The outside world questioned the false number of players reported by FBC Firebreak to appease investment

　　Although Remedy Entertainment, a developer of "Control", "Mind Killer" and "Max Payne", is loved by core players, it has recently been involved in a controversy over the number of players in "FBC Firebreak". It is said that it exaggerated its game performance to appease investors.

　　The response after the launch of "FBC Firebreak" was cold. Steam online players were unable to exceed 2,000 at the same time. According to Steam Charts data, there are only about 115 online players, and the 24-hour peak is only 164. However, Remedy's official recently posted on social platforms, claiming that the total number of players in "FBC Firebreak" has exceeded 1 million, which has caused great doubts from the outside world.

　"As of last night, our game "FBC Firebreak" has exceeded 1 million players, which is a major milestone. Thank you for your support."——Remedy Entertainment Official Statement

　This number may be related to the game login to Game Pass. However, many players pointed out that other shooting works that also listed Game Pass, such as "Rematch", still have active players on Steam, questioning whether Remedy intends to downplay the reality of poor market response.

Remedy Entertainment is accused of lying about its latest FPS game

　　Since the game industry is generally facing high pressure from investors, once the performance of the work is not as expected, it is very likely to lead to layoffs or even overall restructuring. Therefore, there are opinions that some developers will choose to "control narratives" to maintain their short-term image.

Remedy is currently facing huge controversy

Although there is no definite evidence that Remedy falsely reported data, "FBC Firebreak" performed extremely sluggish in the PC market and the game has technical and content problems, which inevitably makes people doubt the official player numbers.

　　Summary of one sentence: "Continue to pretend to have numbers, and hold on until the quarterly financial report meets investors." This sentence reflects the essence of the current storm.