PlayStation seeking to replicate Helldivers 2 success with Concord pricing
Firewalk Studios revealed the pricing of its upcoming PlayStation-published recreation Concord on Thursday, and gamers within the hero shooter can now preorder it.
The commonplace version of the sport will price $40 for each digital and bodily variations, whereas the deluxe version will run gamers $60. In a post on the PlayStation blog, Firewalk’s director of promoting Pam Piscitello mentioned that the usual model will supply all 16 playable characters, 12 maps, and 6 recreation modes. The deluxe version is for gamers who need a bit further, with extra cosmetics and early entry to play 72 hours forward of the sport’s launch on August 23.
Deluxe house owners may even get early entry to a beta, and may usher in as much as 4 buddies. This gameplay interval might be on each PlayStation 5 and PC, and can happen someday in July. However, those that don’t buy the deluxe version can nonetheless get into the open beta, with extra particulars coming quickly. Concord is now out there to buy on the PlayStation Store for PlayStation 5. While it will likely be out there on PC, the shop pages aren’t up on Steam or the Epic Games Store as of publication time.
Concord’s $40 pricing is just like Helldivers 2, the shock third-person shooter hit from developer Arrowhead Game Studios and in addition revealed by PlayStation. That recreation as priced at $40, which is decrease than the now-typical $70 price ticket for main releases. This not solely makes it simpler for gamers to hop in but it surely additionally leaves room in budgets for some elective microtransactions. Helldivers 2 has Super Credits, which gamers can purchase for cosmetics, however they will also be earned by enjoying missions. Concord additionally has cosmetics out there to buy, however every little thing you want might be within the common commonplace version.
In a current monetary report, Sony revealed that Helldivers 2 became the fast-selling PlayStation game ever, with 12 million gross sales within the first 12 weeks. Not solely is the pricing related, however it’ll even be crossplay appropriate, so PlayStation and PC customers can play collectively. It’s unclear presently if a PlayStation Network account might be required for PC gamers. The retailer web page explains a PSN account and a PlayStation Plus membership are required to play on-line on a PS5. Rumors recommend that PC gamers will want a PSN account, though that is unconfirmed, and could be an unpopular resolution if the recent Helldivers 2 controversy is any indication.
