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
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 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)
Concord: The YouTube Reaction
Concord Is Shutting Down Forever
Concord will be remembered as a $250000000 failure, a game that only lasted 12 days.
YouTube (21:11) (7 hours ago)
Concord is SHUTTING DOWN after only two weeks…
I’ve never seen a Death Speedrun this quickly. What a waste of time Concord was lol
YouTube (13:45) (5 hours ago)
Concord SHUT DOWN 11 Days After Launch by Sony… WTF!
Concord is official dead. Sony have decided to refund all players and shutdown Concord just 11 days after launch.
YouTube (15:26) (5 hours ago)
Concord Is Being Shut Down
Everything is streamed live @ https://www.twitch.tv/flats before being uploaded to YouTube.
YouTube (8:19) (1 hour ago)
Sony/PlayStation shut down Concord just 2 weeks after …
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YouTube (16:03) (5 hours ago)
