1. Sudden Removal of Concord
2. Situation with Digital Copies
3. Possible Return of Concord

After abruptly shutting down the Concord live services, Sony has started to take the game out of players’ PlayStation consoles manually. The decision comes up after the brief and unfortunate release of this multiplayer shooter that was live for about one week.

Sudden Removal of Concord

Gamers who bought the digital version of Concord are now receiving notifications that the game has been deleted from their accounts. Sony has taken a rare and unusual step from a major publisher to delete Concord’s digital version from gamers’ libraries. A notice issued to the affected users explained that the live streams for the game went offline on September 6, thus, the game was deleted from their accounts.

Situation with Digital Copies

Although shutting down online services for a game makes it unplayable, it is not common practice to completely delete the game from players’ libraries. Most often, live-service games remain in users’ libraries, even if they are no longer accessible. However, players who bought the physical copies of Concord are still able to launch the game, but cannot move past the title screen. This aligns with the more conventional result when live-service titles go offline.

Possible Return of Concord

Concord is still a topic of discussion in the game community, even after the game has been taken down. Many rumors suggest that Sony would consider reviving the game in a free-to-play format. Others speculate that the game developer is distancing itself from this failed project. Although it has not been officially announced what the next step will be, it is confirmed that Concord will be featured in one of the episodes of Amazon’s forthcoming anthology series Secret Level. Hence, the game will surely make an impact on popular culture even after its premature exit from the market.

The removal of Concord from consoles and players’ libraries has sparked numerous questions and discussions within the gaming community. The future of the game remains unclear, but its appearance in the series promises to keep its place in popular culture.