Black marketeers are currently trying to sell physical copies of “Concord” for significantly more than the recommended retail price after Sony removed the hero shooter from sale just 11 days after its release.
Physical copies of Concord were removed from shelves before the server shutdown on September 6, 2024. The hero shooter for PlayStation 5 and PC launched with miserable player numbers; analysts estimate that only 25,000 copies were sold physically and digitally.
Black market dealers who still have a sealed copy of the game see this as an opportunity to make some money and are offering Concord on eBay for double or even triple the price. Some sellers are still offering it at the standard price of $39.99, so it’s unlikely that many of these have sold yet.
“Ships overnight on September 4th, get it on September 5th so you can play for a day before the servers go down,” reads a listing for an opened copy priced at $119.88. “On September 6th, the game will be a rare, unplayable collectible.”
A sealed copy is currently listed for $179.99, but at least warns players about the September 6 lockout, saying, “Purchase at your own discretion.” The next comment is a little more questionable: “Get ready for an epic gaming experience with Concord for the Sony PlayStation 5,” it says. “This rare and highly sought-after game is being recalled and is now available in sealed U.S. packaging.”
There’s no denying that this edition of Concord will be rare, but whether it will become valuable remains to be seen. However, it’s likely that there are only a few thousand of them in circulation, given how poorly Concord sold and how low the physical edition’s sales are compared to the digital editions.
The future of Concord is uncertain in many ways. Developer Firewalk has announced that it will start from scratch and hinted that a free-to-play relaunch may be planned, but Sony was unable to give any guarantees on this.
According to one developer, it took eight years to develop and probably cost the company tens, if not hundreds, of millions to produce. After that, the game was available for a total of 11 days.
Ryan Dinsdale is a freelance reporter at IGN. He talks about The Witcher all day long.
