FBC: Firebreak's Release Window May Be Perfectly Timed

Roughly a year after releasing the acclaimed Alan Wake 2, Remedy Entertainment announced that it was working on a new game called FBC: Firebreak. This title, which is currently in development for PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC, is unlike anything else the Finnish developer has made before. Not only is the game Remedy's first-ever FPS (excluding the single-player campaign for CrossfireX), it's also the company's first multiplayer game and first self-published title. Single-player-focused developers often struggle in their transition to the multiplayer genre, but Remedy Entertainment seems to have retained much of what makes its games great in FBC: Firebreak.

FBC: Firebreak is a three-player PvE co-op FPS that's set in the Remedy Connected Universe, which Alan Wake and Control are a part of. In this game, players must team up with their friends and venture into the Oldest House to fight an array of unusual and otherworldly enemies (including a hive mind of sticky notes!) That have been infected by the Hiss, the hostile paranormal force that serves as the primary antagonist of Control. Although FBC: Firebreak doesn't have an exact release date just yet, it's currently slated to come out sometime in summer 2025. Knowingly or otherwise, Remedy may have chosen the perfect timeframe for the game.

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FBC: Firebreak is Being Released at an Ideal Time

Although 2025 is Packed with Game Releases, The Summer Months Seem to Be Fairly Empty

Compared to previous years, 2025 is going to have no shortage of video game releases whatsoever. This year marks the debut of several major titles, such as Grand Theft Auto 6, Ghost of Yotei, Borderlands 4, Crimson Desert, and Mafia: The Old Country, among many others. The long-awaited Nintendo Switch 2 is also going to be launched in the coming months, presumably alongside a bunch of new titles. Taking these factors into account, it's possible that 2025 will be the biggest year in the PS5 and Xbox Series X/S generation yet. Because of this, one might think that FBC: Firebreak will get lost within a sea full of juggernauts, but in reality, this may not be the case.

At the time of writing this article, the release window that Remedy Entertainment has announced for FBC: Firebreak isn't very crowded. Currently, there are only a handful of big AAA games that are targeting a summer 2025 (e.g. From June to August) launch . These include Kojima Productions' Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, Activision's Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3+4 Remake, and Konami's Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater. Fortunately, none of these games are in the same genre as FBC: Firebreak, so they won't have to compete with it directly.

Even if the Switch 2 Launches in Summer 2025, It May Not Impact FBC: Firebreak That Much

If there's one wildcard that could disrupt Remedy Entertainment's plans for FBC: Firebreak's launch, it's probably the Nintendo Switch 2. Nintendo is going to fully reveal its next console on April 2, and if all goes according to plan, the system may be released by summer 2025, potentially with Mario Kart 9 or a new, mainline 3D Mario game. The Switch 2's launch titles will likely dominate the gaming landscape for quite some time. However, since FBC: Firebreak seemingly isn't being released on the Nintendo Switch 2 and is in an entirely different genre than most Nintendo games, this may not be too much of a problem.

FBC: Firebreak is Going to be Accessible to a Very Large Audience at Launch

Release windows aside, it's also worth noting that FBC: Firebreak is launching on both PS Plus Extra/Premium and Xbox Game Pass on day one. Since it'll immediately be available to a wide audience of gamers at no extra cost, this may boost the game's visibility on current-gen consoles and ensure that it has a healthy playerbase in the months to come. As long as FBC: Firebreak doesn't suffer from a rocky launch and isn't pushed back to a later date, the simultaneous subscription service releases should ensure that Remedy Entertainment won't have to worry too much about other upcoming AAA titles overshadowing it.

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