{"id":5467,"date":"2024-10-30T00:08:39","date_gmt":"2024-10-30T00:08:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldclassservers.net\/blog\/2024\/10\/30\/concords-initial-development-deal-was-200-million-but-it-wound-up-costing-sony-much-more-report\/"},"modified":"2024-10-30T00:08:39","modified_gmt":"2024-10-30T00:08:39","slug":"concords-initial-development-deal-was-200-million-but-it-wound-up-costing-sony-much-more-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nextlevelnews.co.uk\/blog\/2024\/10\/30\/concords-initial-development-deal-was-200-million-but-it-wound-up-costing-sony-much-more-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Concord&#8217;s Initial Development Deal Was $200 Million, But It Wound Up Costing Sony Much More &#8211; Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Concord&#8217;s initial development deal was around $200 million according to a report by <a href=\"https:\/\/kotaku.com\/firewalk-studios-concord-ps5-sony-live-service-shutdown-1851684290\">Kotaku<\/a>, offering a glimpse of how much it cost Sony to develop its disastrous live service game, which lasted just two weeks before being unceremoniously shuttered.<\/p>\n<p>Kotaku&#8217;s report, which cites two sources familiar with the agreement, says that the $200 million was not enough to fund Concord&#8217;s entire development, nor did it include the purchase of the Concord IP rights or Firewalk Studios itself. Kotaku&#8217;s number aligns with an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dfcint.com\/sony-acquires-video-game-studio\/\">earlier report<\/a> saying that ProbablyMonsters \u2014 Firewalk&#8217;s original parent company \u2014 raised $200 million in 2021. <\/p>\n<p>Firewalk is signing off one last time.<\/p>\n<p>Firewalk began with the idea of bringing the joy of multiplayer to a larger audience. Along the way we assembled an incredible team who were able to:<br \/>&#8211; Navigate growing a new startup into a team during a global pandemic: Firewalk was\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Firewalk (@FirewalkStudios) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FirewalkStudios\/status\/1851327043956592781?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 29, 2024<\/a> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/firewalk-studios-officially-closing-following-concords-disastrous-release-and-subsequent-shutdown\">Firewalk&#8217;s goodbye post<\/a> sheds additional light on its development costs. 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One estimate suggested it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/concord-is-estimated-to-have-sold-only-25000-units-heres-why-analysts-think-its-failing\">only sold around 25,000 copies<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Midia Research Analyst Rhys Elliott told IGN shortly before Concord was shut down, \u201cPivoting to live services is high-risk, high-reward venture, and the risk is heightening to levels that might not be worth it for many AAA console\/PC publishers that aren\u2019t already active in the space.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Concord is hardly the only expensive live service game to fail to meet expectations, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/suicide-squad-kill-the-justice-leagues-troubled-development-revealed-in-new-report\">Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League facing similar struggles<\/a>. Live service games are increasingly facing a calcified market dominated by the likes of Fortnite and Call of Duty while costing hundreds of millions dollars to make. 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