It's not even "once in a blue moon".
Wukong
I dont think Concord really damages their overall brand image. It's more for internet laughs. A lot of PS gamers (or potential buyers) probably dont even know about or care about Concord anyway. But it will damage their GAAS strategy. And for many gamers thats actually a good thing as maybe it'll make them focus on tried and true SP games which is their strength (along with GT).
On my wishlistSony was also confident enough in Concord to make this
Nit everything with politics is “woke” Jujutsu Kaisen has femboys but so does 90% of anime and it’s loved because the mangakas aren’t forcing cringe garbage down your throat.
Wukong as a game doesn't really go against the wokeness. They may not like it, but it's not like you are murdering pronoun havers in that game.
Now we're talking about other media entirely and not games.
Yeah, it's not Far Cry New Dawn.
Hmm... Yeah, that is true. The average gamer who is and or will be interested in PS5 will hardly care about the disaster of a game that is Concord, and if those come across Concord will brush it off as nothing more than another mediocre GaaS title not worth their time. Aside from that abomination, 2024 was an excellent year for PS5 owners. Granblue Fantasy Relink, FF7 Rebirth, Helldivers 2, Rise of the Ronin, Stellar Blade, and Black Myth Wukong (I know it's a timed PS5 exclusive in all but name because of the Xbox Series S bullshit but still), and the PS5's unofficial mascot Astro Bot. ^_^
hermen hulst and possibly jim ryan
Now I can see from where they got Aloys jaw model ! Never made the connection, stupid me.
Can this man get kicked out as fast as they killed Concord?
Wokeness is about forcibly including out-of-context DEI, pronouns, and LGTBIQ+ representation, so a game that ignores all of that is an anti-woke game, unless for you it has to be a game about killing black people or gay people, which would be absurd and abominable.
No.
That's exactly what Sony is after with their Gaas strategy, especially with MS buying up major publishers.
True. But not buying their bullshit definitely helps. Otherwise Concord wouldn't of been SHUTDOWN A WEEK AFTER IT LAUNCHED. The woke mentality is strong. But not buying their propaganda is stronger.
I’m sure there were confident about Concord as well. This is back-pedalling, execs are trying to get as far away from Concord as possible: “I always had my doubts about Concord” is trying to save your ass when someone ultimately will have to take the fall.One of the company's upcoming titles is Fairgame$, a multiplayer extraction game developed by Jade Raymond, former producer of Assassin's Creed. Although we still don't have much information about the project, it seems that internally it's going well.
The information came from Chris Dring, a journalist for the Games Industry portal. According to him, internal talks at Sony about Fairgame$ are very positive, with the studio committed to making the game work and providing ongoing support.
What's more, he claims that Sony was already worried about Concord before its release. During the Summer Games Fest, the majority opted to test Astro Bot and LEGO Horizon Adventures instead of Concord, which would have shaken internal confidence in the project.
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Just order one and tell people it's a Wipeout themed controller if they ask questions.Sony was also confident enough in Concord to make this
Can this man get kicked out as fast as they killed Concord?
Fortnite, Genshin and Helldivers2 players are not Sony audience then?
It's funny to see argument "Asian devs" against gaas
A lot of people play gaas/MP exclusively or predominantly, especially younger people
You didn't liked a bunch of just-stop-oil looking activists stealing from the evil rich people?
They are not SP games per traditional perception, they are online gaas with little to no [enforcement] of interaction with other players. Simply MP game played solo (some of MP games like FF14 even allow it today). But still anchored to online and timetable.
