[STEAM] Fans Wave Goodbye to PlayStation Flop Concord as It Goes Dark — Maybe Forever

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is set to shut down today, September 6, and what players the game has remaining are waving goodbye to a shooter they were only able to play for two weeks.

Sony’s shock decision to haul the long-in-development PC and PlayStation 5 hero shooter offline just two weeks after launch amid disastrously low player numbers and terrible sales

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“While many qualities of the experience resonated with players, we also recognize that other aspects of the game and our initial launch didn’t land the way we’d intended,” Ryan Ellis, game director at Sony-owned developer Firewalk Studios, said at the time. “Therefore, at this time, we have decided to take the game offline beginning September 6, 2024, and explore options, including those that will better reach our players.”

Some Concord players have suggested the game may return in free-to-play form, but Sony has made no such guarantee. And so today’s shutdown may end up being the last we see of Concord — ever.

Now, Concord’s community is sending its regards. “Been gaming for 35 years and have never experienced anything like the whiplash of Concord,”

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. “TBH it was pretty fun to be part of. Jumping in and enjoying the game, seeing all the drama online and now watching the dramatic ****** of Concord - just nuts!! I appreciate getting the refund and hope that Concord does make a return (in a significantly more appetizing form).”

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While Concord the video game is no more,

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. But there ******** concern about the fate of Firewalk, which Sony acquired in 2023, and Sony faces tough questions about its live service plans, which include Bungie’s Marathon and Haven’s Fairgame$.

Concord’s launch was nothing short of disastrous, with

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. It debuted to a tragic 697 peak concurrent players on Steam, a number that made the 12,786 players of ******** Squad: ***** the Justice League, which

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, look like a titan.

Last year, Sony president Hiroki Totoki

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