Concord's recent open beta is likely to have been a major disappointment for PlayStation's Firewalk Studios. After a tepid reception upon reveal, the beta scored a lukewarm reception from players and, even worse player numbers on Steam.
Sony wasting this surprisingly compelling premise on an Overwatch-like makes me want to cry.
It comes as little surprise then, that a peak of less than 2,500 players didn't translate to the hero shooter getting many wishlists on the Valve-owned storefront.
When I began my analysis of Concord's position in Steam's most wishlisted charts, I expected it to be somewhere near the top, given its imminent launch. I didn't expect to have to scroll, and scroll, and scroll to find where it sat.
After pinpointing its location, I counted backward and found that the title was well outside the top 750 games in the wishlist charts. A damning indictment if ever there was one.
Usually, a successful demo or beta will drive players to wishlist a title on Steam, reminding them to purchase it upon, or close to, release. This is something that Concord's recent open beta has evidently failed to do.
The title's lowly position sees it behind games like...