Concord Triples In Price As Scalpers Cash In On Game Closure

Concord Triples In Price As Scalpers Cash In On Game Closure

From TheGamer (Written by James Troughton) on | OpenCritic

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Yesterday, less than two weeks after release, PlayStation announced that it will be taking Concord offline on September 6 and issuing refunds to everyone who purchased the game. It's an unprecedented move spurred on by a disastrous launch as it never even reached 1,000 players on Steam.

With Concord being axed entirely, storefronts have stopped selling physical copies. You won't find it at Smyths, GameStop, Amazon, Game, Very, or any other retailers, and scalpers are taking advantage on this overnight scarcity.

The race for the platinum is on.

Prices have more than tripled, as eBay is overflowing with Concord copies selling for as much as $150. Many of these now list the game as "RARE", "Recalled", or "Pulled From Shelves", playing on the announcement to drive up the cost.

Looking through the sold tab, a lot of people have already paid $100 or more (including shipping) to get their hands on physical copies of the game, and there are even bidding wars going on as I write this. Concord has found more value dead than it ever did alive

With Concord shutting down this Saturday, the game will be forever unplayable unless PlayStation brings it back in the future as...

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