Has there been a more competitive time to release a video game?
Or maybe more specifically, alive servicevideo game.
This has been one of many big headscratchers for the people at the top of the games industry recently.
Concord is perfectly alright.
It has a dedicated bucket of lore to rifle through for those interested.
It has wonderfully pretty skyboxes, of lurid Hulk greens and thunderous reds.
Multiplayer rounds are quick and snappy, with the rhythmic momentum of Destiny’s Crucible at times.
And there’s no battle pass, no loot boxes, no free-to-play trappings to worry about.
You buy it up front like the good old days.
Ironically, however, that may also be Concord’s downfall.
And all this slightly glum and definitely premature eulogising said, Concord’s only officially out today.
It could surprise the naysayers and be another hit.
I genuinely hope it does bang.
