Sony’s new team shooter Concord it won’t be playable for much longer. Developer Firewalk Studios said it will only take the game offline on September 6 two weeks after releaseto explore “including options that will better reach our players”.
You can no longer buy Concord digitally, and Sony will refund anyone who purchased the $40 game on PlayStation 5, Steam, and the Epic Games Store. Those who bought the physical copy can return it to the point of purchase for a refund.
“While many qualities of the experience resonated with players, we also understand that other aspects of the game and our initial release didn’t go as planned,” said game director Ryan Ellis. PlayStation Blog.
Although Sony did not disclose sales figures, all indicators pointed to it Concord came out of the gate. The game debuted with an average score. Since its official launch, Steam has never had more than 700 concurrent players, which is a dismal result for a fairly high-end game. Some analysts think so only 25,000 copies were sold In its first six days on Steam and PS5 – there’s not enough affinity to make it sustainable as a live service game.
It’s very rare for a major publisher to take a game offline right after it debuts. The last thing that comes to mind is Amazon The crucible back in 2020.
There are many reasons for this Concord From its lack of gameplay and engaging characters, to the heavyweight competition including other free-to-play team shooters, it just didn’t take off. Overwatch 2, Apex Legends, Call of Duty: Warzone and Sony’s Fate 2. Firewalk (which Sony bought it last year) can try to restore Concord as a free-to-play game, but it’s nothing short of a huge setback for Sony.
