PlayStation and Firewalk Studios introduced in the present day that they’re taking their not too long ago launched multiplayer sport Harmony offline. The sport launched on August 23, and it’ll go offline a mere two weeks later, on September 6. In keeping with Firewalk, they’ll use the time after the sport goes offline to “explore options” for it. PlayStation ceases all gross sales of the sport at the moment and gamers will obtain refunds.
Firewalk Studios introduced the choice in a weblog submit on the PlayStation web site, with sport director Ryan Ellis saying that, whereas some features of the sport resonated with gamers, “our initial launch didn’t land the way we’d intended… We’ll keep you updated and thank you again to all the Freegunners who have joined us in the Concord galaxy.” Ellis doesn’t say what the choices are for Firewalk to discover, however says they hope to “better reach our players.”
Harmony launched concurrently on PC and PlayStation, and in accordance with SteamDB, its highest concurrent participant rely was 697 on that platform. In a report from IGN, GameDiscover.co’s Simon Carless estimated that the sport had offered solely about 25,000 copies — 10,000 on PC and 15,000 on PlayStation. It’s price noting that Harmony value $40 and in addition launched inside days of the enormously profitable Black Fantasy: Wukong.
The remainder of the article particulars how customers can get refunds for his or her sport on completely different platforms. Gamers on all platforms will obtain their refunds mechanically in the event that they bought the sport digitally, whereas bodily refunds will undergo the retailer. Gamers now not have entry to the sport as soon as they obtain a refund.
