Although they are completely different games, Concord recently experienced a poor player response, and Sony pulled the game after just two weeks. With the start of the third season of live service content for Suicide Squad, nearly nine months after launch, Warner Bros. is likely watching with a dose of envy at the player count that has shut down Concord. Despite losses exceeding $200 million, the game somehow still persists.
Eurogamer follows Rocksteady's unfortunate path after their excellent Arkham series. The transition to a live service model clearly did not go as planned, at least on PC, where these weaknesses are most evident. The third season attracted fewer than 300 concurrent players at launch, compared to a peak of 13,000 in February.
We don't want to push the topic too much, but there is reportedly going to be a fourth season, which will add the popular character Deathstroke, whom players have been waiting for a long time. Will this be the end? The whole situation reflects the state of the industry in 2024 and could change at any moment. - writes pushsquare.com
Suicide Squad is an example of a game that just can't find the right direction. Despite high expectations and a large budget, the live service model seems to have fallen short. While the arrival of a character like Deathstroke may attract players, the overall state of the game and its declining player count raises serious questions about the future of this title.
