It's no secret that 2024 hasn't been kind to live-service games, with recent months seeing games like XDefiant and Concord shut down—although not always without reason—so it's a bit refreshing to see the recently released Marvel Rivals hit what can only be described as a home run. Not only is the ga...
This is why I think saying live service overwatch likes have no space isn't a fair explanation to why Concord failed.
Some of the reasons why I think it failed:
It was $40 when all competitors at free.
We didn't know or care about the cast of characters but were asked to pretend as if we're big fans. They were quite generic
It had a stank of trying to be better than the rest. Helldivers 2 and Marvel Rivals were unapologetically video gamey games, but Concord felt like it thinks it transcends game and movie industry.
This is why I think saying live service overwatch likes have no space isn't a fair explanation to why Concord failed.
Or Deadlock for that matter, which is even sillier to declare DoA given that its still an in development, limited access product, and one aimed at more dedicated players. Not that any of thar has stopped people.