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PS5 will see ‘smaller first party games’ this year including Astro Bot claims insider

It’s rumoured that there will be at least some PS5 exclusives released this year from Sony, but it’s still unclear if that includes Concord.

Lightning7790d ago

This is by the legendary leaker Snitch. He has like a 90% accuracy rate.

This bit of news only makes sense. sony won't have any major first party games until next April and beyond. Astro Bot and Silent Hill 2 make sense for release. Still wondering if Concord releases this year.

neutralgamer199289d ago

Sony said no 1st part existing franchises. There might be 2nd party games and new IP’s. Since this year started Sony has had 4 big blockbuster exclusives which all came from 2nd party studios. They know when they need to give their 1st party more time to rely on 2nd party partners and plan accordingly

Mr Logic89d ago

Absolute rubbish. They said, "No big first party IP on the level of God of War and Horizon." They ABSOLUTELY did not rule out first party games entirely.

Lightning7789d ago

Correct Concord and Fair Games could be slated for this year. silent Hill 2 is this year.

Square is third party but I get what you're sayin.

Cacabunga88d ago

Sony must at least reveal a few..

shinoff218388d ago

They definitely said existing ip lightning.

Lightning7788d ago (Edited 88d ago )

So you expect new AAA ips releasing from Sony this year?

1Victor73d ago

@Lighting the behind the curtain Sony CEO/CFO have spoken (insert thunder soundtrack here )

In my opinion Sony have a sleeper kids game on Astro Bot and don’t use it 😩as much as they should

Goodguy0190d ago

Asides from Nintendo which are prepping for their next gen hardware, it's been kinda odd for sony and mcsft in terms of first party. 3rd party and indies have been kicking ass though.

Profchaos89d ago

Microsoft is busy trying to buy the industry to have more games while Sony cares more about the quality of the games which means long wait times.

Modern gaming it kind of sucks because it takes years for us to get a release sometimes a decade while back in the day on the ps2 era a game would be done in a year or a huge project may require two.

Nintendo actually have it the best out of all companies as development times for weaker hardware like the switch are far quicker meaning we can see more switch games get pumped out with a high level of polish they may still look like 7th gen games but they still look good really

Sonyslave389d ago

Lol you do know sony brought 95% of their studioss'.

Nooderus89d ago

Japan Studio used to make quality stuff, otherwise Sony first party games kinda stink man

fr0sty89d ago

Sony didn't buy a single publisher... Sony buys individual studios years after working with them as second party partners and the studio proving they can make system sellers. Microsoft buys entire publishers in an attempt to monopolize the industry.

tay870189d ago

@nooderus. if you think sonys 1st part stinks, you must think xboxs really sucks. Sonys 1st party trounce xboxs. Xbox has way more studios now but they pale in comparison when it comes to quality. Xbox can only dream of having studios like naughty dog, santa monica, insomniac, guerilla and sucker punch. All of these studios have released games in the last decade that have been nominated for game of thr yr. Naughty dog, santa monica, guerilla , and insomniac all have multiple games nominated in thst time span. ND actually won it twice and Santa Monica won it once. No other publisher has more nominations or wins in the last decade.

fr0sty89d ago

The bots are sore to hear it, but you can't argue with the truth when it has facts to back it up.

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ocelot0789d ago

New astro bot is fine by me. Still go back and play the tech demo every few months.

RNTody89d ago (Edited 89d ago )

Honestly I'd just be happy if we could get a Sony show this year that shows us gameplay for Wolverine, Naughty Dog's new IP and Sucker Punch's game, whether it's a sequel to Ghost of Tsushima or a new IP and Bluepoint's new game. Housemarque released Returnal in 2021 which took a bit over 4 years to develop, so hopefully they'll be ready for an announcement soon of what they're working on. Bungie... we'll see.

However with Helldivers 2, Stellar Blade, Rise of the Ronin and Final Fantasy Rebirth, it hasn't exactly been a quiet or ineffective year while the first party's are keeping things hush.

Profchaos89d ago

Well if you want to see wolverine GamePlay there's a metric ton of it flying around the net

RNTody89d ago

I'm not going to watch leaked alpha footage that the developer never intended to see the light of day. I'm going to watch a proper showcase when it's ready.

Nooderus89d ago

"I'm going to watch a proper showcase when it's ready" shut up tod

RNTody89d ago

@Nooderus Forgive me, nii-san.

Profchaos89d ago (Edited 89d ago )

Astrobot to me that's huge I hope it's both a flatscreen game and a VR game like gt7.

One of my favourite gaming experiences last gen was astro bot resuce mission on psvr it's almost criminal that more people never got a chance to experience the game it was one VR game that actually could have been ported to a flat screen experience with some minor control tweaks.

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Concord’s second free weekend on PS5 defies logic with 8% player drop

The Concord PS5 beta player count is bizarre given that the first Early Access beta for players who preordered collected 8% more players than the Open Beta.

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Preview: Concord | Console Creatures

Console Creatures writes, "After almost two dozen hours with Concord, there's a lot to love, but also some caveats Firewalk needs to address."

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pwnmaster30001d 3h ago

I was really skeptical about this game but after sinking 4 hours into the game. I actually really enjoy it.
I was surprised how much I liked it after downplaying it. Gameplay was fun. I might have to buy it.

