Whereas Sony has mentioned there aren’t any plans to launch sequels in its main franchises this monetary 12 months, ruling out new video games in the Spider-Man and God of Struggle collection till a minimum of April 2025, we do know of 1 new first-party PlayStation recreation popping out this 12 months: Concord.
Introduced throughout Sony’s Might 2023 PlayStation Showcase, Concord is a brand new PVP multiplayer FPS from Sony-owned studio Firewalk Studios set for launch on PlayStation 5 and PC sooner or later in 2024.
Throughout a monetary name targeted on the funding neighborhood, Sony listed Concord as a reside service recreation popping out in 2024 alongside Bungie’s Future 2 growth The Remaining Form. That’s a dedication to the brand new IP launching throughout what seems to be like a very quiet monetary 12 months ending March 31, 2024 for PlayStation video games.
Sony has but to announce a value for Concord, or whether or not it is going to launch on PS5 and PC on the identical time. However given the explosive success of Helldivers 2, a reside service co-op shooter that bought 12 million copies in simply 12 weeks after launching throughout PS5 and PC with cross-play, it appears probably Sony will shoot for one thing comparable for Concord. Sony could also be set to reveal extra on Concord quickly, if it plans a showcase for Might.
In February, Sony introduced a major spherical of layoffs affecting round 900 workers, or about 8% of its world PlayStation workforce. The layoffs affected a variety of PlayStation studios, together with Insomniac, Naughty Canine, Guerrilla, Firesprite, and, most importantly, PlayStation’s London studio. Alongside the layoffs, a variety of in-development video games have been canceled.
The PS5 launched November 2020 throughout the top of the pandemic, and has now bought 59.3 million. Sony is anticipated to launch a PS5 Professional mannequin later in 2024.
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