Concord’s Post-Launch Roadmap Revealed, Season 1 to Launch in October

Sony has detailed the post-launch roadmap for its on-line hero shooter Concord. The recreation lately obtained an open beta and is about to reach on PS5 and PC later this month. Developer Firewalk Studios has already confirmed that Concord, which has been priced at $40 (Rs. 2,499 in India), is not going to have a Battlepass system. Now, the studio has revealed that the sport’s first main post-launch content material replace will arrive in October with a brand new Freegunner, new map, cosmetics and extra.

In a PlayStation Blog publish, Ryan Ellis, recreation director at Firewalk, laid out the studio’s plans to help the sport after its launch, promising seasonal updates, new methods to play, distinctive rewards, new characters, maps, modes, tales and extra.

Concord Post-Launch Roadmap

Concord Season 1: The Tempest is confirmed to launch in October, bringing a brand new playable Freegunner, a brand new map, further Freegunner Variants, cosmetics, rewards and extra.

Season 1 may also add an in-game retailer to purchase customisation gadgets for Freegunners. According to the studio, these non-obligatory gadgets will likely be cosmetic-only and won’t influence gameplay.

Additionally, Firewalk confirmed that it’s going to launch Season 2 in January 2025 and proceed so as to add seasonal updates all through the sport’s first 12 months. An picture detailing the post-launch roadmap means that Season 3 will arrive in April 2025.

The post-launch roadmap for Concord
Photo Credit: Firewalk Studios

Firewalk additionally detailed Concord’s Crew Builder system, which permits gamers to create their very own Custom Crew of Freegunners for on-line matches. Each Custom Crew brings 12 configurable slots, with a rising roster of Freegunners and their Variants to select from. Each Variant comes with distinct modifiers to base talents, and extra Variants may be unlocked by finishing in-game challenges.

Crew constructing basically acts as deckbuilding, with gamers selecting sure characters, or doubling or tripling up on them to concentrate on particular talents. According to Firewalk, every Custom Crew additionally comes with 4 Back Up slots, which get randomly populated with Freegunners that aren’t current within the participant’s Custom Crew.

In the weblog publish, Firewalk additionally detailed the precise launch instances for Concord in several areas. The recreation will launch in early entry on August 20 for gamers who’ve pre-ordered the Digital Deluxe Edition. Concord will likely be launched for all gamers on PC and PS5 on August 23. PS5 gamers who’ve bought any version of the sport can now pre-load the sport on the console.