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Sony Axes Big-Budget ‘Concord’ Game Two Weeks After Release
- PlayStation maker is halting the game and issuing refunds
- ‘Concord’ was key part of Sony’s efforts to go beyond console
Concord will cease operations on Sept. 6.
Source: Sony
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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.