After seeing what Firewalk Studios had to offer in April 2023, Sony decided to acquire the studio. After a long wait, Concord was revealed at the Sony State Of Play in May of this year.
Too Little, Too Late
The initial reveal cinematic met a mixed reception. With gamers pointing out that the cutscene tone was too “we have guardians of the galaxy at home” and showed off some relatively bland character designs. Confidence was not instilled when Concord then went on to reveal that it was a 5v5 hero-based shooter. Which at present is an oversaturated genre. After a beta that peaked at just over 2000 players on Steam, the game launched on August 23rd, 2024 to mixed results. Most scores sitting around the 6-7 range. Player counts were sitting at the low hundreds on Steam after just hours of re...