Summary
Even though its servers have only been down for a week, it already feels like so much has happened sincePlayStation announced it was ending support for Concordand refunding anyone who bought it. That’ll happen when you follow up with a Game of the Year contender release andreveal the PS5 Pro will be $700. DespiteConcord’s shutdown, the already-defunct game now has its own line of official merch.
PlayStationappears to have quietly added its Concord merch at some point in the last week, so after the game was shut down, potentially forever. The line includes a t-shirt, hoodie, beanie, and a mug, and all of it is in stock and available now. The hoodie even has a best-seller tag on it. I’m unsure if that means it has been the most popular product of the four Concord options available, or if it is an overall best seller in the PlayStation Gear Store.
If you do want to own a little piece of PlayStation history, you’ll probably want to be quick about it. While I’m not convinced the Concord merch will sell out fast, it’s the one time it can almost certainly be guaranteed that more of it isn’t being made. Once these four products sell out, they will almost certainly be gone for good. Sure, there’s a chance Concord returns as a free-to-play game in the future, butthe removal of it from people’s PS5s, even review copies, without consent suggests that won’t be the case.
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PlayStation also pulledits special edition Concord DualSense controllervery quickly after confirming the game was being shut down. Anyone who still wanted theDualSense, which was actually pretty nice all things considered, had a few hours before it was hit with a “currently unavailable” label that has remained ever since. My guess when it comes to the merch is it was made well before Concord released, and PlayStation figured it might as well attempt to sell it and make back a little money rather than just bin it all.
Concord Logo Hoodie
Despite Concord being shut down and its players refunded, PlayStation has released a range of official merch for the game. The official Concord hoodie is black with orange trim, has the game’s name on the chest, and its logo on the back.
Concord Logo Beanie
Despite its shutdown only two weeks after it launched, PlayStation has released official merch for Concord. Included is this grey beanie with the name and logo of the game on the front.
I also think most of it will sell. I didn’t play Concord beyond its beta weekends - but enjoyed my time with it for what it’s worth - yet I’m tempted by that hoodie. It’s a good-looking hoodie and anyone who walks past you while you wear it will likely give you a knowing nod. Plus, you canwear it while watching Secret Level’s Concord episodewhich is still happening.
