A 22-Year-Old Game Sold Better Than Concord Last Month

A 22-Year-Old Game Sold Better Than Concord Last Month

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Concord was outsold by the retro PlayStation 2 title TimeSplitters 2 in the UK during its launch month, according to recent digital sales data collected in the region. This is yet another indicator of the game's poor sales performance before its shutdown on September 6, with some estimates stating that only 25,000 copies of Concord had been sold globally.

Released on August 23, 2024 for PS5 and PC, Concord was a 5v5 hero shooter from the Washington-based PlayStation subsidiary Firewalk Studios. Although the Concord beta did receive some positive reception from players just a month prior, the title's incredibly low player count at launch spelled trouble for its future. Just a week and a half later, on September 3, Firewalk Studios announced that Concord was shutting down on September 6, which shocked many PlayStation fans. All digital sales were immediately pulled from the PlayStation Store, Steam marketplace, and Epic Games Store, and refunds for both digital and physical copies were issued to all players.

A gamer receives a free PlayStation 5 copy of Concord from a local retailer, days after the hero shooter's servers were taken offline.

In August, the beloved 2002 PS2 game TimeSplitters 2...

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