Control 2 is an Action RPG, Needs to Sell 3 to 4 Million Units to Breakeven

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William D’Angelo
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Remedy Entertainment in its Capital Markets Day 2024 presentation announced Control 2 is an action RPG.

The developer also revealed Control 2 needs to sell between three and four million units lifetime in order to breakeven as the game has a budget of €50 million.

Control 2 will enter full production in 2025 and is in development for the PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC.

Control has sold over 4.5 million units worldwide and has surpassed 19 million players and Alan Wake 2 has sold over 1.8 million units.

The developer last month announced FBC: Firebreak, a three-player co-operative first-person shooter set in the Federal Bureau of Control from the game Control. It will launch for the PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PC via Steam and Epic Games Store, Xbox Game Pass, and PlayStation Plus Game Catalog in 2025.

Remedy Entertainment is also developing Max Payne 1 & 2 Remake, which entered full production earlier this year.

Alan Wake 2 has also recouped most of its development and marketing expenses as of the end of September. The Lake House DLC and the Physical Deluxe Edition released on October 22.

A life-long and avid gamer, William D’Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012 and taking over the hardware estimates in 2017. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel. You can contact the author on Twitter @TrunksWD.

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