Concord’s Crash Landing: Commemorative Plaque from Dead PS5 Game Fetches Astronomical Bids at Goodwill
The quick demise of Sony's Concord, a live service game that was shut down just weeks after its release, continues to fascinate. A commemorative wall plaque, seemingly presented to a developer, is now up for auction at Goodwill, and the bidding has soared to over $3,000. Why is a memento from such a notorious flop attracting so much attention?
The plaque, awarded to Chelsea Grace, who was the outsourcing and co-development lead on Concord, features the game's key art, a game disc for PS5, and the inscription "Founding Freegunner, Northstar Crew, Worldwide Concord Launch, August 23, 2024." It’s unclear how the plaque ended up at a Goodwill in Washington state. Did Grace donate it? Was it discarded in frustration? The mystery adds to the intrigue.
Despite Concord's failure, this piece of videogame history has garnered significant interest. As of this writing, the auction has received over 40 bids, with the price exceeding $3,000. The listing on ShopGoodwill.com describes it as a "Chelsea Grace Founding Concord PS5 Freegunner Wall Hanging Plaque."
One might ask, why such a high price for a memento from a failed game? The answer lies in the game’s spectacular crash and burn. Like a rare stamp with a printing error, Concord's failure makes it more interesting, more collectible.
The auction, which runs until June 3rd, promises to be a fascinating spectacle. Whether the winning bidder actually follows through remains to be seen, but the attention this plaque is receiving underscores the gaming community's morbid fascination with high-profile failures, turning what some might view as a worthless piece of memorabilia into a potentially valuable artifact of gaming history. It also highlights the risk involved in investing heavily in live service games, with their inherently uncertain futures.
What do you think? Is Concord's spectacular failure a good reason to collect memorabilia, or is it better left forgotten? Share your thoughts in the comments below!
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