Sony’s
upcoming
live-service
shooter
Concord
is
due
to
launch
next
month
on
PS5
and
PC.
Ahead
of
its
full
release,
Concord
is
hosting
two
betas
(more
like
demo
sessions,
being
this
close
to
launch),
with
the
first
taking
place
right
now.
These
are
a
good
way
of
judging
the
public’s
excitement
levels,
and
frankly,
it
isn’t
looking
good
on
the
PC
side.

According
to
SteamDB
which
tracks
all
sorts
of
juicy
details
and
data,
the
Concord
beta,
which
is
due
to
finish
today,
attracted
just

1,124
concurrent
players
when
it
became
accessible
a
few
days
ago
on
July
12.
Those
numbers
quickly
dropped,
with
a
peak
concurrent
player
count
of

933
the
following
day,
and
then
just

630
on
July
14.

Now,
there
are
quite
a
few
factors
we
need
to
consider
here.
For
example,
this
beta
was
only
available
to
those
who
pre-ordered
the
game
or
to
players
with
an
active
PlayStation
Plus
Extra
subscription.
We
also
don’t
know
how
many
console
players
there
have
been
so
that
it
could
have
done
far
better
on

Sony’s
machine.
The
next
beta
will
be
open
absolutely
everyone,
so
we
can
probably
expect
stronger
numbers.

It’s
also
worth
noting
that
people
who
pre-ordered
the
game
were
given
not
one
but

five
beta
codes
for
themselves
and
their
pals,
which
should
have
resulted
in
more
players.

The
writing
was
also
somewhat
on
the
wall
because
prior
to
the
beta
going
live,
access
was
only
going
to
be
given
to
people
who
pre-ordered
the
game.
However,
just
days
before
the
beta
went
online

Sony
announced
that
PS
Plus
Extra
subscribers
would
also
get
to
play,
sparking
speculation
that
the
pre-order
numbers
were
weak
and
that
Sony
was
worried
about
not
having
enough
people
to
fill
the
servers.

As
for
the
general
reception,
it
has
been
fairly
mixed.
For
the
most
part,
it
seems
people
think
the
beta
was
decent
but
that
nothing
stood
out
or
really
grabbed
their
attention.
With
the
full
release
of
Concord
happening
on
August
20,
Sony
and
developer
Firewalk
Studios
will
really
be
hoping
the
next
open
beta
(July
18-21)
brings
in
a
lot
more
players.