Concord, a major PS5 exclusive, is in absolute trouble and its studio has just made a very radical decision. We weren’t really expecting it, a very unpleasant surprise.
A heavy blow for Sony, a real shock came just as the latest exclusive was abandoned. We stopped reporting on it since the release of Concord on August 23, 2024: the game is struggling to find players. Sales are estimated at 25,000 units at most, it takes several minutes to find a part… In reality, the servers are empty, and now we know that they will remain empty for quite a while, if not permanently.
It is the crash for Concord…
With a heavy heart, Studio Firewalk issued a press release PlayStation Blog. An admission of failure that hurts if we want to make it clear. The game has qualities but also many flaws that unfortunately outweigh them. Releasing what is essentially a multiplayer shooter, a new license to boot, and charging a fee for it when the competition in the genre is extremely tough, was a bet that the studio and Sony clearly could not keep.
Therefore, it was decided to simply stop the costs. Concord will be taken offline on September 6yes, in three days, less than two weeks before its release. The game will therefore not be available on PS5, but also on PC (Steam and Epic Games Store). All money spent in the store will be fully refunded and it is possible to obtain a refund for the entire game regardless of the platform. To do this, you just have to contact them to make the request.
… but all may not be lost for PS5 exclusivity
However, Concord is not dead, at least not yet. The press release makes it clear that this most radical decision will be implemented “Waiting to find the best way forward”. “While many of the game’s qualities have resonated with players, we also recognize that other aspects of the game and our initial launch have not been as successful as we had hoped. For this reason, we have decided to put Offline play from September 6, 2024 AndExplore options, especially those that better reach our players. »
So maybe this is just a goodbye and not a real goodbye. The game could very well return in a different format. A few tweaks and a free-to-play model could save its skin. Or maybe it’s a “soft” way to finally bury the franchise by moving on.
