Concord may just hold the record for fastest major game death ever. Released on August 23, 2024, the competitive multiplayer shooter has come to an end here on September 3, 2024.
With a game launch that "didn't land the way" all studios involved had hoped for, the servers will be fully taken offline on September 6, 2024, and refunds are starting to be handed out across each platform.
Concord's developer, Firewalk Studios, posted the shutdown announcement to the PlayStation Blog earlier today. While you still have a whole three days to get those last games in, I doubt anybody will really bother.
Concord never again came close to its all-time peak player count of 697 and has just been on a steady decline every day since. The situation may be slightly better on PlayStation, but with an estimated 25,000 copies sold, it's not that much better than the situation on Steam.
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. Therefore, at this time, we have decided to take the game offline beginning September 6, 2024, and explore options, including those that will better reach our players.
While we determine the best path ahead, Concord sales will cease immediately and we will begin to offer a full refund for all gamers who have purchased the game for PS5 or PC. If you purchased the game for PlayStation 5 from the PlayStation Store or PlayStation Direct, a refund will be issued back to your original payment method.
While we determine the best path ahead, Concord sales will cease immediately and we will begin to offer a full refund for all gamers who have purchased the game for PS5 or PC. If you purchased the game for PlayStation 5 from the PlayStation Store or PlayStation Direct, a refund will be issued back to your original payment method.
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.
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.
