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@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.

For PS5 definitely Astro Bot, overall tho I can’t wait for Indiana Jones!

@WhiteRabbit @PuppetMaster Yes, yes, I knew that was going to come up, Sony did a great job having third-party exclusives for this year, no one, absolutely no one is saying that PS5 has no games.

You’re all over-defensive for Sony, I’m not saying they don’t have any games coming ever, I’m saying that for the most part this generation they’ve done a very poor job at communicating, many studios have been noticeably absent since 2021’s Showcase and just comparing the latest State of Play to either the Xbox showcase or Nintendo Direct it’s shameful, after Astro Bot there’s nothing to be really excited about.

The good thing is they can easily shut me up with having a great showcase after Astro Bot releases and I really hope there’s one this year, if not I’m going to continue to be even more baffled by Sony’s (lack of) communication.

What a sad summer to be a PlayStation fan, both Xbox and Nintendo had amazing presentations while Sony… well, has Astro Bot.

Not gonna watch any leak, but it’s baffling that with all the stuff already out there they haven’t made any announcement whatsoever, we know -a game- is coming next year before Wolverine, if there’s no showcase this year with that announcement I truly don’t understand Sony’s communication.

@AdamNovice I think it’s quite irresponsible to claim and actually expect that everything from Xbox will come over, if something is clear is that nobody knows for sure, specially those pseudo-journalists who apparently come up with a daily rumor to see what sticks.

Lmao at the people trying to downplay Ubisoft, they literally have a better lineup than Sony for the rest of the year, SW Outlaws and AC Shadows both look awesome tbh.

Come on stop being so bitter! The Xbox showcase was GREAT, probably their best one ever and it’s been years since PlayStation has had a Showcase that good, I’d argue since the PS5 reveal.

What is weird is that they didn’t make a PS4 version considering it’s possible since it’s on Switch and there’s still 49M people still actively playing on PS4.

And also I know Xbox isn’t a big of an audience but still a port would’ve expanded its audience at least a bit.

Don’t expect anything from Doritos’ event other than celebrities and ads.

First month where I clicked “It’s a crap selection” immediately.

@Orpheus79V Yeah it’s silly, and when you couple it with remakes and remasters plus a mid-looking live service game you got a bad event only saved by Astro Bot imo.

@WolfyTn I’m with you but expecting Wolverine, GTA 6 or TLOU 3 out of a State of Play is an unreasonable expectation.

I’m honestly as excited for Astro Bot as I would be for a blockbuster from PS Studios, the rest however was forgettable at best.

@Azex Yup, I was only expecting to care about Astro Bot and that’s exactly what it happened lol, something I’ve learned this gen is to always have zero expectations for States of Play, however I didn’t expect Concord to look this generic/insignificant.

@Azex Every State of Play is like this lmao.

If it wasn’t for Astro Bot this would’ve been Poor or Very Poor, but it quite literally saved the show for me, tbh it makes me as excited as I’d be for a blockbuster such as GoW or Spider-Man.