_SilverHawk_13h ago

whats funny is the game wasnt on my radar until i saw a lot of people bashing it calling it rubbish before theyve played it. i played it when the beta came out and thought it was amazing. i didnt go into it thinking anything much other than its just another thing ill probably like or dislike

StormSnooper11h ago

People who have played it love it. People on internet insist it’s horrible. 😆

shinoff218311h ago

I think alot of us just don't want it. This isn't the type of games we want to see from Sony and it's talking sht sure but in the end we will show em with our wallets. I'm sure this will sell but they probably expected more in the end. I've always stuck with Sony cause I prefer their games and rpgs. In real life Sony let Ms buy up a huge chunk of the wrpg market and their giving us this to play.

On the bright side I like jrpgs the most and alot of devs won't even touch Xbox so ps is the winner by default.

StormSnooper11h ago(Edited 10h ago)

Sony didn’t let MS buy a huge chunk of the industry, MS and their lobbyists did that. Also, Sony will not be able to compete with MS if MS gets a pass on their gaas games while Sony’s are criticized for doing the same thing. Almost all MS games have been gaas games but they don’t receive the same backlash. In other words, Sony are crucified because we liked their single player games despite that they said the gaas games won’t deter them from their single player heritage.

Lastly, MS buying a chunk of the wrpg industry may give them temporary leverage, but, as we’ve seen, even their pockets are not deep enough to keep those games off PlayStation. Furthermore, if MS manages to block games from Sony, the forces of supply and demand will eventually fill in for what MS took from everyone.

Ps: I’m 95% single player gamer. But I don’t think just because I’m not interested, I need to bash a new game that is not even out yet. If you liked Sony’s single player games you shouldn’t prevent Sony from competing in the gaas genre.

ThinkThink7h ago

This game is giving me sea of thieves vibes in the sense that there is a good base game there, which just needs to be expanded upon with community feedback until it shapes up into something special. If the studio sticks with it, it could end up being something entirely different in 5 years.

MrNinosan5h ago

So just because you (or alot) don't want the game, you feel that the bashing is deserved?

If I don't want Barbie games or Call of Duty I gladly just pass and don't mind them.

Sony bought Firewalk 3 years after they started on Concord. We PS fans didn't lose anything because of this, we just got more choices and since when is that bad?

Now I can keep on ejoying my single player games, while people who like hero shooters can play Concord or people who like Helldivers can play that.

The bashing on Concord, by people who haven't even played it, is just ridiculous.

X and Youtube is filled with hate for nothing, and they all write about only 1k whatever played the beta, but the are way more than those thousands that are bashing the game.

It's lame...

Not every single game is meant for YOU or everyone.

Before Helldivers 2 and Concord, Playstation got bashed for only having single players third person story telling games. Now they're expanding (not removing), and still receives constant hate.

I hope Concord succeeds, just like Helldivers 2 and silence all those cry babies.

StormSnooper29m ago(Edited 28m ago)

@thinkthink
It won’t need 5 years. It’s a solid foundation already. Not a broken game like sea of thieves was at launch. The question is, with the amount of preemptive hate, will it get the chance? We will see.

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Sharius2h ago

this cancer is the left over of jim ryan, hope sony will just cut them down and move on because now they kick jim ryan out, that B does more damge for PS brand more than anyone in PS3 era

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Firewalk Studio Lays Out Concord Post Launch Plans Including No Battle Pass

Concord is forging ahead with the developer today laying out some of its post launch plans

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Lightning771d 22h ago

They all reveal post launch plans and content. Doesn't usually pan out if nobody is playing.

Be interesting to see how far they go. If they get very Far at all.

just_looken20h ago

Yeah this is something you post about before you drop a beta few weeks out from launch,

Direct link to there post: https://x.com/PlayConcord/s...

This should have been tossed out with the beta so people can go oh ok these betas are bad but maybe the full game might have worth while content. Now the few hundred or so will get to see what the game has to offer.

As someone that played it seeing 2 game modes in the main screen was a worry though lets face it the only good thing was the feedback of shooting and the quality cut scenes (not speech graphics)

shadowT1d 14h ago

beta was really fun to play.

pwnmaster300019h ago

Agreed. I was surprised how much I actually liked it. I admit I was one the people who bashed the living hell out of this game when I first saw it but I was proven wrong.

CrimsonWing6919h ago

It’s ok, you like what you like. There’s like 300ish people that legit love Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League and claim the hate is unwarranted. I wouldn’t know though since I’m not putting any money or my time into that pile of sh*t.

Flakegriffin11h ago

Agreed! I loved it! Can’t wait to pick it up day one.

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EternalTitan18h ago

Wow isnt this awesome!
Years down the line, this game will totally be a paradigm shift in the esports scene right?
Right?

PapaBop14h ago

Honestly feel bad for the developers, the amount of hate isn't really fair. There is some really neat ideas that just doesn't come together. They'd have been better going F2P battle pass route, saying you own the game, the game doesn't own you sounds catchy but Helldivers 2 shown you can do BP without FOMO. The game clearly needs more time to cook, best thing they can do is delay for a few months and re-evaluate their business model for the game otherwise this will be Lawbreakers all over again.

rpvenom9h ago

They should just rehaul the game and make it PVE and campaign based and have PVP as an option. Go destiny route and might see more success with the characters and story building.

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