PlayStation shooter Concord flops at launch with less than a thousand concurrent players on Steam

by Danny Craig  · 
PlayStation shooter Concord flops at launch with less than a thousand concurrent players on Steam
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Concord, a hero shooter developed by Sony's Firewalk Studios, appears to have failed commercially after reaching a peak of just 660 players on Steam following its launch last week, with its player count continuing to decline.

The details:

  • Concord was released on PS5 and PC on August 23rd, following a highly criticized reveal earlier this year and a mixed response to its beta. According to Steam Charts, its all-time peak concurrent player count of an embarrassingly low 660 players was set immediately after launch, before falling to a 24-hour peak of 267 just days later.

  • Although exact player numbers and sales figures for the PS5 version have yet to be revealed, it's clear that Concord hasn't gotten off to a good start on Sony's console. When sorting by the current best-selling games on the US PlayStation Store, the shooter appears on the second page, in 37th place alongside Astro Bot, which is currently available for pre-order.

  • The game hasn’t fared too well critically, with many highlighting the $40 price tag for a title in a genre dominated by free-to-play releases, specifically Overwatch 2. Lead character designer Jon Weisnewski confirmed that Concord had been in development for eight years, leaving players wondering why Sony continued to invest resources in a hero shooter project that fails to push any boundaries.

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