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[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 18 points 2 years ago (1 child)

Literally the only path forward.

Give up what little you made, or make everyone even more hesitant to buy your next game.

Without a player base, these games are literally unplayable.

Surprised they didn't try free to play instead of shitting down tho

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[–] Cethin@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 years ago

They're only halting sales. My guess is they're going to make the switch to F2P. It'll take time to build and rework the systems for that though, so they're taking it offline while they do it. I could be wrong, but I don't think so. From the article: "at this time, we have decided to take the game offline beginning September 6, 2024, and explore options, including those that will better reach our players." That implies it's at least not dead for good.

Still, not interested in it at any price really. It looked super generic. That market is crowded with good competitors so they need to do something new to stand out, not just copy what others have done.

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[–] illi@lemm.ee 22 points 2 years ago (1 child)

This has to be some kind of record, right?

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[–] overload@sopuli.xyz 11 points 2 years ago

I think it actually is. Definitely the fastest for a game with a AAA budget at least.

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[–] Aussiemandeus@aussie.zone 18 points 2 years ago

There's something great about watching the AAA games industry fall on their face.

[–] athairmor@lemmy.world 16 points 2 years ago

Sales must have been so low that a refund was a lot cheaper than a class-action lawsuit.

[–] csolisr@hub.azkware.net 11 points 2 years ago (2 children)

@alessandro

Estimates give around 700 total active players on PC
Each copy costed $39.99 USD plus taxes
Let's consider about 700 players on the PS5 side of things to be fair
No microtransactions added to the game, that I know of
The total lifelong brute earnings of Concord (and thus the amount of money Sony will have to refunds) would therefore be around $60 000 USD, which in the world of AAA gaming is practically peanuts