Only one week and change left Rapport runs down to the groundThe team behind the first-person hero shooter has announced its plans for the future of the PlayStation 5 console exclusive. A roadmap confirms at least three seasons of post-launch updates and a microtransaction store coming in October.
“The base game is a foundation that we will build upon over time through systems that will expand the universe, offer new ways to play and master each character, provide hundreds of unique rewards to earn and unlock, and stories that will unfold each week. There will also be seasonal updates that will deliver new characters, new maps and worlds, new modes, new stories, new features, and more,” said game director Ryan Gillis. wrote Tuesday on the PlayStation Blog.
Season 1 will kick off in October and will add a new playable character, map, Freegunner variants, quality of life updates, new rewards, additional cinematic cutscenes, and most importantly, an in-game item shop. Players will be able to spend additional money on top of the $40 box price to “complete hundreds of rewards that can be earned through progression.” Gillis stresses that none of these items will affect gameplay, but it remains to be seen how much cooler the items in the shop look than the stuff you can unlock just by playing.
Season 2 will be released in early January 2025. At that time, Concord will receive its 18th playable character, another new map, a new game mode, and other updates, rewards, and story cinematics. Season 3 will be released in April, but the studio has yet to reveal what it has planned for it. And of course, even between seasons, the game will continue to roll out mini-story rewards at the start of each new week. There is no battle pass, and all seasonal content is free.
It's an ambitious content lineup for a live-service shooter that few currently believe in. While the beta showcased solid gunplay and decently entertaining matches, I felt it didn't create the necessary spark. Making a breakthrough in a competitive landscape dominated by existing, free-to-play, very popular games like Brave, Apex LegendsAnd FortniteIt seems that no matter what happens, Sony and Firewalk Studios are determined to meet expectations. Rapport's first year.
From now on, as we have seen in other games, including those in 2024 Suicide Squad, RapportThe future of is likely to be less certain. However, if it can gain a foothold in the current PC and console gaming landscape, it will likely be as a result of the Crew Builder mechanics. A series Rapport It allows players to customize the crew they bring to matches with character variants that have unique stats, including buffs that apply to the rest of the team if the character is used for the first time in a particular match.
An idea that didn't really come out in beta but could be interesting. Rapport separate. We'll find out when the full game launches on August 20th for deluxe edition owners, and August 23rd for everyone else.