Key Takeaways
Sony's latest live service title, Concord, has struggled to maintain a player base, especially on Steam. Failing to reach 1,000 players on launch day, Concord has since plummeted to 200, with a low of 138. The low player count is starting to affect matchmaking, with gamers reporting issues finding the game.
It may be time to start worrying about Sony's latest live service venture, Concord, as the game failed to reach 1,000 concurrent players on Steam on launch day (it still hasn't), and is rapidly losing its player base, which is starting to impact players' ability to get started.
As we noted on Friday, Concord still hasn't reached 1,000 concurrent players, according to data from SteamDB, a website that tracks player counts, price lists, and all things Steam-related. And after launch weekend, things aren't looking much better.
As of press time, there are only 260 players playing the game via Steam, with a peak of 303 in the past 24 hours, down from an all-time high of 697.
Even more dramatic, at one point there were only 138 players, and it seems likely that the game could reach double figures by the end of this week.
Of course, it's important to note that these numbers only reflect the number of players on Steam – it's possible, but highly unlikely, that the situation is drastically different on the PlayStation side.
Players are having a hard time getting into the game
The reason that's unlikely to happen is because players have already started reporting that they're having trouble finding games to join. On Reddit, players have been sharing their experiences with matchmaking after launch weekend, and the results are not great.
Elsewhere, another thread was started lamenting the Find Rival Game feature, which was an XP boost that gave players 15K XP, presumably intended to scare players.
Only time will tell what path Sony and Firewalk Studios will take with these player numbers. It may be too early to turn the game into a free-to-play title, but that's likely where it will go. Either way, it's a disappointing development on all counts.
