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We know it was going to be bad but the peak was just 10% of Redfall’s peak!? 💀

It’s pretty telling that everything will eventually come, is there really a point to keep asking or even demanding to know which games will be ported?

It’s like demanding a release date when the studio still isn’t ready to share it but still knowing the game is coming.

So they literally saw Overwatch in 2016 and decided to do the same thing…

@GeeEssEff Just look at the first years of the PS3 generation, the console itself and everything surrounding it was insanely expensive for the time, they focused the console on everything besides the games and because of that it was so hard to develop for that there was some time the PS3 didn’t have banger exclusives when both Xbox 360 and Wii did.

Nowadays it’s not so good either, so far this generation they raised the price of the console in every market except the US (which MS did follow), they pushed the standard price of games to $70 (and everyone followed), they began to charge devs to allow cross play but backed off soon after, raised the price of PS+ by nearly 30% and imo they’ve been rather complacent in first-party games’ output.

Besides, it’s just a rule in any industry, more competition is ALWAYS better for all users.

Wait, so good games sell consoles!?
Someone should say that to Microsoft lmao

Xbox is imploding in such a bad way, it’s great that PS5 users will eventually get all Xbox games but in a few years Sony’s console will be the only way to play many games besides PC and we all know how abusive Sony can get when they have no competition.

The future of the whole gaming industry is looking pretty bleak to be honest…

I didn’t even watch it to know it was terrible…

Time to watch the trailers without 2 hours of ads in between.

Returnal is still the best PS5 game hands down, gameplay is so brutal but addictive, I got the platinum and it’s one of those games where I think I ended up learning how to play better lol.

Valhalla has no right to be as long as it is, specially when 90% of quests follow the exact same structure, go talk to someone, head to other location, investigate some boring sh*t, go to another location and fight or be stealthy, head back to the first character, done and repeat.

In my case my PS5 has been mostly turned off since I finished FFVII Rebirth back in March and decided to do a NG+ of Spider-Man 2 on April, since then I’ve only occasionally turned it on to updates and try the Concord beta (lol).

Looking forward to Astro Bot and Epic Mickey next month, afterwards it looks dry again but we’re sooo due for a showcase in September/October…

This is legit the best gaming news in the whole year, this almost guarantees a sequel which I hope becomes such a success that MS will be in ridicule for almost axing both the studio and the IP.

I’m gonna buy the first game on PS5 and eventually the sequel too. Would be funny if they decide to skip Xbox out of spite lol

@BlaizeV I play it and I’ve only ever bought one season pass and I regain it each season to buy the next one, tho I’ve skipped a few seasons I wasn’t feeling like playing or was busy with other games.

And tbh I couldn’t care less about skins, never bought one directly and Fortnite isn’t as predatory as Overwatch or CoD with MTX, in its core it’s still a fun game.

I don’t necessarily agree as the sales are still very close to the PS4 sales’ pace, what the PS5 NEEDS is for games to leave behind last gen once and for all, it’s ridiculous we’re roughly halfway into this generation and we don’t have even 5 exclusive games for this gen.

It’ll be until a game that sparks up the masses that the console will take off again, and we all know that’s going to be GTA 6, plus new games from Naughty Dog, Santa Monica and other PS Studios should be exclusive to PS5 now.

@AhmadSumadi 15 of those are PS4 games enhanced for PS5, and it’s not just a Sony problem, the industry still refuses to let go last generation consoles (just see Jedi Survivor).

@AdamNovice Those Switch exclusives didn’t cost even a fraction of what FF7 Rebirth did, and the game currently sustaining Square is FF14, if Rebirth was a runaway success we would have found out months ago, but the fact that half a year later they refuse to share sales figures it says everything tbh.

A full remake, 4K 60 FPS and even with gyro on PS5!?

This is by far the definitive version of this awesome game, I’m getting it on its first sale.

@SmileMan64 It’s even seems malicious lmao, the game had already zero chances at success, but yet another hero shooter dropping mere weeks before and being free-to-play opposed to a $40 release with PS+ requirement is even comical at this point.

And tbf, having played both Concord actually plays better in my short experience, but I wouldn’t play neither constantly.

Many people including myself have been saying this since the acquisition was announced, however I’m quite baffled at how Sony didn’t realize they were getting played, were they that desperate to acquire a live-service studio back then to just overlook the obvious?

Years will go by and either Bungie will be scaled back to be a PS Studio (forfeiting their status as a separate publisher) or just sold to another company or maybe allow them buy out their own independence from Sony which would be 100x ironic since the same thing happened with Microsoft.

Great news for Concord lmao

I’ve been saying it since day one, this acquisition was a mistake for both parties and Sony overpaid for them, they have lots of talent yes, but also a very poor leadership so maybe Sony taking over will be better but I’m skeptical.

First month I won’t be subscribed to PS+ in a decade. Good riddance!

Looks great but I have a thing against white electronics, they all eventually start to look dirty or yellowish.

Nah, I will not go into a frustrating experience knowing the game isn’t that good, even games from FS are too much sometimes.

Can’t wait for Aaron to say it sucks but Concord doesn’t 🤣

@Falkirk4life I know, just for that I’d play it on Xbox, which is how I’ve been managing lately, every “rental” game I play on Xbox, but I buy most games on PS5.

@OmegaStriver It ain’t that, this same reviewer who seems to despise hero shooters that isn’t Overwatch just praised another hero shooter that isn’t Overwatch mere days ago.

