Today more than ever, the market is saturated and standing out is a very difficult task. This is especially true for multiplayer titles and games as a service that need to have an active community to be relevant and survive. Under this context, Concord will try to find its place and captivate players.
It is still too early to tell if the new video game Firewalk Studios and PlayStation will manage to build a huge fan base around it, however, the first Steam data looks unfavorable.
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Concord has less than 1200 concurrent players on Steam during Closed Beta
As promised, the event took place last weekend Closed Beta of this new hero shooter sci-fi action. In this first session, only players who pre-ordered the game or received a code from someone else were able to join the action on PC, while PlayStation Plus subscribers on PS5 also had the chance to play.
The test session opened on July 12 and ended on Monday, July 15 after the developers extended it for an additional day. While it seems to have been well received on consoles, early data from Steam are, certainly, worrying.
According to SteamDB, Concord reached a historic peak of 1124 simultaneous players on Valve’s platform during the Closed Beta. Although access was limited, these are still relatively low numbers for an experience that needs a large flow of users to survive.
Naturally, these numbers are just one piece of the puzzle because it is unknown how many people joined the Free trial in PlayStation 5. Unlike Overwatch 2 and the next one Marvel RivalsFirewalk Studios’ FPS is a paid experience that will be available for a minimum of $39.99 USD in August 2024, the same price as the successful Helldivers 2.
Either way, we’ll have a better idea of the interest it generates. Concord during the open Beta that will take place from July 18-21In this test session, anyone will be able to download the game and join the matches. Participants will get a couple of exclusive rewards.
But tell us, does this PlayStation exclusive catch your eye? Would you give it a chance if it were free-to-play? Let us know in the comments.
Concord is coming to PC and PlayStation 5 on August 23. Click here to read more news about it.
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