Sony President Promises Better PlayStation Quality Checks After Concord's Failure
There have been two massive questions hanging over Concord, the expensive PlayStation 5 hero shooter that almost nobody ...
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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 ...
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 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.
There’s a Reason Sony is Doing OK Right Now, and It’s All Thanks to Astro Bot
Sony should be happy selling less consoles but more PS5 games like Astro Bot, even when Concord proved to be an unmitigated ...
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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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Sony Talks Concord's Failure And The Hard Lessons Learned From It
The disastrous launch of Concord was the focus of a new interview with Sony president Hiroki Totoki, who spoke about how the company plans to avoid a repeat of this with future game releases. Part of ...
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Sony comments on Concord failure revealing deep live-service troubles
Sony COO and CFO Hiroki Totoki was speaking at a financial earning call Q&A (as transcribed by VGC). Naturally, that meant ...
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Sony's CEO Commented on Concord's Failure. Hiroki Totoki Explains What Went South and Pledges Lessons Learned
Totoki stated that Sony is still learning how to navigate in the category of games-as-a-service and sometimes this will result in flops. With a new brand like Concord, you never know for sure if it ...