Concord’s Failure Is a Wake-up Call for Sony and Its Live-Service Plans
With player counts dwindling, Concord's future looks bleak, casting doubts about the future of Sony's incoming live service projects.
With player counts dwindling, Concord's future looks bleak, casting doubts about the future of Sony's incoming live service projects.
Sony Interactive Entertainment just laid off 900 of its Playstation workforce, as well as shutting down its London Studio division.
We're sure PlayStation wanted its live-service venture to be successful but it probably didn't expect it to happen so soon and so fast.
Who would've thought that making sure that there were enough PlayStation 5 consoles to sell all over the world would help with sales.
After much hemming and hawing, Naughty Dog has officially confirmed that The Last of Us multiplayer spin-off is no longer in development.
It wouldn't surprise us if Sony ends up releasing the custom-themed PlayStation 5 to the public given all the buzz that it's generating.
Sony and Bungie has yet to clarify how many employees were affected by the mass layoffs and which departments were affected the most.
The unconfirmed report comes just weeks after Jim Ryan confirmed his incoming departure from Sony Interactive Entertainment on March 2024.
As much as genre fans would love for this to be the PS5 port of Bloodborne, this isn't likely, although the truth may just be as exciting.
Overall, the only games that are currently selling better than Baldur's Gate 3 are Call of Duty, EA Sports FC 24, and Counter-Strike
It certainly help that the pseudo-cancellation of the in-development spin-off comes amidst reports of discomfort among first-party studios.
Surprise, surprise - it appears that it's not just the fans that aren't on board with Sony's investment in the live-service genre.
Phil Spencer, the renowned head of Xbox, offered warm commendations, highlighting Ryan's momentous contributions to the industry.
Jim Ryan's name has been synonymous with the PlayStation brand and while he had his fair share of controversies, his presence will be missed.
The statement, which comes from a now-just-publicized interview from last year, is reassuring amidst Sony's push towards live-action.
Keep in mind that Jim Ryan made these comments a year ago, way before the recent controversial price increase to the PlayStation Plus.
One might feel like Jim Ryan is delusional for his statement but he does actually make a strong case, all things considered.
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