A commemorative plaque celebrating the discharge of Sony’s beleaguered shooter Concord is up for public sale on a goodwill on-line retailer with bids of over $3,000.
The plaque, given to “funding Freegunner, Northstar Crew” Chelsea Grace, celebrates the “worldwide Concord launch” on August 23, 2024. Grace was reportedly credited as outsourcing and co-dev lead, though it is unclear if she has personally donated this plaque, or if it was in some way misplaced and donated when PlayStation shut down developer Firewalk Studios in the direction of the tip of final 12 months.
Concord, a reside service hero shooter from Sony-owned Firewalk Studios, has gone down as one of many greatest flops in PlayStation historical past. Amid disastrously low participant numbers, Sony pulled Concord offline simply two weeks after launch. One estimate advised it solely bought round 25,000 copies. On the time, we awarded Concord a 7 in our assessment, writing: “Concord isn’t probably the most revolutionary or content-heavy hero shooter you possibly can play, however with such incredible aggressive gameplay, 16 compelling characters to grasp, and 12 well-designed maps, it’s obtained the makings of one thing that would go the space within the months and years to return.”
In case you’re considering a plaque like this may very well be value one thing for collectors and followers alike, you are not unsuitable. Thus far, it is attracted dozens of bids and is, on the time of writing, sitting on an asking price of $3,002 (thanks, Dexerto). The cash will go to Goodwill, which helps individuals enhance their lives by helping them to seek out jobs and develop their careers. Thus far, it is served greater than 25 million individuals.
Tim Miller, the chief creator of Amazon’s upcoming Prime Video animated anthology Secret Degree, spoke out for the primary time on Concord’s closure final November, saying: “I truthfully don’t perceive why it didn’t work. I do know that they had been making an attempt to do the most effective they may, and so they had been a proficient group of artists, so I really feel horrible for that.”
It has proved a pricey failure for Sony. Concord’s preliminary growth deal was round $200 million however sources acquainted with the settlement say the $200 million was not sufficient to fund Concord’s complete growth, nor did it embody the acquisition of the Concord IP rights or Firewalk itself. It’s thought ProbablyMonsters — Firewalk’s unique mother or father firm — raised $200 million in 2021.
Vikki Blake is a reporter for IGN, in addition to a critic, columnist, and guide with 15+ years expertise working with a few of the world’s greatest gaming websites and publications. She’s additionally a Guardian, Spartan, Silent Hillian, Legend, and perpetually Excessive Chaos. Discover her at BlueSky.