Spare a Thought for Secret Level's Concord Episode | Push Square

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Secret Level, a new Amazon Prime anthology show inspired by the universes of 15 different games, will debut on 10th December – but spare a thought for the episode dedicated to Firewalk Studios’ first-person shooter Concord, which producers must have thought would be a bigger deal. There’ll be an entire episode dedicated to the game, while other bigger PS Studios franchises like God of War will share another.

An episode dedicated to beloved PS Studios titles

It’s unclear exactly how this came to pass. Perhaps there’s an element of product placement at play here, and Sony is paying for Concord’s inclusion. It’s possible, we suppose. Alternatively, maybe the producers thought that the game would be much bigger than it’s turning out to be. Obviously, as we reported overnight, the shooter’s launch weekend numbers on Steam have been dire to say the least.

Of course, there’s still approximately three months until the series airs, and there’s still a small possibility the game’s overall performance can be improved. But that episode is looking like a bit of a misstep right now, and we’re sure the producers must be quietly scratching their heads behind the scenes.

As the Editor of Push Square, Sammy has over 15 years of experience analysing the world of PlayStation, from PS3 through PS5 and everything in between. He’s an expert on PS Studios and industry matters, as well as sports games and simulators. He also enjoys RPGs when he has the time to dedicate to them, and is a bit of a gacha whale.

Will deffo give the show a look but each episode should’ve been focussed on an established video game ip or brand… not the new kid on the block who is receiving a perpetual wedgie.

Imagine a world where the episode is incredible enough to explode Concord's popularity. The master plan all along.

@ShogunRok is that the same world where poverty doesn’t exist, there are no wars and hunger isn’t a thing?

Such a strange choice, unless this episode is simply a form of marketing funded by Sony