!
Also ... who cares how often i post when i'm tellling the truth?
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DonkeyPunchJr
World’s Biggest Weeb
Yeah it definitely feels like this game was chasing trends that got stale and tiresome years ago. I bet their pitch was “PlayStation exclusive 5v5 hero shooter ready for PS5 launch window”
it… it all makes sense! D DruWepro joined just a couple months before PS5 launched. Only for this game to spend 4 more years in development hell. The pieces are coming together!Joined four years ago, all posts are defending Concord and are in this thread.....
We got us a turfer here lads!
Polygonal_Sprite
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So this is who we blame.
I hope it bombs just as badly as expected. Leave multiplayer games to third parties Sony unless it’s a value add like a basic Killzone / Uncharted deal mp.
I hope it bombs just as badly as expected. Leave multiplayer games to third parties Sony unless it’s a value add like a basic Killzone / Uncharted deal mp.
poodaddy
Member
Uh huh.....
Look man, we're just not excited for
midnightAI
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This may be the wake up call that Sony needs to understand that the GAAS bubble has burst. The mega popular ones will continue to thrive but it will be exponentially hard to get another game into that circle. (That and, well, just make good games not pushing any kind of agenda)
Killjoy-NL
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"It would be naive for us to assume that all 10 (live service games) will be massive successes so that is not a necessary condition for us to double first party revenues," said Ryan. "That is certainly not what we're assuming. Clearly, the distinction between a hit and not a hit is not a binary one."
Jim Ryan: Narrative Rich Games Will Remain the Bedrock of PlayStation's 1st-Party Lineup
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Ass of Can Whooping
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i usually don´t post on discussion boards - but sometimes the stupidity is so extreme that i can`t help myself.
Also ... who cares how often i post when i'm tellling the truth?
Tell Hulst he's going to have an early retirement when he comes to close you down
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