Concord's Initial Development Deal Was $200 Million, But It Wound Up Costing Sony Much More – Report

Concord's initial development deal was around $200 million according to a report by Kotaku, offering a glimpse of how much it cost Sony to develop its disastrous live service game, which lasted just two weeks before being unceremoniously shuttered.Kotaku's report, which cites two sources familiar with the agreement, says that the $200 million was not enough to fund Concord's entire development, nor did it include the purchase of the Concord IP rights or Firewalk Studios itself. Kotaku's number aligns with an earlier report saying that ProbablyMonsters — Firewalk's original parent company — raised $200 million in 2021. Firewalk is signing off one last time.Firewalk began with the idea of bringing the joy of multiplayer to a larger audience. Along the way we asse…