The PlayStation Network doesn't have public player numbers, so it's hard to say what the complete picture is, but things don't look great for Concord on PC. Reviewers on Steam are praising its graphics and gunplay, which is in line with PC Gamer staff writer Morgan Park's preview of Concord. The game seems to have the opposite balance of Valve's finally-public Deadlock : It's more of a pure shooter than ability-focused, hewing closer to Call of Duty or Destiny's Crucible than Overwatch.
It's also a quite pretty game, with a Guardians of the Galaxy-inspired aesthetic and some aspirations to continued seasonal storytelling.
But there are a ton of hero and arena shooters out there, with the cream of the crop being well-established, cheaper, or even free. No matter how good Concord's shooting and aesthetic might be, Destiny, Overwatch, XDefiant, Apex Legends, The Finals, and at least for now, if you can get an invite Deadlock all fill a similar niche while being completely free, with either established player bases and competitive scenes or in Deadlock's case an upswell of interest and word of mouth.
And this genre's built in live service time commitment demand makes it hard to justify dabbling in multiple gamesโI think most players just have their one or two favorites. Keep up to date with the most important stories and the best deals, as picked by the PC Gamer team. Ted has been thinking about PC games and bothering anyone who would listen with his thoughts on them ever since he booted up his sister's copy of Neverwinter Nights on the family computer.
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