To kick off today's Sony State of Play, Firewalk Studios made an appearance with a new cinematic trailer for its 5v5 first-person shooter Concord, alongside a look at gameplay and yes, a release date: August 23, 2024.
The cinematic trailer takes place in Crater City, where a crew of misfits is on a mission: collect a little robot guy referred to as the "Blue Buddy" and get out. Through a very Guardians of the Galaxy-esque conversation, we learn that events have already not gone as planned, and a hot sauce-fueled firefight ends with the protagonists escaping the planet, off to their next adventure.
The gameplay turns the cinematic storytelling of the first trailer into multiplayer action, with five-person teams of "freegunners" duking it out to complete missions on different sci-fi-inspired worlds. Players choose their crew of five from a roster of 16 heroes with different powers and abilities, and Concord will feature new cinematic vignettes premiering in-game on a regular basis that will further these characters' stories and progress ongoing narrative arcs. Further game updates will add additional character, maps, modes, vignettes, and more.
Concord is a multiplayer first person shooter designed to inspire social play, as a new adventure begins every time a player logs on and "every match is an opportunity for a new story", according to Firewalk Studios game director Ryan Ellis.
"It’s these ideals that define Concord, its unique universe of vibrant worlds, and its rich cast of colorful characters." He added: "The Firewalk team is driven by the type of exciting, unexpected moments, and shared experiences that multiplayer games create."
Concord was revealed during 2023's premiere PlayStation Showcase alongside the likes of Metal Gear Solid Δ: Snake Eater and Bungie's Marathon, but has remained fairly quiet since.
Sony committed to its 2024 release date earlier in the month, and amid a lack of bigger PlayStation 5 exclusives, it will surely hope Concord can garner a lot of interest. A pre-launch beta is planned for July on both PC and PS5.
