lughnasadh123
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Might be a wee bit too early to be celebrating it's demise.
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Concord Registers 1100 players on First Day of Open Beta (Steam)
Kerotan
Member
And why would you pre order a new IP like this before trying an actual open beta which this isn't. The success of this game depends on if it's actually good.
Plague Doctor
Member
Victory
hyperbertha
Member
Is this the game men_in_boxes is working on?
N1tr0sOx1d3
Given another chance
Good. Now get back to your roots PlayStation.
TropicanaTwista
Member
Ehh think it's pretty clear it's gonna bomb. I think it's a shame. I really don't think it's that bad a game from the beta. But the character design I feel like was just sooo off-putting to people, don't think it had a chance.
I also understand this is open, but only have a couple thousand at most preorder on steam is a bad sign. Doubtful it's much better in PS, seeing as they made it open there.
NoLootBoxDev
Member
As a game developer, I would never let that game see the light of day.
lughnasadh123
Member
Pre-order beta is going to be relatively small. At least open beta July 18 should give a better idea on some interest. There's definitely some need and time to get some tuning in.
HeisenbergFX4
Gold Member
You preorder to be in the early beta, good games have no problem filling servers with preorder invites only.
Its just my opinion but this is the type of game that gets people fired and a studio closed, servers are shut off inside 12 months
Men_in_Boxes
Snake Oil Salesman
You sure they still have the alarm plugged in after Helldivers 2?
SmokedMeat
Gamer™
With those numbers they’re likely on the phone with Tim Sweeney asking how much money they’ll get, if they make it a free giveaway on EGS.
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OverHeat
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TheAmazingSpiderMan
Member
Did we expect anything less lol, when the beta opens up next week it'll be interesting to see how many people even give it a try.
Game is DOA regardless.
Game is DOA regardless.
Revolutionary
Member
Game is DOA on Steam but will probably have a small audience on PS5...
I give the studio 1.5 years before getting shut down.
I give the studio 1.5 years before getting shut down.
nial
Member
Yeah, maybe not really 'lame', but I don't like them.
Vs
Gonna have to disagree
nial
Member
Astro Bot releases 2 weeks later.
OmegaSupreme
advanced basic bitch
Good. Let that be a lesson to them.
LastBattle
Member
Sony, release this in PS Plus and be done with it. It’s the only chance this has to get any sort of player base. Maybe Gamepass as well if Microsoft will have it.
unlurkified
Member
Yep, they forgot to be inclusive of white people. I thought one of the whole reasons for diversity was to be able to have characters that look like the player.
If it was incidental, I wouldn’t mind, but knowing how deliberate these choices are makes it annoying.
BennyBlanco
aka IMurRIVAL69
This is what happened with Destruction All Stars iirc. Originally planned as a $70 game and was day 1 PS+. So still possible I guess.
It really should’ve just been f2p.
Schmendrick
Member
Bring Back Scalebound
Banned
Why would I try out a beta of a Street Fighter game where every character in the roster is Blanka?...
There's no one in Concord I want to play as.
They all look very out there and eccentric, but not in a good way.
I'm not praying for this game to fail. I just don't understand why anyone would want to play it.
Gameplay wise, there are already games you can play out there.
Character wise, again, do you want sexy? Cool? Memorable? NO ONE in the cast fits the bill.
Personality wise, they are just dollar store Marvel.
There's no point to playing this game.
The name sucks too. Concord!
I wouldn't normally harp on the title of a game. But like... Overwatch. Apex Legends. Valorant.
These are arguably good, memorable names.
Concord is just... Bland.
There's no one in Concord I want to play as.
They all look very out there and eccentric, but not in a good way.
I'm not praying for this game to fail. I just don't understand why anyone would want to play it.
Gameplay wise, there are already games you can play out there.
Character wise, again, do you want sexy? Cool? Memorable? NO ONE in the cast fits the bill.
Personality wise, they are just dollar store Marvel.
There's no point to playing this game.
The name sucks too. Concord!
I wouldn't normally harp on the title of a game. But like... Overwatch. Apex Legends. Valorant.
These are arguably good, memorable names.
Concord is just... Bland.
Nydius
Member
Just adding a slight correction to this: I don't currently have PS+ but because I got a preorder code from a friend back in Virginia, I'm still able to play it, even without Plus. I've gotten pretty good with Haymar, not to boast too much. Reminds me of a less spammy Junkrat from Overwatch.
