PlayStation CEO committed to live service games even after Concord [Video]

In an interview about the future of PlayStation, Herman Hulst points to Helldivers 2 as proof that it’s worth pursuing further live service games.

After the abrupt death of Concord and the closure of its developer, it seemed like Sony had begun to distance itself from the idea of live service games.

Despite once promising no less than 12 such titles by 2026, it’s been claimed Sony has since cancelled multiple live service games, leaving only heist shooter Fairgame$ and Bungie’s Marathon reboot on Sony’s schedule.

That said, Sony never explicitly said anything about ditching its live service game plans entirely, and now PlayStation Studios CEO Herman Hulst has reaffirmed the company’s commitment to those plans.

In a recent interview with Japanese outlet Famitsu, Hulst was specifically asked if Sony’s strategy for live service games, as well as mobile games, had changed in the aftermath of Concord’s shut down.

As a reminder, Concord was such a failure that Sony …