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Update:




Sony is taking Concord offline on September 6th after a disastrous launch. PS5 and PC players will be refunded, as Firewalk Studios explores options "that will better reach our players.​

An important update on Concord

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. Your support and the passionate community that has grown around the game has meant the world to us...

blog.playstation.com

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. Your support and the passionate community that has grown around the game has meant the world to us.

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.

 

[NeonDelta]

Woh

 

[Punished Miku]

God damnnnnnn

 

[Dacvak]

 

[IAmAnAgnostic]

Lmao, fastest game death of all time

 

[Saber]

Damn you gameeeers!!! Its all YOUR fault!!!

 

[OmegaSupreme]

 

[SplunkyMunkey]

That was quick as everyone expected DoA

 

[zapper]

An important update on Concord

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. Your support and the passionate community that has grown around the game has meant the world to us...

blog.playstation.com

whoever bought it will be refunded

lmao

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

Even with the terrible sales I didn't have this on my bingo card.

 

[HeisenbergFX4]

Edit - "Concord fans — we've been listening closely to your feedback since the launch of Concord on PlayStation 5 and PC"

Should have listened to your fans after the shitty reveal

Should have listened to your fans after the disastrous "closed beta"

Should have listened to your fans after the even worse "open beta"

Customers who purchased from other digital storefronts will also be refunded. More information about refunds from Steam and Epic can be found below:

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.

Once refunded, players will no longer have access to the game.

 

[BoxFresh123]

 

[Darkkahn]

Oh wow! That's actually funny.

 

[Banjo64]

This must be satire

 

[LordCBH]

 

[Mibu no ookami]

Was wild that they didn't delay the game after the beta and retool it.

They probably thought they could weather the storm before going free to play, but given the slow adoption, it makes sense to just refund the people who bought it, retool, and go F2P in a month or so.

 

[Astray]

Astounding failure.

Sony cutting their losses very early, wouldn't be surprised to see Firewalk shuttered after this.

 

[K' Dash]

I thought they didn't care what critics said.

 

[Putonahappyface]

 

[Ronin_7]

Give them Killzone IP & make an hardcore Shooter.

 

[Fake]

Who are the talentless freaks now?

 

[zapper]

oof I also opened a thread without seeing this.
anyway it came true quickly lmao

 

[skit_data]

 

[shaddam]

Quickly add cat girl skins. They can relaunch it next day

 

[Diseased Yak]

 

[Dazraell]

Bruh, that was fast

 

[DryvBy]

Biggest L in history.

 

[SlimySnake]

LMAO. I did not expect this.

Biggest flop in the history of flops. Fire Herman Bust.

 

[OmegaSupreme]

I want to see the professor's opinion on this.

 

[Shubh_C63]

Not even 6 months.
Not even 1 month.

Biggest fail in the history of videogames.

 

[Luipadre]

Jesus christ this is the biggest L i've ever seen in my 30+ years of gaming. Like goddamn

 

[Astray]

Was wild that they didn't delay the game after the beta and retool it.

They probably thought they could weather the storm before going free to play, but given the slow adoption, it makes sense to just refund the people who bought it, retool, and go F2P in a month or so.

I don't think this game will be successful even if it goes F2P later on.

The ground has been thoroughly salted here.

 

[Oppoi]

Let that be a lesson to you.

 

[R6Rider]

 

[HRK69]

Holy shit that was fast

 

[E-Cat]

 

[Negotiator101]

An important update on Concord

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. Your support and the passionate community that has grown around the game has meant the world to us...

blog.playstation.com

Biggest first party failure in history?

 

[Banjo64]

Full refunds for all platforms!? A game so bad that it being in the public domain is causing reputational damage to the point where Sony of all companies are happy to refund it?

Wow.

This is hilarious and hopefully humbling for Sony in terms of what players want. What a massive miss step.

 

[Dane]

Whoa shit, this is the first time i've seen a game being cancelled and recalled.

 

[N0S]

Bomb of the generation

 

[HeisenbergFX4]

Can't even reply to it

 

[TonberrysKnife]

GOD DAMN. That was FAST.

 

[Magic Carpet]

Now make it into a movie using the same actors as the Borderlands Movie. Maybe it will become a thing. Star Power!

 

[SplunkyMunkey]

What happens when Microsoft buys publishers with established ips vs Sony buying cheap studios that hasn't made one single ip

 

[tkscz]

Wow that didn't last long. You have to commend them on this though, they realized it wasn't working and folded with dignity. No blaming the toxic gamers or any of that shit.

 

[Kotaro]

HOLY SHIT!!

this game is so flopped, Sony want people to forget the game immediately as not to further damage PlayStation brand

This is officially the floppest game in gaming history

 

[gothmog]

Good for Sony moving quickly.

 

[Zathalus]

This has got to be some sort of record for a AAA release.

 

[Carmen Winstead]

The failure of this game should be studied in history classes.

 

[sainraja]

Good on the team + Sony for doing this. I enjoyed what little time I had with the game. The character with fire powers was pretty fun to play.