Summary
- Despite low player count on Steam, early reviews for Concord are positive, with over 200 users rating it highly.
- Concord's launch on PC has struggled to gain traction, leading to speculation that it may benefit from being free-to-play.
- Timing may have played a role in Concord's poor start on Steam, as it competes with major updates from other popular titles.
PlayStation’s new first-person hero shooter Concord appears to be off to an incredibly poor start on Steam, with less than 700 concurrent users playing on PC on the title’s launch day. While Concord does have a staggeringly low player count for a first-party PlayStation title, the 200+ users who have left a review do appear to be rating it highly.
Expectations for Concord were already low following its open beta period back in July, as the shooter failed to attract much of an interest among PC gamers. While there’s no way to know how the title is performing on PlayStation 5, many players believe Concord would be much better off going free-to-play, similar to the likes of its competitors, Overwatch 2 and Valorant. Instead, PlayStation opted to launch the title with a $39.99 price tag, which may result in a short lifespan for Concord.
Concord Highlights PC Exclusive Features
Ahead of Concord's launch on PS5 and PC, developer Firewalk Studios reveals some exclusive PC features for the live-service hero shooter.
While Concord’s Steam reviews have been mostly positive, there appears to be very little interest in the title. Currently, there are only a little over 200 reviews on the platform, and according to SteamDB, Concord has only peaked at 697 players since its launch on August 23. When compared to Overwatch 2, a hero shooter that is one of the worst-reviewed games on Steam, Concord pales in comparison. Despite being a massively controversial title, Overwatch 2 still averages around 55,000 players daily.
Concord's Player Count Is Extremely Low on Steam
There could be a magnitude of reasons as to why PlayStation’s new shooter is performing inadequately, but Concord’s poorly timed release date is likely a huge factor. With two massive content updates for Destiny 2 and Overwatch 2 debuting on August 27, followed by the first Black Ops 6 beta weekend on August 30, there’s a strong chance that gamers simply don’t see the need to fork out $39.99 for a new game when they already have plenty of new content to check out in existing titles.
Whatever the reason for the shooter’s poor start on Steam, the low player count is likely going to be a huge blow for both Firewalk Studios and PlayStation, given that Concord was in development for almost a decade. Developer Jon Weisnewski also took to Twitter and said that Firewalk Studios is ready to support the title “for years to come,” but with studio closures and layoffs becoming a common occurrence in the gaming industry, Concord could be in for a rough time if it doesn’t see its player count start to climb.
Concord
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OpenCritic Reviews
- Top Critic Avg: 64 /100 Critics Rec: 23%
- Released
- August 23, 2024
- ESRB
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- Developer(s)
- Firewalk Studios
- Publisher(s)
- Sony Interactive Entertainment
- Engine
- Unreal Engine 5
- Multiplayer
- Online Co-Op, Online Multiplayer
WHERE TO PLAY
Assemble your crew of Freegunner space outlaws and team up online with friends for thrilling 5v5 PVP modes across the galaxy in Concord.
Concord is a new team-based first-person shooter for PS5® and PC*. Handpick your personal roster of Freegunners from the crew of the Northstar – a group of outlaws and adventurers working as guns-for-hire.
ASSEMBLE YOUR CREW
From powerful mystics to skilled gunslingers and helpful healers, each Freegunner brings their own unique skills, personality, and abilities that cater to a wide-range of playstyles.
Create your own custom squads of Freegunners with Crew Builder to bring an arsenal of different role types to the match or focus on your favourite characters to master their gameplay and unlock unique modifiers, cosmetics, background lore, and more – you decide when to play your characters and how you impact the match.
PLAY. PROGRESS. PERSONALIZE.
Earn and unlock a wide range of character customization items and learn more about the characters, worlds, and factions in the Concord Galaxy with the Galactic Guide.
You’ll also be able to progress toward and unlock Freegunner Variants—versions of each of the 16 Freegunners with added Combat Trait modifiers to their base abilities. As you learn and master the characters, Combat Traits empower you to tailor each character to your playstyle.
