Astro Bot sold more physical copies in two days in the UK than Concord sold worldwide, it’s claimed.
That’s according to GamesIndustry.biz Christopher Dring, who compared the performance ofSony‘s most recent first-party releases in a post onX.
“Astro Bot‘s UK sales (physical-only so far) aren’t huge,” he wrote. “Opening week is about a third lower than 2021’sRatchet & Clank: Rift Apart, but I expect a longer sales tail for Astro. It’s certainly sold more copies in the UK in just 2 days thanConcordsold worldwide.”
It’s worth noting that digital salesaccount for the majority of Sony’s overall games sales.
Astro Botwas released on September 6 to huge critical acclaim. On the same day as Astro Bot’s launch, and just two weeks after its own release,Sony took Concord offline.
Astro Bot’s UK sales (physical-only so far) aren’t huge. Opening week is about a third lower than 2021’s Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, but I expect a longer sales tail for Astro. It’s certainly sold more copies in the UK in just 2 days than Concord sold worldwide
The move to pull Concord from sale followed reports that thePS5andPCgamemay have sold as few as 25,000 copiesacross both platforms following its release on August 23.
“While we determine the best path ahead, Concord sales will cease immediately and we will begin to offer a full refund for all gamers who have purchased the game for PS5 or PC,” said Ryan Ellis, game director at Sony’s Firewalk Studios.
Washington-based Firewalk was founded in 2018 and wasacquired by Sony last year. Concord, its debut game, wasreportedlyin development for around eight years.
The title received “mixed or average” reviews from critics, according to review aggregation website Metacritic, where it has scores of 62 (PS5) and (65 PC). At the time of publication, Concord has just 34 players in-game onSteam, according toSteamDB.
VGC’sConcord reviewcalled it “a good shooter divorced from the reality of its genre.”
