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115 PlayStation's Astro Bot success and PS5 Pro tease are a helpful distraction from Concord's failure

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Tom Phillips @ Eurogamer.net · 09/06/2024 11:53 EDT

PlayStation's Astro Bot success and PS5 Pro tease are a helpful distraction from Concord's failure

This week on the Eurogamer Newscast, we discuss the most dramatic few days for PlayStation in recent times.
Sony's stunning decision to kill off live-service shooter flop Concord after less than two weeks sent shockwaves around the industry, setting a new precedent for how swiftly a troubled title from a major publisher could be given the axe. After eight years of work, the game has already disappeared from sale, and will soon vanish from people's game libraries, with refunds automatically given. It's a re

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