Concord to Go Offline
In a PlayStation Blog post Tuesday, Concord developer Firewalk Studios stated that the sport would go offline on September 6. The studio didn’t present an replace on the way forward for the sport however stated it could “discover choices.”
“Concord followers — we have been listening intently to your suggestions because the launch of Concord on PlayStation 5 and PC and wish to thank everybody who has joined the journey aboard the Northstar. Your assist and the passionate neighborhood that has grown across the sport has meant the world to us,” Ryan Ellis, sport director at Firewalk Studios, stated.
“However, whereas many qualities of the expertise resonated with gamers, we additionally acknowledge that different features of the sport and our preliminary launch did not land the way in which we might supposed. Therefore, presently, we now have determined to take the sport offline starting September 6, 2024, and discover choices, together with these that can higher attain our gamers,” he added.
Firewalk confirmed that gross sales of the sport would stop on each PS5 and PC and gamers who’ve already purchased the sport can be supplied a full refund. “If you bought the sport for PlayStation 5 from the PlayStation Store or PlayStation Direct, a refund can be issued again to your unique cost technique,” Firewalk stated.
Purchases made by way of Steam and Epic Games Store can be refunded within the coming days, with the storefronts sending affirmation to prospects as soon as the refund is processed. gamers will now not have entry to the sport after refunds are issued.
Concord was launched on August 23 on PS5 and PC after a interval of open beta the place participant curiosity within the sport appeared minimal. The first-person shooter’s all-time peak concurrent player count on Steam stands at a dismal 697 — decrease than the height participant rely of The Lord of the Rings: Gollum, one of many worst reviewed video games of 2023. At the time of writing, solely 45 customers are taking part in Concord on Steam proper now.
Concord is an internet hero-shooter with no battle go system and a $40 price ticket. With a number of free-to-play options, like Overwatch 2, obtainable, Concord had a tough process forward of itself to persuade gamers to purchase the sport. An IGN report, citing business analysts, estimated that Concord offered round 10,000 copies on Steam and round 15,000 on PlayStation Store.
