Concord devs defend PSN requirement after Helldivers 2 backlash: "The goal is for players to come together"

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Sony is rapidly expanding its offerings on PC, and part of that push is an effort to get more players signed up for 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:PlayStation Network. H💙elldivers 2 walked back its post-launch plans for a PSN req𝔉uirement, but Concord - the upcoming 5v5 FPS from a team of Destiny veterans - aims to make PC players sign up with PSN from the s💙tart.

According to the devs, Concord's PSN requirement on PC is how features like cross-play and cross-progression can be implemented. "The goal is for players to come together," lead character designer Jon Weisnewski tells . "And so for us to have PC players and PlayStation 5 players together, for that cross-play and cross-progression to work, that's a layer that needs to be there - just on a technical level. So the goal🌸 is we want to get players together, to have fun and play together, this is part of that experience."

Sony-published PlayStation games have taken a wide array of approaches to PSN following the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:intense backlash over Helldivers 2. Last month, Ghost of 🎐Tsushima hit PC with a PSN re🦩quirement for its online mode, but no requirement to sign up for an account if you want to play solo. But despite being a single-player only game, the upcoming PC version of God of War Ragnarok is app🍨arently set to require PSN if you want to play at all.

As for Concord, the FPS game's proper unveiling last month met with a mixed reception from a gaming audience fatigued by live service games, but the shooter has plenty of pedigree and potential. A 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Concord beta is set to kick offꦆ in July ahead of the full launch ඣon August 23.

Check out a whole lot more 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:upcoming PC games. 

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