After only ten days on the market, Concord sales are ceasing immediately as Sony and Firewalk Studios explore better options to better reach their players.
In a new post on the Official PlayStation Blog, Game Director Ryan Ellis provided an update on the state of the game, revealing that some aspects of the game and the initial launch did not land the way the studio intended. As such, it has been decided to cease sales of the game immediately and take servers down later this week, on September 6th. A full refund is being offered for anyone who purchased the game on any platform. You can find information on how refunds are being offered below.
Steam Store – Steam Store will refund players who bought the game over the coming days. Steam will send confirmation of the refund once it has been processed.
Epic Games Store – Epic Games Store will refund players who bought the game over the coming days and will contact each customer directly to confirm that the refund has been processed.
Other retailer refunds – For customers who have purchased a physical copy at a retailer location outside of PlayStation directly, please refer to the refund process of the retailer you purchased it from to obtain your refund.
While the decision to halt Concord sales immediately, and take the game offline, may sound a little extreme, with the game having only been out for a few days, it was clear right from release how the game wasn't doing well at all, with extremely low concurrent players numbers on Steam from day one, despite showing some promise. Unfortunately for Sony and Firewalk Studios, gaming has moved past the trends that Concord tried to catch, and it will be very interesting to see how the game will be changed if it ever returns to the market.
About the author: Francesco De Meo has been covering video games and technology since 2012, starting his career at small outlets like Gamersyndrome and GeekSnack. After joining Wccftech gaming section in 2015, he quickly expanded his video gaming coverage with in-depth reporting, interviews with iconic industry figures such as Grasshopper Manufacture founder and No More Heroes creator Goichi "Suda51" Suda, Resident Evil series creator Shinji Mikami, Team NINJA's president and Nioh series director Fumihiko Yasuda, and Silent Hill creator Keiichiro Toyama, reviews and on-the-ground coverage of major industry events such as Gamescom and E3. When he's not reporting or reviewing, Francesco can be found playing the genres he loves most, spending time with his six cats, reading, writing music, playing guitar and drumming for his progressive rock band.
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