Remedy Admits FBC: Firebreak 'Underperformed' — 'Commercially, We Were Unsatisfied'
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Remedy Admits FBC: Firebreak 'Underperformed' — 'Commercially, We Were Unsatisfied'
Developer Remedy believes the release of its first self-published game and Control spin-off, FBC: Firebreak, "succeeded technically," but acknowledged it "underperformed" on Steam, admitting that "commercially, we were unsatisfied."
Everyone Saw It Coming: Remedy Admits FBC: Firebreak Was a Flop, but They’re Not Giving Up - theGeek.games
It was clear to many from the start, and now Remedy has said it outright: FBC: Firebreak has underperformed. The creators of Control acknowledge that sales on PC have fallen short, but they remain optimistic about improving results in the months ahead. You didn’t need to be an industry insider to notice that FBC: Firebreak had a rocky debut. Even the developers admitted that “not everything went smoothly” at launch, and at the time of writing,…
Firebreak was released almost two months ago and was not very well received by the press or the players. It seems that Remedy's FPS coop lacks content and variety, that the interface is not super clear and that the missions are too short. The game reached the million players in 10 days but according to Remedy, it is mainly thanks to the console players since the game is present on the Game Pass and PS Plus. Remedy is disappointed with Steam sale…
There is no denying that FBC: Firebreak may not have had the success Remedy expected. The game received unenthusiastic reviews and recorded a number of very poor players on Steam, even though it soon reached the million total players, partly thanks to console users and inclusion in the release of PlayStation Plus and Game Pass.
Remedy is "unsatisfied" with FBC: Firebreak but believes it has a "solid game to build on"
There's no denying that {FBC: Firebreak} perhaps hasn't been as successful as {Remedy} had hoped. The game received lukewarm reviews and saw very poor player figures on Steam, despite soon hitting one million total players in part down to console users and the launch inclusion on {PlayStation Plus} and {Game Pass}. Now that a decent amount of time has passed, what is {Remedy}'s true opinion on {FBC: Firebreak}? The Finnish studio has commented …
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