Sony, Concord and PlayStation

Has ‘Concord’ Scared Sony Straight On Its PlayStation Live Service Ambitions?
Concord was a genre-defining disaster for Sony, so has it caused PlayStation to rethink its entire live service approach?
After the catastrophe of Concord Sony is reportedly cancelling other projects including a God of War live service game
In the graveyard of live service games Concord may just be the biggest headstone, and that seems to have focused some minds over at PlayStation. Previously the noises coming from
PlayStation cancels two upcoming titles including the next God of War game
SONY Entertainment CEO Jim Ryan left last year, and the company is still walking back many of his decisions. Before his departure, Ryan planned to increase PlayStation’s online offerings,
Concord Reportedly To Blame for Recently Canceled PlayStation Live Service Games
In a recent episode of Game Mess Decides, industry insider Jeff Grubb reports Concord is to blame for the recent Sony cancelations.
Sony seems eager to avoid another Concord level flop, canceling two unannounced live service PlayStation games
Sony has canceled two unannounced live service games. According to Bloomberg, a Sony spokesperson confirmed that they were canceled "following a recent review”. They were in development at two PlayStation studios, Bend Studio and Bluepoint Games.
PlayStation’s obsession with live-service games has reportedly wasted the time of 2 more studios. It’s got to stop
There are still a couple more live-service games in progress under PlayStation, including Bungie’s Marathon and rumored games like a Horizon MMO. But if these titles are still set to launch, they will need to perform well out of the gate like Sony’s rare live-service success in Helldivers 2, or they risk being taken offline as well.
Report: Sony Cancels Two More PlayStation Live Service Games, One Being God of War
Sony is said to be cancelling two PlayStation live service projects, and one of them is a live service God of War game.
PlayStation Legend Shuhei Yoshida 'Would've Tried to Resist' Sony's Live Service Push
Former PlayStation executive Shuhei Yoshida has said he would have tried to resist Sony’s controversial live service video game push. Yoshida, who was President of SIE Worldwide Studios for Sony Interactive Entertainment from 2008 to 2019, told Kinda Funny Games that Sony always knew its investment in live service games was risky.
Shuhei Yoshida Said He'd Resist PlayStation Live Service Push If He Was Still In Charge
Pursuing live service games is risky, especially for Sony, after the failure of Concord and server shutdown. Sony president Hiroki Totoki aims to approach live service games with caution to avoid repeating the Concord disaster.
Sony Has Cancelled Even More Live Service Games, Including One Fans May Be Upset About
Sony's live service plans take another blow with the cancellation of two more previously announced games, with one title fans were hoping for.
Concord Failure Seemingly Has Sony Cancelling Other Live-Service Projects
According to Jeff Grubb, the high-profile failure of Concord has Sony reassessing all of its faltering live-service projects.
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List of PlayStation Acquisitions and Canceled Games Paints a Grim Picture
Following last week’s developments, fans have been compiling a list of recent PlayStation acquisitions and canceled games, ...
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Bend Studio May Be The Biggest Victim of Sony's Short-Lived Live-Service Era
Sony's short-lived live service pivot has impacted a lot of PlayStation-owned developers, but Bend Studio has arguably been ...