Lmfao I will never read any of Aaron’s reviews or preview ever again, seriously, how tf you hated and despised Marvel Rivals but just a week ago you were praising Concord!?

I understand this is a PS Blog but at least tone down the fanatic obsession with the brand.

Lmaoooo savage title.

Marvel’s Rivals and Valorant are making absolutely sure that Concord doesn’t stand a chance lmao

Looks unpolished and it’d benefit a lot for a couple more months in the oven? Absolutely.

Should it get all this hate as if it was the worst game ever made? Not in the slightest.

Lmao some excited people in the comments but the improvements to the game described in the leak (if true) are negligible, it’s going from a 1300p resolution to a 1730p, and the entire focus of the machine is to increase visual quality and not what most actually want which is higher and more consistent frame rates.

@Toot1st I honestly never pay attention to things like these, but they really went a mile further making sure there wasn’t any appealing or dare I say attractive character at all, they all have that generic af look, and the unnecessary cutscenes at the beginning are a ripoff from Guardians of the Galaxy.

So far I’ve played 3 hours but every session I can’t play more than 3-4 matches, the game is just TOO SLOW, half the time you aren’t playing you’re just trying to catch up to your team because maps feel very slow to traverse even though they’re not that big, if you have a tank character you’ll never get anywhere and if you have a fast character (that still feels slow) you’ll get killed in 3 shots, because also health recovery is a mess, why if both me and a teammate need health we need to fight over a pick up point or wait 20 seconds for each?

The more I play the more I notice these little things that add to frustration and frankly boredom, I even download Overwatch after years of not playing and I swear I had more fun in the very first match I was thrown in than all my time in Concord.

I mean it’s a ridiculous position to spend nearly 80 billions buying studios and publishers and be minding the budget for marketing, but was that incendiary title/header really necessary? Do you really need to incentivize console war sh*t here?

@ShogunRok But also from third-parties this year is notably absent of big blockbusters, the only one that comes to mind is Assassin’s Creed Shadows, but then again, I think back in 2016 there also wasn’t big blockbusters to show off the PS4 Pro, as I remember they showcased it with Mass Effect Andromeda of all things.

Having played it I honestly can say it isn’t bad at all, but it has no chance of thriving in the current market, maybe not even if they made the game free.

And also they really should’ve done these betas MONTHS in advance, as there’s plenty of feedback from players from the last beta but there isn’t any time to change gameplay mechanics and balancing nor to change the game’s business model which will lead to a chaotic first months of release.

If you are really interested in the game just wait a few months, they will either put it on some tier of PS+ or make it totally free to play.

And one of them isn’t particularly “new” lol.

Honestly it looks fun but quite unpolished, I’m torn between playing it day one with Ubisoft+ or wait a month and buy it on a sale…

@get2sammyb Lol this is exactly what these sales are about.

@Jacko11 I don’t agree with that take, now we all should support an initiative we don’t really agree with and pay for a game we don’t really care about only to “fund” the games most people actually want to play? It’s ridiculous.

It says a lot when a closed beta is opened to almost anyone and even extended it one day after ending, pre-orders must be dire for this one and I understand why.

Been thinking about it but I think what really could’ve set this game apart from all the other hero shooters would’ve been a campaign or a single-player mode, it’s baffling that no one has ‘copied’ Splatoon’s release model, with a good fun campaign included with the addictive multiplayer experience, I honestly think this could’ve worked really well for Concord or any other multiplayer game that Sony is currently pushing.

LMAO now not enjoying a game makes you a hater?

For the record, I actually enjoyed some of the matches I played and I could go at length on which aspects I liked about the game and what I didn’t, but what the hell is this advertisement covered as an opinion article!?

I share the praises to the technical side of the game, it looks and runs impressively well, but that’s it, how can you praise that UI and soundtrack when one is atrocious and the other one barely exists? In fact I’d say the lack of a good soundtrack plus the slow gameplay is what causes the game to feel boring after some matches.

Even some questionable gameplay decisions like the health recovery (which is mayhem as your entire team scrambles for the pick-up points) are being mentioned as positives here, I understand this is a PlayStation centric blog but you ARE allowed to not like things and make some criticisms you know….

It’s unappealing I’d say, nothing inherently bad about it, just that there are like 20 games that are basically the same (or better) and for free.

The gameplay itself feels slow, I don’t like the UI but performance and graphics-wise looks rock solid.

Been playing for an hour (after a 15 minute cinematic) and oof, this might be the most unappealing PS Studios game in a long, long time if not ever.

As someone who has played Overwatch, Halo, CoD and Fortnite more time than I’d like to admit the first thought that comes to mind is that the gameplay feels slow for this type of game and well, something free like Overwatch already has a much better feeling gameplay with similar experience, it also feels bland so my guess is that it will quickly become repetitive, there’s some characters that are useless (as it’s often with these games), the UI is atrocious, but graphics and overall performance feels solid.

@AyanamiReign No, and I don’t think it’ll ever be possible since the full game will also require PS+.

If I gave Foamstars a chance when it was in beta I will give Concord the same chance, besides I don’t think I’d ever play it if it wasn’t a free trial.

Why repost this when the service is still down??
(A month now and counting).

FF7 Rebirth, and will very likely be my GOTY.

Story impacted me so hard that I couldn’t start any game until last month.

@sonicmeerkat Never, it’s ridiculous enough that the service was out for a month but made even worse but Sony’s baffling lack of communication.