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News - Sony Re-Commits To Live-Service Games, Says Bungie's Marathon Won't Suffer Co - xSicKxBot - 06-16-2025
News - Sony Re-Commits To Live-Service Games, Says Bungie's Marathon Won't Suffer Co
<p>Sony's live-service game releases haven't all been as successful as Helldivers 2, but despite the <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/gallery/concord-is-shutting-down-after-two-weeks-but-is-that-unprecedented/2900-5747/">failure of Concord</a> and reported struggles with <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/fairgames-release-date-trailer-story/1100-6529539/">Fairgame$</a>, Sony is pushing ahead and committing to make more live-service games.</p><p>PlayStation boss Hermen Hulst said this recently during a <a href="https://www.irwebmeeting.com/sony/vod/20250613/x8R5srwN/bsm_02_en/1_GNS/fireside_chat/index.html">Sony business presentation</a> in which he also commented on the company's next big live-service game, Bungie's <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/marathon-everything-we-know-about-bungies-extraction-shooter/1100-6514617/">Marathon</a>, saying he feels optimistic that it won't suffer the same fate as Concord.</p><p><a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/sony-admits-marathon-feedback-has-been-varied-but-insists-it-will-avoid-repeating-concord-mistakes-and-commits-to-launch-by-end-of-march-2026">As reported by IGN</a>, Hulst said feedback from Marathon's latest alpha test was "varied," but he maintains that the live-service category remains a "great opportunity" for the company. Concord, Hulst said, was "insufficiently differentiated" in a "hyper competitive segment" of gaming, referring to live-service multiplayer games.</p><a href="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/sony-re-commits-to-live-service-games-says-bungies-marathon-wont-suffer-concords-fate/1100-6532419/?ftag=CAD-01-10abi2f/">Continue Reading at GameSpot</a>
https://www.gamespot.com/articles/sony-re-commits-to-live-service-games-says-bungies-marathon-wont-suffer-concords-fate/1100-6532419/?ftag=CAD-01-10abi2f