Firebreak Developers Share Inspiration and Challenges in Creating Their First Multiplayer Game – PlayStation.Blog

Sure thing, let’s dive right into this. So, okay, here’s what went down. Remedy’s gearing up for this thing called FBC: Firebreak, dropping June 17 for PS5. And yeah, it’s gonna be on PlayStation Plus. Had a chat with a bunch of the brainiacs behind it—Thomas Puha, Teemu Huhtiniemi, Anssi Hyytiainen, and Mike Kayatta. These folks spilled some beans about their quirky dev secrets. Honestly, some were downright hilarious. Stuff like you’d never think of, but they did. Classic.

Anyway, what caught my ear was this PS5 jazz—3D Audio, 60 FPS? Seriously, the good stuff. So, they want this juicy 1440p on PS and a crisp 4K on PS5 Pro. Oh, and haptics. Right, right! They’ve got this whole plan about adapting trigger feels differently for each weapon, like their work on Control or Alan Wake 2. Sounds dope, yeah?

Then, zooming into the game’s creation vibes, ya know, besides just Control influences—Mike talked about TV shows. Weird how Dirty Jobs and PowerWash Simulator found their way into brainstorming. It’s like picturing zen cleaning but craving a zombie showdown to shake things up. “Clean, fight zombie, repeat.” Why not, right?

Now, let’s talk team challenges. Hyytiainen mentioned how testing it solo was… yeah, nope, doesn’t work like that. Multiplayer needs, well, more than one player. Duh. Issues like, “What’s this dude shooting at?” pop up. Wild times.

And Huhtiniemi? Man’s got stories about the chaos during development. It’s funny when ideas finally mesh, right? The interaction clicks and—bang!—everything works. Feels like magic, maybe sorcery?

Kayatta shared a vibe, some folks were skeptical about Remedy’s new angle, even among the team. Nervous launch trailer moments, then—boom!—positive reviews. Big relief, big drive. That sweet spot when chaos becomes art.

So there were some ideals, like, “Could this only happen at Remedy?” That’s deep. If they can’t make it unique, why bother, huh? Their universe is kinda epic, so they were dead set on standing out.

Now, name choices! Firebreak, like real-life fire barriers, stops fires from spreading. Made sense with their game’s whole firefighting vibe but with a Remedy twist. Almost called it Housekeepers? Oh boy, glad they dodged that one!

And there it is—FBC: Firebreak is out June 17. Gonna be a helluva ride!