Breaking: Concord is shutting down on September 6, full refunds. (Update: Servers Now Closed)

[John Elden Ring]

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.

 

[riesgoyfortuna]

fucking wow

 

[KvallyX]

Refunds. Good on them for that at least.

 

[RE4-Station]

September 6th? That astrobot supremacy meme is no joke

 

[Kokoloko]

Damn I was wrong…

Explore other options? Im guessing they are gonna make it FP2? Fingers crossed they change the character designs if they rerelease it

 

[ethomaz]

Haters won again.

We can’t have good and innovative games anymore sadly.

 

[Zeno]

Yep, that studio is done. That’s a huge money sink from one studio.

 

[Entropi]

Damn. I hope Firewalk can find a way to make a game with an appealing design because the gameplay and polish were solid.

 

[BillyZ]

Heads MUST roll

 

[Entropi]

Yep, that studio is done. That’s a huge money sink from one studio.

So Playstation should start behaving like Xbox now? That is what they did not do to get where they are now. They should at least get a second chance.

 

[KvallyX]

Damn I was wrong…

Explore other options? Im guessing they are gonna make it FP2? Fingers crossed they change the character designs

Well you were not wrong, as you agree with me that if they closed it down they would need to refund everyone.

 

[BillyZ]

So Playstation should start behaving like Xbox now? That is what they did not do to get where they are now. They should at least get a second chance.

Fuck that. Those talentless freaks don't deserve shit.

 

[Dr. E99]

I thought this was gonna be a shitpost but holy crap...did not expect this.

What an unmitigated disaster for Sony.

 

[ethomaz]

People on ERA are guessing they will relaunch it as F2P with MTX focus sadly.

That is why are removing it immediately.

 

[Dr. E99]

Damn. I hope Firewalk can find a way to make a game with an appealing design because the gameplay and polish were solid.

It's going to re-launch as F2P with battles passes and skins. That's pretty much the only option at this point.

 

[Kokoloko]

Well you were not wrong, as you agree with me that if they closed it down they would need to refund everyone.

I just didnt think they would close it down because they’ve kept games like Destruction All Stars and even Driveclub on

My only hope is them saying they are taking it off for now to explore other options to reach more players. I just hope thats not fluff talk.
Good thing would be they learn there lesson with the character designs, but until then its just crow eating lol

 

[Luffy123]

are you lot happy now

hating on a game you won't ever play so it just disappears from reality all together

its absolutely pathetic at this point

 

[KvallyX]

People on ERA are guessing they will relaunch it as F2P with MTX focus sadly.

That is why are removing it immediately.

That wouldn't be a bad thing though, if they can make it a success.

 

[Entropi]

Fuck that. Those talentless freaks don't deserve shit.

What? The gameplay and polish were good, but if people didn't like the aesthetics, that was a way easier problem to solve than releasing a game with bad gameplay at its core.

Or are you arguing from a culture war point of view?

 

[Kokoloko]

People on ERA are guessing they will relaunch it as F2P with MTX focus sadly.

That is why are removing it immediately.

So what things would we be paying for? I literally just play lol, dont care about the clothes and weapon changes

And they would need to change the character designs otherwise the same people wont even try it lol