News for Concord after Launch

Date: September 4, 2024, 12:08 AM GMT

Executive summary: After a disastrous launch, Sony has pulled the plug on its new hero shooter, Concord, just two weeks after its release. The game has been delisted from the PlayStation Store and Steam, and Sony has announced that it will be offering full refunds to all players.

Sony’s Concord Review

PlayStation is Taking ‘Concord’ Offline In Three Days, Issuing Refunds

Sony has announced that it will be taking Concord offline on September 6, 2024, and issuing full refunds to all players. The game has been met with negative reviews and poor player numbers since its launch on August 23, 2024.
Forbes (8 hours ago)

PlayStation Kills Its Newest Shooter, ‘Concord,’ After 2 Weeks

Sony is pulling the plug on Concord, its long-in-development shooter game, after abysmal player numbers sealed its fate. The game will be taken offline on September 6, 2024.
Rolling Stone (5 hours ago)

Sony Shuts Down Shooter Game Concord After Just 2 Weeks

Sony is pulling the plug on its long-in-development shooter game Concord just two weeks after its release. The move comes after the game failed to gain traction with players.
CNET (2 hours ago)

PlayStation Pulls Video Game ‘Concord’; Subsidiary Says Launch "Didn’t Land The Way We’d Intended"

Sony is pulling the plug on Concord, its long-in-development shooter game, after abysmal player numbers sealed its fate. The game will be taken offline on September 6, 2024.
Deadline (3 hours ago)

PlayStation to Shut Down New Game ‘Concord’ Two Weeks After Launch, Will Refund Players

After months of everyone wondering who ‘Concord’ is for, Sony decided it was for no one.
Mashable (7 hours ago)

Concord Shutdown: Reactions and Analysis

Concord aside, PlayStation is having a great year

By all accounts, Concord looks like a painful failure for Sony. However, that flop aside, PlayStation is quietly having a great year overall.
Engadget (5 hours ago)

Concord Is Shutting Down After Two Weeks, But Is That Unprecedented?

Here are a bunch of other instances of games being shut down or canceled unexpectedly quickly.
GameSpot (3 hours ago)

Concord Is Actually a Dead Game — Sales Have Ceased Immediately

Concord is shutting down. Sony has just announced that it’s taking Concord off the PlayStation Store. This follows the game getting hammered by negative reviews and very low player numbers.
Sports Illustrated (7 hours ago)

Concord Is Suddenly Getting Pulled Offline With Sony Promising Full Refunds

Sony has announced that its PlayStation hero shooter Concord will be taken offline on September 6, 2024, and all players will receive a full refund.
IGN (8 hours ago)

Firewalk and Sony ground Concord, promise to ‘explore options’ for improvement

Two weeks after release, Firewalk Studios is taking its debut shooter Concord offline on Friday, September 6. While acknowledging its high points, the studio is promising to "explore options" for the game’s future.
Game Developer (7 hours ago)

Concord: The Aftermath

Concord developer expresses gratitude for support following the sudden shutdown: ‘For all of you reaching out with love, you are the reason we make games’

Amidst the ugly grave dancing, Firewalk Studios is seeing love from fans and fellow developers.
PC Gamer (2 hours ago)

Concord aside, PlayStation is having a great year

By all accounts, Concord looks like a painful failure for Sony. However, that flop aside, PlayStation is quietly having a great year overall.
Engadget (5 hours ago)

PlayStation’s ‘Concord’ Appears To Have Made One Million Dollars

Now in week two of Concord‘s release, the dust is settling on the PlayStation multiplayer title, and as you might expect, things continue to be…very bad.
Forbes (11 hours ago)

Concord Is Shutting Down After Two Weeks, But Is That Unprecedented?

Here are a bunch of other instances of games being shut down or canceled unexpectedly quickly.
GameSpot (3 hours ago)

Sony pulls Concord from sale with immediate effect

Sony is immediately pulling hero shooter Concord from sale and turning off its servers a week today, September 6.
GamesIndustry.biz (8 hours ago)

Concord: The Future

Firewalk and Sony ground Concord, promise to ‘explore options’ for improvement

Concord Is Shutting Down After Two Weeks, But Is That Unprecedented?

Here are a bunch of other instances of games being shut down or canceled unexpectedly quickly.
GameSpot (3 hours ago)

Sony pulls Concord from sale with immediate effect

Sony is immediately pulling hero shooter Concord from sale and turning off its servers a week today, September 6.
GamesIndustry.biz (8 hours ago)

PlayStation’s ‘Concord’ Appears To Have Made One Million Dollars

Now in week two of Concord‘s release, the dust is settling on the PlayStation multiplayer title, and as you might expect, things continue to be…very bad.
Forbes (11 hours ago)