hey Gamers welcome back to the channel today we have some shocking news from the gaming World Sony's highly anticipated online shooter conquered has been pulled from sale just 2 weeks after its launch what went wrong let's break it all down so here's the Scoop conquer a multiplayer hero shooter from firewalk Studios dropped on August 23rd exclusively for PlayStation 5 and PC but just 2 weeks later it's being taken offline that's right Sony announced that starting from September 6th conquer will be removed from sale and all players who bought the game priced at a hefty 40 will be getting a full refund ouch now you might be wondering why such a drastic move Concord was positioned as Sony's big multiplayer Contender similar to heavyweights like OverWatch and valerant players could jump into Team battles with characters boasting unique abilities competing in death matches or other objective-based modes and it wasn't just slapped together overnight this game was reportedly in development for a whopping 8 years but despite all that effort the launch didn't go as planned critics had mixed feelings while some praised its graphics and solid gameplay mechanics others were quick to call it out for not bringing anything new to the table and the numbers don't lie at its peak conquered had only 660 concurrent players on PC according to steamdb compare that to Counterstrike 2 which Reg regularly pulls in over a million players yikes in a blog post game director Ryan Ellis from firewalk Studios acknowledged the game's Rocky start he said they've been listening closely to player feedback while some aspects of the game clicked with players he admitted that other elements in the launch strategy didn't hit the mark to fix this they're pulling Concord offline to explore better options for its potential comeback Ellis also took a moment to thank the community for their support emphasizing how much the fans mean to them so it seems like this might not be the end for conquered but more of a strategic Retreat we've got to talk about the elephant in the room the live service game Market it's a beast games like Minecraft Roblox and League of Legends continue to dominate the charts year after year even high-profile releases like Warner Brothers Suicide Squad kill the Justice League have struggled to capture a lasting player base breaking into this Market is no small feat even for giants like Sony concord's launch was already facing skepticism from fans and Industry insiders especially after its lukewarm reveal during Sony's stateof playay event earlier this year it just didn't seem to generate the hype needed to survive in such a competitive Arena by contrast Sony's other 2024 release hell divers 2 managed to sell over 12 million copies showing that success is possible but it's all about the exec tion so where does conquered go from here the team at firew walk Studios seems committed to finding a way forward but they've got a lot of work ahead could we see a revamped version of conquered with fresh content and a new strategy only time will tell what do you think Gamers did Sony make the right call pulling Concord so soon after launch or do you think there's still hope for this game let me know your thoughts in the comments below don't forget to smash that like button and subscribe for more gaming news and updates until next time keep gaming