Sony axes big-budget ‘Concord’ game two weeks after release


Multiplayer shooter Concord will cease operations on Sept 6 and players will get full refunds, Sony said in a blog post. — AFP Relaxnews

Sony Group Corp is nixing a major online game it released only two weeks ago, marking one of the biggest flops for the PlayStation business.

Multiplayer shooter Concord will cease operations on Sept 6 and players will get full refunds, Sony said in a blog post. The game, which took years to develop, was released with much fanfare on Aug 23 for the PlayStation 5 and PC. But its initial launch “didn’t land the way we’d intended”, game director Ryan Ellis said in the message to players.

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