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Firewalk Studio Shutting Down: A Final Nail in the Coffin

1 November 2024

Another blog, after gone for like for a month.

Let's begin

Wednesday, October 30th, 2024

I just woken up from my sleep as i got a notification from my phone, it's from Penguinz0 aka Charlie, with the title "They Got Shutdown" along with thumbnail that contain the familiar video game that become a subject of ridicule for past couple month, despite got shutdown 12 days after initial debut

It's Concord.

Seeing those video i was like "Wait, what? They just got shut down? Firewalk Studio, the developers behind Concord eventually disbanded after all this time? They just fired and walked away just like that?"

Wow, unbelivable.

But some of you might not find it surprising, you already see that coming, right?

I also remember about a rumor where the Concord got updated its steam system thingy, i don't remember what is it all about and also a potential for revival to be free 2 play. Seeing those second chance makes me wanted to sat down, grab a popcorn and seeing it to crash and burn for second time.

But this time, those thing never come to fruition.

Instead, the studio behind those hot dumpsterfire got dispersed. Which mean, no product or even any continuatio, development and even update for Concord.

Sony burned hundred million dollars just to see their failed product only last 12 days, house fly can last twice than that. How shameful.

At least Sony aware to close down the studio for good, but i'm sure they will make the same mistake even though Sony experienced it right in front of their eyes and now they're sweating like crazy because they need to recoup those loses

Many people pointing out the elephant in the room; Bloodborne Remaster

The loses of Concord and its developer team Firewalk Studio doesn't shed any tears on me, instead of tear of sadness. I have tear of laughter (Even thought i'm not laughing at it) because i don't have a sympathy to the studio and its members.

I really wanted to mention 3 or 4 of the individual that i find it troubling and also contributing to the downfall of Concord. There's one that stood the most.

It was started as the individual making tweet about congratulating the release of Concord, then one of the user saying how sorry they was seeing the individual working on Concord, but the individual brushed it off and telling the critics and haters are just bunch of talentless freak.

Well, how it feels to be jobless now, individual?

Wanna heard the best part? The games revealed only sold 25k copies, that number is too small for big corpo like Sony, the open beta only reach 2000+ players on Steam, then the official release only garnering 700+ players. That number is not good for multiplayer live service game.

I forget to mention about the trailer during the State of the Play, everyone disliked it so much, from the Marvel tier humor and writing, they just revealed that the game it's going to be another hero shooter.

After all of those scrutiny, Sony decided to shut down the game. Pulling the game out of the sale, including the digital purchase. Luckily, Sony is generous enough to refund the buyers. Mind you, the game cost 40$, forty frickin dollars!

I just love to see this game burn to the ground and failed so badly, it's a clear signal that we don't want this pile of garbage disguised as live service hero shooter multiplayer that the market is currently overcrowded by the same slop.

In the end, everything come and crashed, Concord finally dead for good followed with its studio, six foot underground.

No one attend its funeral, instead. People throwing party to celebrate the death of Concord and Firewalk Studio

But i'm sure Sony will make the same mistake after they just burned millions over dead project.

Technically, the game is a lost media now since you can't play it anywhere else, the server shut down as well. The digital copy of it got removed without any players knowledge, the CD of the game now as useful as Overwatch 1 CD. The only thing Concord left was the trailers, the gameplay the news talking about it, the image, afermention of the CD, the Concord themed controller etc. But not the game itself.

I actually wanted to see someone on Sony or ex-member of Firewalk decided to release the code and model to the public, i know some people not keen to the said code and model. But at least it would be funny, plus it would archiving the legacy of failure that is called Concord

I wanted to comment on the character design before i close this blog.

Daw looks like a vore and/or inflation oc than actual field medic, how come a fatass like him being a medical professional? Not to mention he wield a generic assault rifle, TF2 Medic and Mercy will kick his ass off and he only can squirm.

Bazz, i joked to myself that Bazz is basically Thugnificent from Boondocks but transitioning, but then i heard that she's canonically trans and based from real trans musician that barely people heard of, i could imagine those musician sitting on the chair after taking shot of whiskey, realizing the game that the character was she based on is gone forever.

Remember to piss on the grave of Concord every year.

Rest in Piss Concord and Firewalk Studio

You won't be missed