Sony staff’s predictions about Concord could not have been more wrong, especially because it is the biggest failure in the company’s history.
Concord’s failure is one for the history books to remember. The game’s fall in the market set a precedent for many live-service games to come in the future. However, Sony did not seem to see this coming since all of its predictions for the game turned out false.
Concord is Sony’s biggest failure in the market. Image Credit: Firewalk Studios
Sony’s staff felt Concord was the future of PlayStation, and they could not have been more wrong. If the same is true, then it can be speculated that PlayStation too might be on a dark road.
Concord is Sony’s biggest disaster to date
Concord was considered a messiah internally before its release. Image Credit: Firewalk Studios
Sony’s predictions fell face-first down in the dirt with this game. Even the trailer of the game got more dislikes than likes, and the company still failed to assess the situation and come up with a fix.
Sony’s negligence with this game led it to bear millions of dollars in losses, making it Sony’s biggest disaster to date. The game’s failure even led to a lot of internal strife within the company.
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— Pirat_Nation 🔴 (@Pirat_Nation) December 22, 2024
They got that right! Non-existent. I gave up on Sony when they can’t even release a new Twisted Metal game on PS5. They are so far behind in learning what the customer wants.
— VipeNess (@vipeness) December 23, 2024
So the feature of PlayStation is non existent
— Florida Mike 87🐊✝️🏴☠️🥩🎮🇺🇲🐿️🦝 (@Michaelbr1987) December 23, 2024
If playstation continue threading this path Concor relly will be the future of playstation: a mediocre flop.
— k1n5l4y3r (@K1N5L4Y3R) December 23, 2024
There were a lot of early signs that directly indicated the game’s fall. However, Sony decided to turn a blind eye to these signs and released it anyway.
Sony failed to react positively to the initial criticism and took it with a pinch of salt. It was reckless of the company to rush into releasing such an expensive game without testing the waters first.
Sony has a huge mountain to climb to regain a stronghold in the market
Concord fell face-first into the mud just a few weeks after release. Image Credit: Firewalk Studios
Players from all over the world have grown skeptical of Sony ever since Concord crashed in the market. They are worried about what might happen to PlayStation in the future if Sony continues to disappoint in this way.
Sony needs to regain public opinion in its favor, and it will not be an easy task. Sony needs to start by clearing out internal strife first. The company should speak as a single unit and not as scattered fragments of what it once used to be.
Concord has changed everything for Sony for the worse; the company will now need to tread very cautiously. on uncertain grounds, the wound from the game’s failure is still fresh and is bound to leave a scar behind. What do you think about it? Let us know in the comments below.