Sony is placing Harmony out of its distress. The web hero-shooter launched final month on PlayStation 5 and PC, however didn’t generate participant curiosity, with participant numbers on Steam portray a grim image. Following poor gross sales and a dwindling participant rely, the PlayStation mum or dad introduced it was taking Harmony offline on September 6. All gross sales of the sport shall be ceased and gamers who’ve bought the sport on PS5 or PC will obtain full refunds, Sony confirmed.
Harmony to Go Offline
In a PlayStation Weblog submit Tuesday, Harmony developer Firewalk Studios stated that the sport would go offline on September 6. The studio didn’t present an replace on the way forward for the sport however stated it will “discover choices.”
“Harmony followers — we have been listening intently to your suggestions because the launch of Harmony on PlayStation 5 and PC and need to thank everybody who has joined the journey aboard the Northstar. Your assist and the passionate group that has grown across the sport has meant the world to us,” Ryan Ellis, sport director at Firewalk Studios, stated.
“Nevertheless, whereas many qualities of the expertise resonated with gamers, we additionally acknowledge that different elements of the sport and our preliminary launch did not land the best way we might supposed. Due to this fact, presently, we now have determined to take the sport offline starting September 6, 2024, and discover choices, together with these that can higher attain our gamers,” he added.
Firewalk confirmed that gross sales of the sport would stop on each PS5 and PC and gamers who’ve already purchased the sport shall be supplied a full refund. “Should you bought the sport for PlayStation 5 from the PlayStation Retailer or PlayStation Direct, a refund shall be issued again to your unique fee methodology,” Firewalk stated.
Purchases made through Steam and Epic Video games Retailer shall be refunded within the coming days, with the storefronts sending affirmation to clients as soon as the refund is processed. gamers will not have entry to the sport after refunds are issued.
Harmony was launched on August 23 on PS5 and PC after a interval of open beta the place participant curiosity within the sport appeared minimal. The primary-person shooter’s all-time peak concurrent participant rely on Steam stands at a dismal 697 — decrease than the height participant rely of The Lord of the Rings: Gollum, one of many worst reviewed video games of 2023. On the time of writing, solely 45 customers are taking part in Harmony on Steam proper now.
Harmony is a web-based hero-shooter with no battle go system and a $40 price ticket. With a number of free-to-play options, like Overwatch 2, out there, Harmony had a tough job forward of itself to persuade gamers to purchase the sport. An IGN report, citing business analysts, estimated that Harmony bought round 10,000 copies on Steam and round 15,000 on PlayStation Retailer.
