Scalpers Are Trying to Upsell Concord After Sony Pulled It From Sale

“Ships in a single day on September 4, get on September 5 so you possibly can play for a day earlier than the servers shut down,” reads one itemizing for an opened copy priced at $119.88. “On September 6 the sport might be a uncommon unplayable collector’s merchandise.”

A sealed copy is presently listed for $179.99, although at the least warns gamers of the September 6 takedown and says “purchase at your individual discretion.” Its subsequent remark is a tad extra questionable: “Prepare for an epic gaming expertise with Concord for the Sony PlayStation 5,” it says. “This uncommon and extremely wanted recreation is being recalled and is obtainable now in a USA sealed package deal.”

There isn’t any denying this version of Concord might be uncommon, however whether or not or not it turns into helpful stays to be seen. It’s possible just a few thousand are out within the wild although, given how poorly Concord offered and the way low bodily gross sales are in contrast to digital.

Concord has an unclear future in additional methods than one, and whereas developer Firewalk has mentioned it is going again to the drafting board and prompt a free-to-play re-launch could also be on the playing cards, Sony has made no such assure.

It was beneath growth for eight years in accordance to one developer and certain value the corporate tens of hundreds of thousands, if not tons of of hundreds of thousands, to make. After all that, it was on sale for a complete of 11 days.

Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelance reporter. He’ll discuss The Witcher all day.