1. Sony's live-service game, Concord, is set to begin its beta testing this week with requirements for various performance levels revealed. 2. Minimum requirements include an Intel Core i7-8700K or AMD Ryzen 7 2700X, GeForce GTX 1660 (6GB) or Radeon RX 5500 XT, 8GB DDR4 RAM, and a 30GB SSD. 3. The beta will run for PC and PS5 from July 12th to 14th, with another session from July 18th to 21st, leading to a full launch on August 23rd.