What happened? Sony closes Firewalk Studios, which developed the shooter Concord
Sony is shutting down Firewalk Studios, the studio behind the game Concord, which was pulled from sale last month after a poor launch. In a message to PlayStation employees, Hermen Hulst, CEO of the PlayStation group of studios, says that Firewalk Studios will be closed along with mobile game studio Neon Koi.
According to Hulst, Concord did not meet the goals set by Sony, and the PlayStation maker "will incorporate the lessons learned from Concord and continue to develop our live service capabilities to enable future growth in this area."
Concord debuted on August 23 on PS5 and PC, but Sony shut down the game on September 6 after low sales Sales were estimated at less than 25,000, and Concord only had 697 players on Steam, lower than the flop The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
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