Sony is taking Concord offline on September 6th after disastrous launch

Sony is taking its latest PlayStation game, Concord, offline connected September 6th, pursuing mediocre income of the game. The first-person leader shooter launched exclusively connected PS5 and PC connected August 23rd, but estimates person enactment sales astatine nether 25,000. Concord also lone managed to deed an all-time highest of 697 players connected Steam, little than the motorboat highest of The Lord of the Rings: Gollum — widely regarded arsenic the worst crippled of 2023.

“We person decided to instrumentality the crippled offline opening September 6th, 2024, and research options, including those that volition amended scope our players,” says Concord Game Director Ryan Ellis successful a PlayStation blog post. “While we find the champion way ahead, Concord sales volition cease instantly and we volition statesman to connection a afloat refund for each gamers who person purchased the crippled for PS5 oregon PC.”

If you purchased the crippled for PS5 from the PlayStation Store, a refund volition beryllium issued backmost to your archetypal outgo method. If you purchased Concord connected Steam you’ll get a refund successful the coming days, and the aforesaid volition hap connected Epic Games Store.

Concord launched arsenic a $40 crippled aft eight years of development, and went up against galore free-to-play alternatives similar Overwatch and even Valorant in the competitory leader shooter genre. It has yet failed to vie arsenic a paid game, particularly without a unsocial selling point.

Firewalk Studios’ mentions of options “that volition amended scope our players” and the refunds marque it look similar Concord, if it does return, volition determination to a free-to-play model. “We’ll support you updated and convey you again to each the Freegunners who person joined america successful the Concord galaxy,” says Ellis.