Sony Acknowledges, Explains Concord’s Failure, And Future Changes
Concord will go down as one of the biggest video game disasters of all time, no exaggeration given its $200 million budget.
Sony President Promises Better PlayStation Quality Checks After Concord's Failure
There have been two massive questions hanging over Concord, the expensive PlayStation 5 hero shooter that almost nobody ...
There’s a Reason Sony Is Doing OK Right Now, and It’s All Thanks to Astro Bot
Sony should be happy selling less consoles but more PS5 games like Astro Bot, even when Concord proved to be an unmitigated ...
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Sony President Admits ‘Concord’ Had Dev Problems, Says Failed Hero Shooter Needed More “User Testing” And “Internal Evaluation”
Sony President Hiroki Totoki has admitted that the development of Firewalk Studios' failed 'Concord' was mired with problems.
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Sony on Concord's failure: "With new IP, you don't know the result until you actually try it"
"With regards to new IP, of course, you don’t know the result until you actually try it," he said. "We probably need to have ...
Sony Says It Should Have Done User Testing and Internal Evaluation Earlier on Concord
Concord, a live service hero shooter from Sony-owned Firewalk Studios, has gone down as one of the biggest flops in ...
'You Don't Know The Result Until You Actually Try It': Sony CEO On Concord's 11-Day Shutdown
Sony closes Concord 11 days post-launch, citing live-service challenges; execs share insights to improve future game ...
Sony closes Concord studio and permanently shuts down the game
Sony’s Neon Koi mobile game development studio is also shutting down, despite Hulst saying “mobile remains a priority growth ...
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Sony says it should have gotten more 'validation' before launching Concord, but that it isn't done chasing live service 'upside' despite the risk
Sony says it should have solicited more internal and external feedback before launching Concord, the multiplayer shooter that ...
Sony is closing Concord studio Firewalk and mobile dev Neon Koi, but insists on still making live-service games
Sony Interactive Entertainment is closing two of its studios, CEO Hermen Hulst said, Concord maker Firewalk and the mobile ...
Sony President Says PlayStation Needs To Have More User Tests To Prevent Another Concord Situation
Sony president says that the PlayStation division needs to have more checks and gates to make sure another situation like Concord doesn't happen again ...
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Sony Talks About Lessons Learned From Concord Including Earlier Testing And Working With "Proven IPs" A Bit More
Well, diving into the investor presentation and Q&A call, I'd personally put the answers at "yes, and mostly no" in my book.