Concord
Sony recently reiterated its commitment to live service games with one big hit last year (Helldivers 2), one big cancellation (The Last of Us Factions) and one big failure (Concord). It’s no great surprise it is continuing down this road, given the way the industry is trending and the limited shelf life of its famed single player games. But it immediately made me think of a game that Sony is allegedly releasing that I have to believe is pre-destined to fail, Fairgame$.
If you don’t know what Fairgame$ is, I wouldn’t blame you, but it’s being made by Jade Raymond’s Haven studio, announced 18 months ago with little information since. It’s in the heist genre, but between that title and its initial trailers, the vibes are just…bad. It feels…