After PlayStation and Firewalk made the decision to pull Concord from sale two weeks after the hero-shooter made its debut, industry members have started to share their sympathies with the team involved.
Gears of War’s Cliff “CliffyB” Bleszinski shared a short post on social media, reading: “Concord, I feel your pain.”
Bleszinski previously set up Boss Key Productions, a now defunct studio, which released its own hero shooter, LawBreakers. Despite a big pre-release push by publisher Nexon, LawBreakers flopped, with its Steam concurrent player count peaking at 7482 in June 2017 when it launched via open beta.
In a follow up reply, Bleszinski noted his team had worked on LawBreakers for three years prior to its release. Concord had reportedly been in development for eight.
Concord, I feel your pain.
— Cliff Bleszinski (@therealcliffyb) September 3, 2024
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Former Destiny 2 community manager Liana Ruppert said Concord has her “support” following yesterday’s shutdown announcement.
“No Man’s Sky, Elder Scrolls Online, Rainbow Six Siege: there are so many games that have proven that this doesn’t mean the end,” Ruppert wrote. “With the right moves/the right support, we could see Concord come back in a massive way that’s a win for players and the devs.”
No Mans Sky, Elder Scrolls Online, Rainbow Six Siege: there are so many games that have proven that this doesn’t mean the end. With the right moves/the right support, we could see Concord come back in a massive way that’s a win for players and the devs. They’ve got my support 💜 https://t.co/CgQIXoVRAj
— Liana Ruppert (@DirtyEffinHippy) September 3, 2024
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Tango Gameworks creative director John Johanas shared a similar sentiment.
“I feel terrible for everyone who worked hard to put this out,” Johanas posted on X. “Also it was the first PvP game in a long time that resonated with me and I was having a huge amount of fun with so this stings even more.
“I hope it finds a way to come back.”
I feel terrible for everyone who worked hard to put this out.
Also it was the first PvP game in a long time that resonated with me and I was having a huge amount of fun with so this stings even more.
I hope it finds a way to come back. https://t.co/DcngnOpI3H
— johnjohanas (@johnjohanas) September 3, 2024
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Thomas Puha from Alan Wake 2 studio Remedy also posted following Concord’s news. “Everybody working on Concord, hang in there,” Puha wrote.
In a second post, Puha said he was often asked about sales (it has been estimated Concord only sold around 25,000 copies across PS5 and PC). “I sometimes get asked about selling games and I always say it’s really difficult these days. Something like 60 million PS5’s sold and Concord struggles to sell (I don’t know the numbers) as many others have,” he wrote.