The Official PlayStation Thread Vol. 5 | PS5 Pro launches 11/7 for $699

[Bad Religion]

What a depressing time for this industry/hobby. Doesn't matter where you turn.

 

[Mark Antony]

What's the story on Concord? Didn't even hear of it until after release.

 

[D Double]

What's the story on Concord? Didn't even hear of it until after release.

No one bought it. The genre is overcrowded so it's tough for a new IP to be successful. Especially when it's not free to play.

Peaked at like 700 players on steam and got dunked on endlessly

Was hated by the anti woke crowd for having pronouns and all that and also hated by the anti GaaS camps too because they want Sony to only make single player games.

As for the game itself, from what I gather, it's solid and has no performance issues.

 

[swendro]

First game from Firewalk, a new studio, that Sony acquired as part of a push into live service games this generation. Basically nobody cared about it from reveal to launch.

It began development 8 years ago when hero shooters became a thing. Now, hero shooters are a dime a dozen, and Concord doesn't do anything to distinguish itself.

 

[Sinner]

8 years in development down the drain?!

Was hated by the anti woke crowd for having pronouns and all that and also hated by the anti GaaS camps too because they want Sony to only make single player games.

Having pronounces in what context?
So with it being a shooter, do you mean they added pronouns as an option for when people created their characters?

Honestly, did not know there were anti-GaaS groups...

 

[Cnowledge]

8 years in development down the drain?!



Having pronounces in what context?
So with it being a shooter, do you mean they added pronouns as an option for when people created their characters?

Honestly, did not know there were anti-GaaS groups...

First time hearing of Dustborn and didn't know Concord had poltical themes to it. I'm guessing its in the story cutscenes?

I just thought it was a plain hero shooter. Looking on Steam, they both have the same tags.

Poltical issues aside, it seems people were prophesying the game failing right from the jump.

I think it will review decently and have a niche playerbase but nothing special.

 

[T0INE]

IT looks legit

Finally got around to watching this.

Gameplay looks absolutely chaotic in the best way.

Will be picking this up later this week.

 

[2sappy]

What a depressing time for this industry/hobby. Doesn't matter where you turn.

Speaking of depressing...

 

[rbk93]

What a depressing time for this industry/hobby. Doesn't matter where you turn.

I don’t think it’s just gaming alone.

 

[reconic supreme]

industry has still not recovered from COVID

though there’s an argument to be said that they were heading here anyway with the ridiculous budgets

 

[D Double]

Jim Ryan and now Herman Hulst are the whipping boy for this but they looked like geniuses earlier this year with Helldivers 2.
I don't think you can compare Phil Spencer to Jim Ryan. A failed game vs a failing brand are very different situations.

I think they knew from the beginning not all of the GaaS games will make it.

That being said, this is unprecedented though. It will go down in the history books
Big lessons to be learnt after not checking the books with Bungie and putting all that money down for Concord.

Let's see what happens to Fairgame. It's a heist game so I think that's less crowded but it's been clowned from day 1 without even seeing any gameplay.

I think Marathon and Horizon have better chances since once's from a reputable studio and the other's a successful IP.

8 years in development down the drain?!



Having pronounces in what context?
So with it being a shooter, do you mean they added pronouns as an option for when people created their characters?

Honestly, did not know there were anti-GaaS groups...

Character selection screens has pronouns for each character and I think that's what got it the political and LGBT tags on Steam.

And yea thre's a bunch of people who think the GaaS games take away from the single player games. Some are saying all this money could have been used for Japan Studios instead of gutting them and just leaving Team Asobi.

 

[Cnowledge]

I don’t think it’s just gaming alone.

Movies dead too. Fast food dying off.

 

[cragmatic]

Movies dead too. Fast food dying off.

The quality of fast food has gone so far downhill.

Any time I get it I’m hit with instant regret.

 

[Cnowledge]

The quality of fast food has gone so far downhill.

Any time I get it I’m hit with instant regret.

I should’ve said all restaurants to be honest. Even some of the mom and Pop pizza shops.

 

[Bad Religion]

 

[Bad Religion]

This game looks pretty fun.

 

[Bad Religion]

 

[brendasdeadbaby]

Finally got around to watching this.

Gameplay looks absolutely chaotic in the best way.

Will be picking this up later this week.

you will be hooked

 

[2sappy]

This game looks so clean. I'm looking forward to playing it.

 

[Bad Religion]

Ubisoft Stock Tanks to 10-Year Low After Lukewarm Star Wars Outlaws Launch

Ubisoft stock prices have tanked by over 10% in the past two days following a lukewarm reception to Star Wars Outlaws.

insider-gaming.com

 

[Bend_The_Knee]

Last good Ubisoft game?

AC Black Flag? Can’t think of anything more recent.

 

[Bad Religion]

They have had a couple. I would put Immortal up there, AC: Origin and Odyssey. The Crew is solid (for those of us who cant play Forza Horizon, anyway). The first Division game.

 

[stay lurkin]

For Honor……….

 

[swendro]

Ghost Recon Wildlands was a decent game with a solid framework to build on. It's too bad they botched it with Breakpoint. I could really go for a next-gen Ghost Recon.

 

[Ricky D]

Yeah Ubisoft has put out plenty of quality games over the last decade, imo. Outlaws looked off from the beginning.