The game being mentioned in this story is Concord – Sony's new hope in 2024.
From being highly anticipated, Concord quickly showed signs of becoming a “disaster” even before its debut. Specifically, the test version of the game only attracted very few participants, foreshadowing the failure that was predicted early on.
Then Concord really failed. Sony's game closed after only 6 days from its official launch with countless negative reviews, a small number of players, and not receiving much attention. There are too many reasons to explain this predicted failure. From setting a price of up to $39.99 (more than 1 million VND) for a superhero shooting game – when other competitors often launch for free, to choosing a time to launch at the same time as other superheroes. Black Myth: Wukong. All of this caused the name Concord to gradually fade into the past right after its launch.
But recently, many gamers were surprised to see that Concord seemed to be showing strong signs of a comeback.
Specifically, the Steam version of the game is still being updated even though it was closed more than a month ago. The last update was found to have been completed on October 8. It's unclear what the purpose of these post-lockdown updates is, but fans are speculating that the developers may be turning Concord into a free-to-play experience.
If this becomes true, this will certainly be a significant step backward for Sony when the game's initial price reaches $39.99. But reasonable in the effort to save Concord. There are rumors that the production cost of Concord is up to $400 million and perhaps Sony will not abandon this blockbuster. Just by making the game free, improving some of the character designs that were criticized too much before, Concord could literally be revived.