PUBG boss was "sad" to see Concord and Highguard get shut down, but hopes to learn from their mistakes

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Subscribe to our newsletter If there's one thing to take away from the last few years in the games industry, it's that making multiplayer games is really difficult, and PUBG's IP franchise director, Taeseok Jang, says that he feels sad when other multiplayer games don't succeed.Speaking to GamesRadar+ during an exclusive Krafton press tour, the PUBG boss says he has friends that worked on Concord and Highguard.

Concord launched in August 2024 and lasted just two weeks before Sony pulled the plug, while Highguard managed to keep going for just over six weeks after its January 2026 launch.However, Jang tries to see these failures as learning opportunities.

"When you think about making new games, it's really hard to succeed every time," he says ## Editor's Note The implications of this news could be significant for the industry. Source: [GamesRadar+](https://www.gamesradar.com/games/pubg/pubg-boss-was-sad-to-see-concord-and-highguard-get-shut-down-but-hopes-to-learn-from-their-mistakes/)