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How to get a Concord refund after Sony shuts down failed PS5 game

The hero shooter is set to go down as one of the biggest flops in gaming history

Evening Standard

Concord is now filled with players throwing themselves off the maps as quickly as possible in a desperate attempt to unlock the shooter's Platinum trophy before it goes offline

The race is on

GamesRadar

Concord is Shutting Down Just Two Weeks After Game was Fully Launched by Sony

In a shock announcement, Sony has announced that Concord will be shut down just two weeks after it was fully launched by the company.

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Is there any chance of a Concord comeback? Here are 5 other times major PC games failed to launch, and what happened next

Can the attempted revivals of past live service games give us a preview of what Concord does next?

PC Gamer

Oof, I forgot that Concord has an episode in upcoming TV series Secret Level

The Sony hero shooter was shut down today, but it's set to appear again in an Amazon TV show.

PC Gamer

Concord developer expresses gratitude for support following the sudden shutdown: 'For all of you reaching out with love, you are the reason we make games'

Amidst the ugly grave dancing, Firewalk Studios is seeing love from fans and fellow developers.

PC Gamer

PlayStation 5 shooter Concord taken offline just two weeks after release

Following extraordinarily low sales and player counts, Sony has removed its latest shooter from sale on PC and PS5

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Concord is going offline just two weeks after it launched with sales stopping and players getting refunds

Firewalk Studios has confirmed multiplayer hero shooter Concord is going offline less than a month after it launched.

TechRadar

Sony sensationally takes Concord offline with no return in sight, refunds coming for Steam PC and PlayStation

A week and a half after its disastrous launch, PlayStation's hero shooter Concord is being taken down and put on ice while Sony and Firewalk Studios figure out what's next.

Windows Central

Concord is being taken offline this week as Sony looks to 'explore options' that will 'better reach our players'

Is this the fastest game shutdown ever?

PC Gamer

Concord is being taken offline this week and everyone is getting refunds as PlayStation tries to "determine the best path ahead"

"Concord sales will cease immediately"

GamesRadar

Sony has a rare (and colossal) miss with a PlayStation game on PC, and there's only one thing that could try and save it

Sony's latest PlayStation title to hit the PC has been a rare miss of fantastic proportions, and it seems like there's only one way to try and rescue it.

Windows Central

Concord isn't good enough to justify being $40 in a free-to-play world

Concord boasts some great gunplay and feels great to play, but Firewalk Studios' PS5 and PC hero shooter isn't quite innovative or impressive enough to justify that premium price.

Tom’s Guide

PlayStation's Failed Sci-Fi Shooter Proves This Gaming Trend Is Finally Dead

PlayStation's latest service game is a miss, and should be the starkest warning for publishers and developers betting it all on a genre in decline.

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Concord is suffering from dwindling popularity with a low concurrent player count as people are complaining of extremely long wait times for matchmaking.

GamesRadar

Concord review: "Plenty of characters and little personality"

PC Gamer

Concord review

Concord's third-rate heroes aren't up to the competition.

PC Gamer

The eagerness to grave dance on unpopular games has become a bad habit

Concord's low turnout has led to the usual jubilation over the prospect of seeing a big game fail.

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'This really doesn't look promising': Concord PC players are having a hard time finding matches thanks to ridiculously low player counts

96 is the loneliest number.

GamesRadar

Valve and Sony's new hero shooters show the highs and lows of live service games, as Deadlock courts 64,000 players and Concord fails to reach 700 on Steam

PlayStation's Overwatch rival failed to inch past 700 concurrent PC players

PC Gamer

Players seem to like Concord, but its $40 price tag has led to a tepid first weekend on PC

It's not 2016 anymore, and that's a big ask for a hero shooter.

The Guardian - UK

Concord: Sony’s online shooter is flying but not yet soaring in a very crowded airspace

It is beautifully made but achingly familiar so could struggle to lure players away from what is already out there

TechRadar

Concord has been in development for 8 years, lead developer says Firewalk Studios is 'strapped in and ready to push it for years to come'

Sony's upcoming live-service multiplayer shooter Concord has been in development for eight years.

PC Gamer

Concord dev reflects on the last 8 years of development, 'We don't get a lot of launch days in our careers'

It's about the destination.

GamesRadar

New PlayStation FPS Concord was in development for about 8 years - starting almost exactly when 2016's Overwatch got hero shooters trending

A Firewalk developer celebrates the launch with a tidbit

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