Remedy Is Promising Great Visuals That Won’t Require a Monster PC to Run With FBC Firebreak; Confirms Steam Deck Support
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Despite being an online-centric title, Remedy’s upcoming cooperative shooter FBC: Firebreak will boast some pretty impressive visuals that you’d come to expect from the studio.
Although their recent games have required some pretty demanding specs, Remedy is making sure FBC: Firebreak is optimized to run on all kinds of machines, including the Steam Deck.
FBC: Firebreak Will Have Steam Deck Support, as Well As Full Tracing Features
For those worried that Remedy’s next title will be as demanding as its recent ones, Alan Wake 2 and Control, worry not. The studio is aiming to optimize for lower-spec PCs. This was revealed to us during a press-only event, in which the studio confirmed that FBC: Firebreak will have lower PC requirements and be optimized for the Steam Deck. One of the reasons provided was that the studio wanted to be able to reach more players. That should come as no surprise, considering the title is heavily marketed as a cooperative experience.
Still, this is fantastic news to hear, as the PC requirements for Alan Wake 2 were pretty high up there, especially if you wanted to run any ray tracing features.
Speaking of ray tracing, if you thought the studio’s aim for lower specs would mean they would cut back on features, think again. FBC: Firebreak will feature full ray tracing features, as well as support for Nvidia Reflex and DLSS 4. DLSS 4 support is the entire suite of its technology, which includes Multi-Frame Generation, transformer-based AI model for Super Resolution, Ray Reconstruction, DLAA, and the rest of its features.
Even if FBC: Firebreak isn’t pushing the visual barrier like what Alan Wake 2 did, it still looks impressive nonetheless. The Northern Light Engine, the same one used on Alan Wake 2, is really being put to the test here for a multiplayer game, especially when it comes to particle effects.
So yeah, that’s fantastic news for all of us Remedy fans out there who are planning to play this on PC. As for when we’ll be playing it, FBC: Firebreak launches sometime this Summer. It will be available on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S. It will also be a day one on PC Game Pass + Game Pass Ultimate and for all PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium members.
If you’d like to read more about FBC: Firebreak, be sure to check our preview where we mention how Remedy aims to skip live service elements in favor of prioritizing the gameplay experience..
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