Based
on
a
PlayStation
store
listing,
it
looks
like
Sony’s
new
live-service
sci-fi
shooter
Concord,
which
was
recently
shown
off
at
Sony’s
State
of
Play,
will
be
launching
at
a
budget
price
like
that
of

Helldivers
2.

Concord,
which
is
being
developed
by
FireWalk
Studios,

was
announced
last
year,
but
it
wasn’t
until
last
week’s
State
of
Play
that
we
got
to
learn
anything
substantial
about
it.
It’s
shaping
up
to
be
a
5v5
hero-style
shooter
featuring
16
characters.
The
gameplay
and
story
trailer
shown
gave
off
some
strong

Guardians
of
the
Galaxy
vibes,
but
the
love
for
Star
Lord
and
co
wasn’t
enough
to
persuade
PlayStation
fans
who
were
leaving
a
lot
more
dislikes
than
likes
on
the
trailer.

As
a
live-service
title,
the
conversation
was
also
focused
on
price,
especially
since
Helldivers
2
launched
at
a
much
more
wallet-friendly
cost.

A
helpful
ResetEra
member
spotted
that
Concord
has
already
been
listed
on
the
Australian
PlayStation
storefront
along
with
a
price
in
Aussue
kangaroo
coins
of
$59.95
for
the
standard
edition,
and
$94.95
for
the
fancier
digital
deluxe
edition.
That’s
exactly
the
same
price
tag
of
Helldivers
2’s
Australian
price
tag,
so
that
means
we
can
rather
safely
infer
that
Concord’s
UK
and
US
prices
will
be
£34.99
and
$39.99
respectively,
matching
Helldivers
2.

That
lower
barrier
to
entry
might
be
enough
to
tempt
the
clearly
unconvinced
PlayStation
audience
to
give
Concord
a
try.
It’ll
launch
later
this
year
on
August
23
for
PS5
and
PC,
and
a
beta
will
available
in
July
to
everyone
who
pre-orders
the
game.
While
I
normally
tell
everyone
not
to
bother
pre-ordering,
it
might
be
worth
it
to
get
into
the
beta
and
see
if
the
game
is
actually
worth
playing.
You
can
always
cancel
the
order
if
it
isn’t.

The
listing
also
revealed
a
few
other
details,
the
biggest
of
which
is
that
“Concord
will
grow
through
regular
post-launch
updates
that
introduce
new
Freegunners,
game
modes,
maps
and
worlds,
and
weekly
cinematic
vignettes
for
no
additional
cost.”

Which
begs
the
question,
what
will
the
game’s
monetization
look
like
outside
of
its
initial
price?
With
so
much
of
the
content
being
free,
perhaps
the
game
will
stick
to
purely
cosmetic
items?
More
likely
though,
is
that
there
will
still
be
some
heroes
locked
behind
a
paywall
such
as
a
season
pass
because
the
quote
above
does
not
specifically
say
that

all
future
heroes
etc.
will
be
free.
The
wording
they’ve
chosen
leaves
plenty
of
room
for
paid
content,
too.