Sony and PlayStation Pull Concord Two Weeks After Launch

Sony and PlayStation announced that the online shooter game Concord will be taken offline on September 6, only two weeks after its release.

The multiplayer game, developed by Firewalk Studios, was launched on August 23 for PlayStation 5 and PC, but the expectations were not met.

Ryan Ellis, Game Director at Firewalk Studios, shared through an official announcement on Playsations’ website, that they will be pulling out the game and that all those who bought Concord—valued at $40—will get a refund.

“Concord fans — we’ve been listening closely to your feedback since the launch of Concord on PlayStation 5 and PC and want to thank everyone who has joined the journey aboard the Northstar,” wrote Ellis. “However, while many qualities of the experience resonated with players, we also recognize that other aspects of the game and our initial launch didn’t land the way we’d intended.”

According to the BBC, the highest number of users playing the game simultaneously was 660. Other similar games like Counter-Strike 2 have been registering over 1 million players since 2022.

Even though the game developers had been working on Concord for around 8 years, in an effort from Sony to reach a large audience in the multiplayer market, users reported mixed opinions. While many praised the graphics others criticized the character’s design.

“This is honestly crazy. I think this is the first time I’ve seen the gaming community wholly reject an AAA game. Even games like Suicide Squad and Redfall still broke 5k concurrent on release. Granted, both dropped off heavily after their release,” wrote one user on Reddit. “Really shows how character designs can make or break a game. It is all I see anyone talking about when it comes to Concord,” wrote another.

Sony and PlayStation have recently released more successful games like Helldivers 2.