The team behind the recent Concord resurrection project, which has seen the game made playable again, have reported ‘worrying legal action’ after Sony issued a series of DMCA notices.
A group of developers have managed to resurrect Concord after it was shut down by Sony, with the online multiplayer title now working off customer servers.
The shutdown of PS5’s Concord has been brought up in a recent debate by the UK’s House of Commons on the topic of improving video game consumer protection and video game preservation.
Hermen Hulst has said Sony has tightened its development testing process following Concord’s failure.
A build of Concord, the ill-fated shooter from Firewalk Studios, has surfaced online dated some 9 months before the game launched in August 2024.
Sony hasn’t given up on live service games for PS5 and PC, but Hermen Hulst said the format holder will not ‘make the same mistake twice’ following Concord’s failure.
Jeff Grubb has said that Concord is to blame for Sony’s cancellation of Bend Studio and Bluepoint Games’ live service titles.
Marvel Rivals’ game director has suggested Concord flopped as it didn’t offer anything of value to players.
Sony’s Hiroki Totoki has said the company wants to hold more tests to avoid another failure like Concord.
Sony president Hiroki Totoki has addressed the failure of Concord during a Q&A following the company’s latest earnings call.