What might be the most expensive disaster in the gaming industry this decade has just occurred. After witnessing the feedback on their latest hero-shooter title,Sony’sConcordis shutting down for good.
Announced via an officialPlayStation blog post,the game willsoon go offline, starting September 6th, 2024. It will be removed from allstorefronts, and players will be given a full refund through their original payment method.
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Concord’s open beta peaked at just 2,388 players on Steam, and now it looks like barely anyone has the game on their wishlist.
To say the least,Concord’s release was underwhelming, andwith less than 100 concurrent users playing the game, shutdown wasinevitable.
While2024 has been a great year for gaming,the latter part of the year has not been good forSony.
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From thedownfall of Helldivers 2to the unaccounted failure of Concord serving as the standout fumbles, but thankfully,single-player titlessuch asBlack Myth: Wukonghave helped soften the blow.
Not to mention,Xboxis even more prone to a fumble than its console counterpart, meaning they haven’t been able to capitalize on these shortcomings.
Many factors contributed to Concord’s failure, starting with itslaunch at a price tag of $40,compared tocompetitors that are usually free-to-play.
From Hero To Zero In A Week
Concord’s chances against established titles such asValorantandOverwatchwere demolished the moment it was decided that the game would not be a free experience for players.
However, what sealed Sony’s and Firewalk Studios' fate is howtheir creation failed to provide any unique selling point for gamersto be attracted to, resulting in theatrocity of low concurrent playersand the eventual shutdown of the project.
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WhenValorantbyRiot Gameswas first introducedin 2020,it disrupted the existing market withunique mechanics and features.
Sony should have introduced something new instead of just copying an existing formula, in which caseConcordmight have been a hit instead,selling more than 25,000 copies.
The best-case scenario moving forward is for the studio to refocus on thegame’s development andcome backwith a PvE experience, offering co-op featureswith a bit of existing PvP features as a side bonus.
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