Concord developers defend PSN requirement while revealing monetization details
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Concord developers have defended their move to require a PSN account on PC by stating that it will enable the implementation of features such as cross-progression and cross-play. Jon Weisnewski, lead character designer at Firewalk, added that this was necessary to allow PC and PlayStation 5 players to come together. Also read: Call of Duty (COD) to launch new weapons in Season 4 Reloaded for MW3 and Warzone Sony Interactive Entertainment is quickly expanding its PC offerings and is increasingly bringing more games to the previously overlooked platform. The company is trying to get more players signed up for PlayStation Network. However, the PSN requirement was already met with controversy as Helldivers 2 reversed its post-launch strategy regarding a PSN requirement. On the other hand, Concord, the upcoming first-person shooter(FPS), intends to make its players sign up with PlayStation Network(PSN) from the onset. Developers want PC and PS5 players to come together Jon Weisnewski, lead character designer at Firewalk, defended the PSN account requirement move and stated it was necessary to enable PC and PlayStation 5 players to come together. According to Wisniewski, the PSN requirement behind Concord on PC is required to implement features like cross-play and cross-progression. He added that this commitment aims to enable players to come together. “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.” -Jon Weisnewski Sony-published PS5 games have employed diverse strategies following the Helldivers 2 controversy over the PSN requirement. For instance, the Ghost of Tsushima allows the audience to participate in the game without…
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