We live in strange times. The cat in the box is both alive and dead, it's perpetually "Over!" for that one Youtuber you're forever hearing about in your video recommendations, and FBC: Firebreak didn't quite meet expectations but also did but also didn't.
Strange times indeed. Strange realities, found within a company's investor relations posts.
To Remedy (or at least, the company's CEO), FBC: Firebreak "succeeded technically," since it reached "over 1 million players in its first 10 days." But the game also "underperformed" - especially on the PC platform Steam.
The vast majority of players actively enjoying the game play on Xbox Series X/S, or on PlayStation 5. Many players, regardless of platform, dropped off the game pretty quick, but none as quick as PC players. Not even close.
The fact that both of those consoles have subscription-based services is no coincidence. FBC: Firebreak can be played on both Gamepass and Playstation Plus, and the investor relations statement makes no attempt to dodge this.
"Commercially, we were unsatisfied with the launch-phase consumer sales of FBC: Firebreak." The statement reads. "Thus far, FBC: Firebreak’s commercial performance has largely been driven by the Xbox and PlayStation subscription service agreements."...
