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Concord reportedly cost £300m to make amid a culture of "toxic positivity"


PlayStation's delisted shooter Concord reportedly cost £300m ($400m) to develop.

PlayStation podcast Sacred Symbols said it spoke to someone "who worked on Concord" who revealed the development cycle was "so much worse than you think" and full of "toxic positivity", which meant critical feedback was ignored. Watch on YouTube The podcast host also alleges that Concord was "internally referred to as 'The future of PlayStation' with Star Wars-like potential". "Some sources I've spoken with blamed a head-in-the-sand mentality carried over from the studio's Bungie roots.

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