And while I know this is a topic on PC, I want to add that despite having fun with it, the PS+ requirement is why I simply won't be buying it. I’m sure that’ll get some angry reactions but consider that the closest competitors to this game are (or will be) free to play and DO NOT require PS+ to play. It’s a hard sell for me to spend$40 for an Overwatch clone that ALSO requires PS+ to access when I can play similar games completely free, no PS+ paywall required. If it were $40 and didn’t require PS+, I’d buy it day one. I’m just done being extorted to pay for online on consoles, especially when there are competing games in the same genre that don’t require it.
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It's temu overwatch
AeonGaidenRaiden
Member
Ofcourse numbers will be higher for any new game day one because people are curious. Give it two weeks and watch it die a slow death.
TropicanaTwista
Member
I get that and not sure but did PC give out 5 free codes for a preorder like ps was going to do before they just opened it up to all?
Regardless, I think this showed it did really poorly on preorders. Maybe really good word of mouth turns it around but I'm doubtful of that. Hell, I actually think it's pretty decent but I think that's a bad sign as I'm not really the target demographic for the game. Also from what I played, I wouldn't spend $40 on it.
dreamstation
Member
As has already been mentioned, next weekend would be a better metric to go by. You need to pre-order on PC right now to get access whereas next weekend is open to all.
The game definitely has some things I would change or add but overall it's not that bad. Character designs might be a bit iffy but to be honest I don't even care so long as it plays alright which it does for the most part.
The game definitely has some things I would change or add but overall it's not that bad. Character designs might be a bit iffy but to be honest I don't even care so long as it plays alright which it does for the most part.
Saber
Member
I think this number is generous, it should be lower. Have no emphaty for cringe piece shit games that that looks like cane from tiktok.
So long, until your next cringe GaaS.
Why though? Its a fucking free beta, no one is stopping people to download and play it lol
So long, until your next cringe GaaS.
Why though? Its a fucking free beta, no one is stopping people to download and play it lol
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Aion002
Gold Member
The gameplay is good and the graphics are great, but the lack of waifus and husbandos might kill it.
If this game was f2p, had better looking characters and a shit ton of cosmetics for sale, it would be a huge success.
This game reminds me of Battleborn, cool gameplay with a terrible character design.
If this game was f2p, had better looking characters and a shit ton of cosmetics for sale, it would be a huge success.
This game reminds me of Battleborn, cool gameplay with a terrible character design.
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ChorizoPicozo
Member
it was designated that way, and now they are going to pay the price. it need more... picante
digital_ghost
Member
thicc_girls_are_teh_best
Member
That...doesn't seem like a great start.
Of course, PS5 player base for the game could be much higher. But unless we get official numbers/data on it, that's just pure speculation at this point.
Ah so you had to preorder the game on Steam to get into the beta, I take it? Yeah, that would naturally suppress player numbers.
Something the OP conveniently did not bother to mention. Sorry
Draugoth
but you need to stop leaving out important info in your threads, they're worst off for it.
Personally not expecting the numbers to skyrocket a ton once it's open beta. By that I mean hitting modest or especially peak Helldivers 2 numbers. Open beta will probably tap out at ~ 50K on Steam, probably 2-3x that on PS5.
From the looks of things, unless there's extremely strong WOM the game will have decent launch sales but probably be a slog in sales after the first month. I think it'll probably do 500K-750K first month physical + digital (70:30 PS5/Steam), then have a very steep drop-off.
Of course, PS5 player base for the game could be much higher. But unless we get official numbers/data on it, that's just pure speculation at this point.
Ah so you had to preorder the game on Steam to get into the beta, I take it? Yeah, that would naturally suppress player numbers.
Something the OP conveniently did not bother to mention. Sorry
Draugoth
but you need to stop leaving out important info in your threads, they're worst off for it.Personally not expecting the numbers to skyrocket a ton once it's open beta. By that I mean hitting modest or especially peak Helldivers 2 numbers. Open beta will probably tap out at ~ 50K on Steam, probably 2-3x that on PS5.
From the looks of things, unless there's extremely strong WOM the game will have decent launch sales but probably be a slog in sales after the first month. I think it'll probably do 500K-750K first month physical + digital (70:30 PS5/Steam), then have a very steep drop-off.
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