Sony Says It Should Have Done User Testing and Internal Evaluation Earlier on Concord
Concord, a live service hero shooter from Sony-owned Firewalk Studios, has gone down as one of the biggest flops in ...
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Sony Talks About Lessons Learned From Concord Including Earlier Testing And Working With "Proven IPs" A Bit More
Well, diving into the investor presentation and Q&A call, I'd personally put the answers at "yes, and mostly no" in my book.
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Concord Failure Addressed By Sony’s Hiroki Totoki
Sony president Hiroki Totoki has addressed the failure of Concord during a Q&A following the company's latest earnings call.
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Sony on Concord's failure: "With new IP, you don't know the result until you actually try it"
"With regards to new IP, of course, you don’t know the result until you actually try it," he said. "We probably need to have ...
'You Don't Know The Result Until You Actually Try It': Sony CEO On Concord's 11-Day Shutdown
Sony closes Concord 11 days post-launch, citing live-service challenges; execs share insights to improve future game ...
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PlayStation Has Swiftly Solved Its Profitability Problem
You may remember over the past year there’s been a lot of handwringing over PlayStation’s profitability. As is so often the ...
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Sony president on Concord’s historic failure – ”we are still in the process of learning”
PlayStation parent company Sony has commented on the huge failure of Concord, but the brand is still doubling down on the idea.
As PS5 hits 65M consoles, Sony president signals return to single-player games
As Sony said it shipped a total of 65M PS5s to date, Sony president Hiroki Totoki said the focus will be on single-player games now.
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Sony President Opens Up About the Spectacular Failure of Concord: What Went Wrong?
Sony President Hiroki Totoki reflects on the failure of Concord, citing lack of user testing, siloed organization, and market ...
Sony reflects on Concord's failed launch and removal after two weeks
Sony's president Hiroki Totoki has reflected on the release and ultimate failure of the company's live-service flop, Concord.
Sony shuts down Firewalk Studios after ‘Concord’ crash
Sony (NYSE:SONY) announced the closure of Firewalk Studios, just 18 months after acquiring the Bellevue, Washington-based game developer ・After nearly a decade and more than US$400 million in ...