PlayStation will still focus on Live Service titles despite Concord’s failure

PlayStation is already gearing up with some incredible single-player game releases in future, however, the company isn’t backing down from live service games just yet. Despite a huge setback with Concord, CEO of PlayStation, Herman Hulst, says they learned a lot and will still work on high-quality first-party live service titles.

This was revealed during an interview with Famitsu when asked about their plan to forward for live service games following Concord and the closure of two studios. “The game business is constantly changing due to various factors, including technological advances, new genres and ways of playing,” he said.

Hulst revealed that the advancing tech has also created a lot of competition in the market and Sony had to make changes to sustain their operations. With that, the company will be moving forward with both live service and single-player titles.

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Sony planning to make live service work

Helldivers 2 was a massive success for PlayStation, which made Sony believe in the potential for live service titles. On the other hand, Concord was a massive setback. Both games were released in 2024 and while many would wonder why would Sony push for live service games, the answer is quite simple, they have more earning potential.

With Sony’s, it’s safe to assume that the company likely picked up pointers. Helldivers 2 was a massive uplift from the original game and is undoubtedly the most fun gamers had in a while. Concord, however, was a hero shooter and while it did not do anything wrong, it didn’t particularly evolve in a saturated market. The price also did not help much, as players could play other similar games for free.

Regardless of what Sony’s decision on live service games is, they promised to deliver single-player games. The future PlayStation line-up includes Ghost of Yotei, Death Stranding 2, Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet and more. There are a lot of other titles in development which Hulst did not name.