'A Must-Have Day 1 Purchase': Remedy Bets Big on Control Resonant, as Alan Wake 2 Passes 3 Million Sold

Alan Wake and Control developer Remedy is betting large connected Control Resonant, arsenic Alan Wake 2 yet passes 3 cardinal copies sold.

Remedy's latest fiscal results amusement decreases successful profit, gross and currency travel — but this isn't a immense surprise. The institution is engaged putting the finishing touches to its impressive-looking Control sequel, portion income of its backmost catalog person been steady.

Originally launched successful October 2023, Alan Wake 2 took immoderate clip to crook a profit. Meanwhile, arsenic antecedently announced, Remedy's multiplayer experimentation FBC: Firebreak received its last update backmost successful March, pursuing debased sales.

Jean-Charles Gaudechon, installed arsenic CEO of Remedy successful March, commented connected the company's latest results by pointing retired that the institution had present begun spending connected Control Resonant marketing, including its uncover trailer shown during Sony's June State of Play presentation, and 2nd trailer which aired during Summer Game Fest.

Gaudechon continued by noting that Remedy's yearly numbers were down year-on-year, meanwhile, versus 2025's revenues from FBC: Firebreak, including wealth earned from subscription work agreements (the crippled launched successful some Xbox Game Pass and PlayStation Plus).

As for the upcoming Control Resonant, Gaudechon struck a hopeful tone. The crippled present has 1.5 cardinal wishlists crossed PC and consoles, and is among the apical 3 pre-ordered PlayStation games successful the U.S., Germany and Brazil.

"We presumption Control Resonant arsenic a must-have day-one acquisition portion besides gathering Control into a lasting franchise," Gaudechon said. "In a competitory autumn window, we judge the distinctiveness and prime of the crippled volition marque it basal out. Control Resonant volition beryllium disposable crossed each large platforms from time 1 and is priced attractively for an AAA title. Combined with the merchandise model becoming somewhat little crowded since our archetypal reveal, we stay assured successful our positioning."

Other than Control Resonant, Remedy continues its lengthy improvement enactment connected the Max Payne 1 & 2 remakes, which are inactive listed arsenic successful production. The institution besides has an unannounced "new project" which it says has present reached "production readiness," without providing further detail. Is this aboriginal enactment connected an Alan Wake 3, oregon different Control game? We'll person to hold and see, though Remedy surely doesn't dependable similar it's giving up connected Alan conscionable yet.

"We person 2 established ain franchises, Control and Alan Wake, which are linked done the Remedy Connected Universe," Gaudechon concluded, looking to the future. "Remedy volition self-publish upcoming games, successful which Remedy owns the IP. Growing and expanding the 2 franchises volition beryllium a cardinal portion of our future. In addition, we enactment with a spouse franchise Max Payne, primitively created by Remedy."

Control Resonant launches connected September 24 for PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S.

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