The developer of Concord, Sony’s upcoming PlayStation 5 and PC hero shooter, has discussed how it will handle the game’s monetisation – and why the game requires a PSN account log-in on PC.
Speaking to Eurogamer’s Chris Tapsell earlier this month, Concord developer Firewalk explained the game’s relatively cheap £35/$40 price point, and said it was a fair proposition for the amount of content the title contained.
“When you buy the game, you get… the 16 characters, 12 maps, six modes,” Firewalk’s director of IP Kim Kreines said. “Every season, all that seasonal content, that’s all free.
“There’s additional cosmetic-only customisation options where you can further personalise your characters’ looks – this isn’t gameplay, this is only cosmetic – that you can purchase, and that will come out seasonally as well.”
Seasonal content will remain free for the time being, with added characters, maps, modes and worlds, and weekly cinematic shorts expanding the game’s lore.
Concord was fully detailed at Sony’s State of Play last month, where its five-versus-five PVP gameplay was first glimpsed. A hero shooter like Overwatch, it has a narrative style and colourful cast of characters that seems influenced by James Gunn’s Guardians of the Galaxy.