Concord devs explain why they\u2019ll never add a battle pass and players are puzzled Firewalk StudiosBefore its release, Concord\u2019s devs explained why it does not feature a battle pass and why they\u2019ll never add one, and players are puzzled by Firewalk\u2019s decision. Concord\u2019s early access period is now underway, with the game only a day away from its global release on PC and PS5. The 5v5 shooter held an open beta in July, but it did not draw a large number of players. Those who did appreciate the game lauded its gameplay, matchmaking, and retro-futuristic UI. Upon release, it will provide players with access to every character; however, the game itself costs $40 and needs a PlayStation Plus subscription and a PSN account linked to a PC to play. Despite this, Concord\u2019s creators have said that all forthcoming content on their roadmap will be free of charge, and owners will receive the latest content immediately. Yet, the game lacks a Battle Pass, which leaves many players perplexed given that it is a PvP shooter. Mark DeRidder, the game\u2019s animation director, stated on X that the game will never contain a Battle Pass, telling users: \u201cNo Battle Pass, folks. You own Concord, Concord doesn\u2019t own you.\u201d This action by the developers split the community, with numerous users praising them for it, while those who don\u2019t like the game being a paid purchase, outright rejected it. One player said: \u201cBold move, but I like it! Everyone keeps screaming for a Battle Pass in every game nowadays. I liked the beta, so see you soon!\u201d Another user who is a fan of the game wrote: \u201cI really like this move. Makes me feel less hesitant to buy it at launch.\u201d However, a user who doesn\u2019t like the game\u2019s concept replied: \u201cAnother live service that nobody asked for into the meat grinder.\u201d Another one chimed in: \u201cI actually don\u2019t own Concord, nor will I ever. Though I\u2019m sure the devs and their modern audience prefer it that way.\u201d With the game already facing criticism for its character design since its reveal, read our preview on why Sony\u2019s venture into the PvP shooter genre falls short of its potential.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Concord devs explain why they\u2019ll never add a battle pass and players are puzzled Firewalk StudiosBefore its release, Concord\u2019s devs explained why it does not feature a battle pass and why they\u2019ll never add one, and players are puzzled by Firewalk\u2019s decision. Concord\u2019s early access period is now underway, with the game only a day […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-79556","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79556","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=79556"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79556\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=79556"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=79556"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=79556"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}