Concord and Firewalk Studios' tumultuous run has continued, as studio director, Ryan Ellis, has reportedly stepped down from his role. Ellis will reportedly move into a support-based role after previously serving as the game's "shot caller.

A Kotaku report says Concord game director Ryan Ellis has stepped down from his position at Firewalk Studios, and will take on a "support role" instead. Three sources told the site that Ellis, a former director on Destiny 2 who left Bungie in 2016 and founded Firewalk in 2018,

Concord's cancelation may lead to layoffs at Firewalk Studio and a potential studio shutdown. Concord is undoubtedly one of the biggest unmitigated disasters in recent gaming history. Not only did the title flop in international markets, but Sony also decided to pull the plug on the project just days after its initial launch.

According to a new report, Firewalk Studios is in a state of turmoil and unease following the failure of 'Concord'.

It’s been two weeks since Firewalk took Concord offline, and only about a month since the shooter launched in the first place. Things have obviously not gone well, and if the latest reports from Kotaku and Games Industry are any indication, they’re still not.

Concord's director moved to a lower, supportive position, and the Firewalk Studio team has concerns about the future of both the project and the team.

Following Sony’s shock decision to haul live service hero shooter Concord offline, its game director has reportedly stepped down with some staff concerned about the future of the studio.

In the worst-case scenarios, rumors of significant layoffs and a possible closure of Firewalk Studios are circulating. The information reveals that it's one of PlayStation's most expensive studios per capita. Some developers are already preparing to look for new jobs, while others are simply waiting to see what happens next.

Just two weeks after Concord’s release, Sony pulled the team shooter offline on September 6 and issued refunds to everyone who bought the game for the PlayStation 5 or PC from Steam and the Epic Games Store.

Concord game director Ryan Ellis has reportedly stepped down from his role at Firewalk Studios. The Concord servers were officially shut down almost two weeks ago, and that happened only days after PlayStation announced it was pulling the plug on the fledgling hero shooter and refunding sales en masse.