"We probably need to have a lot of gates, including user testing or internal evaluation," said COO and CFO Hiroki Totoki.
What the hell is going on with PlayStation?
The deal also reportedly didn't include the cost of Sony's acquisition of Firewalk Studios or the IP rights for Concord.
Mobile game developer Neon Koi – previously known as Savage Game Studios – is also being shuttered, Sony has announced.
The Concord disaster in addition to large layoffs at Bungie provide more proof that AAA live-services are a risky venture that can make a break a company.
Ballistic Moon and Sony's horror adventure remake reportedly saw 28 percent fewer players on PS5 at launch than the doomed hero shooter Concord.
While it's no longer on sale or playable online, reports indicate grim tidings for the future of Firewalk's competitive shooter.
It's claimed that about $200 million had been spent on the game up to the point it entered alpha state in 2023, with another $200 million spent on it afterward.
Developer Firewalk remains unaware on what Sony will decide for the future of not only Concord, but also the studio itself, a new report has claimed.
Two weeks after launch, Firewalk's multiplayer shooter has been taken offline and pulled from sale, with the future uncertain.
After the hero shooter's recent dismally failed launch, Sony and Firewalk have announced they will be refunding all sales as they take the game offline.
The hero shooter has sold 15,000 units on PlayStation and 10,000 on PC, as per industry analyst Simon Carless.
Even without everything against it, Firewalk Studios' entry in the live-service hero shooter genre fundamentally underwhelms.
Firewalk Studios' hero shooter launches to dismal player numbers and a noticeable lack of interest. Here's potentially why.
Firewalk Studios and Sony's hero shooter is out today for all players on PlayStation 5 and PC, with its first post-launch season set to kick off in October.
Multiplayer shooter Concord is gearing up for its official release after having spent quite a bit of time in development.
Unleash rockets from the air as Rocca, build walls with Duchess, or use stealth and detection as Kyps to assassinate targets.
Deluxe Edition owners can dive into the hero shooter on August 20, with the global release set for August 23.
Sony and Firewalk's upcoming hero shooter will add new Freegunners, maps, story vignettes, character variants, and more with its post-launch seasons.
Newly released trailers continue to highlight the abilities and movesets of the playable characters in Concord's roster.
