Sony Moves to Block Fan-Run Serversโข Revivingโ Discontinued PS5, PC Game Concord
Sony is taking action to shut down a fan-led effort to โคrevive Concord, the team-based shooter itโ abruptly discontinued earlier this year. A group of hobbyists โคsuccessfully reverse โengineered the game,enabling them to boot it,connect to a lobby,and play matches-drawing attention to the โshort-lived โtitle’s potential. However, according to aโข reportโ fromโข The Game โPost, a “digital assetโ protection” company named MarkScan, frequently utilized by โSony to remove content from the internet, has begunโ issuing โฃcopyright โฃstrikes against footage from the revivedโ servers.
Concord launched in August 2024 for PlayStation 5 and PC, but was pulled from sale and servers shut down in September 2024 due to lowโ player counts andโ negative โฃreception. The Gameโ Post noted theโ concurrent user baseโค on โคtheโค fan servers likely mirroredโ the game’s peak numbersโ during it’s official release. While the โreverse โฃengineering โteam has not yet received a cease โฃand desist order, they appear to be scaling back their efforts following the increased scrutiny.
markscan’s actions targetโ gameplay footage,mirroring Sony’s past practices regarding moddedโข content. Push Square reports thatโ the situation raises questions about Sony’s willingness to allow โขaโ small community โto maintain a game โthat struggled to find โan audience during itsโข official run.
