<s>
Quantum	B-Application
Break	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2016	O
action-adventure	O
third-person	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Remedy	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
Studios	O
for	O
Windows	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
originally	O
was	O
envisioned	O
as	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Remedy	O
's	O
previous	O
game	O
,	O
Alan	B-Application
Wake	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
uses	O
a	O
new	O
engine	O
developed	O
by	O
Remedy	O
,	O
the	O
Northlight	O
engine	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
technology	O
called	O
Digital	B-General_Concept
Molecular	I-General_Concept
Matter	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
mid-2013	O
and	O
was	O
set	O
to	O
release	O
in	O
2015	O
,	O
but	O
its	O
release	O
was	O
delayed	O
to	O
avoid	O
competition	O
with	O
other	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
exclusives	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
criticized	O
for	O
its	O
technical	O
issues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Quantum	B-Application
Break	I-Application
was	O
the	O
best-selling	O
new	O
intellectual	O
property	O
published	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
since	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
though	O
the	O
record	O
was	O
broken	O
two	O
years	O
later	O
by	O
Sea	B-Application
of	I-Application
Thieves	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Quantum	B-Application
Break	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
video	O
game	O
played	O
from	O
a	O
third-person	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	B-Application
artificial	I-Application
intelligence	I-Application
in	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
designed	O
to	O
push	O
the	O
player	O
out	O
of	O
cover	O
by	O
coordinating	O
with	O
each	O
other	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Quantum	B-Application
Break	I-Application
is	O
set	O
at	O
and	O
around	O
Riverport	O
,	O
where	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
miscalculations	O
by	O
Paul	O
Serene	O
,	O
a	O
time	O
travel	O
experiment	O
goes	O
wrong	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Will	O
warns	O
Jack	O
he	O
cannot	O
simply	O
repair	O
the	O
fracture	O
then	O
and	O
there	O
,	O
as	O
it	O
would	O
erase	O
key	O
future	O
events	O
and	O
risk	O
a	O
time	B-Application
paradox	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lance	O
Reddick	O
as	O
Martin	O
Hatch	O
,	O
Serene	O
's	O
second-in-command	O
who	O
acts	O
as	O
the	O
CEO	B-Application
and	O
face	O
of	O
Monarch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Quantum	B-Application
Break	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Finnish	O
developer	O
Remedy	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
Studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2010	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
released	O
Alan	B-Application
Wake	I-Application
,	O
another	O
title	O
published	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Remedy	O
intended	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Alan	B-Application
Wake	I-Application
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
hoped	O
to	O
include	O
live	O
action	O
elements	O
into	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
concept	O
was	O
pitched	O
to	O
Microsoft	O
,	O
who	O
showed	O
no	O
interest	O
in	O
publishing	O
another	O
Alan	B-Application
Wake	I-Application
game	O
and	O
wanted	O
to	O
diversify	O
their	O
games	O
lineup	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
idea	O
of	O
having	O
a	O
game	O
about	O
quantum	O
physics	O
originated	O
from	O
a	O
TV	O
episode	O
within	O
Alan	B-Application
Wake	I-Application
called	O
"	O
Quantum	O
Suicide	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
directed	O
by	O
Sam	O
Lake	O
,	O
the	O
writer	O
of	O
Alan	B-Application
Wake	I-Application
and	O
Remedy	O
's	O
previous	O
games	O
,	O
Max	B-Application
Payne	I-Application
and	O
Max	B-Application
Payne	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Fall	I-Application
of	I-Application
Max	I-Application
Payne	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
was	O
also	O
inspired	O
by	O
The	O
Matrix	O
,	O
The	B-General_Concept
Terminator	I-General_Concept
,	O
Back	B-Application
to	I-Application
the	I-Application
Future	I-Application
,	O
Primer	O
,	O
Looper	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
films	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lake	O
described	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
Remedy	O
's	O
most	O
ambitious	O
project	O
and	O
the	O
"	O
ultimate	O
Remedy	O
game	O
"	O
,	O
since	O
the	O
team	O
learnt	O
from	O
Alan	B-Application
Wake	I-Application
and	O
attempted	O
to	O
refine	O
the	O
formula	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
in	O
Alan	B-Application
Wake	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
theme	O
revolves	O
around	O
family	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
add	O
dimensions	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
took	O
inspirations	O
from	O
postmodern	O
literature	O
and	O
included	O
many	O
self-references	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
standalone	O
TV	O
show	O
called	O
Alan	B-Application
Wake	I-Application
's	O
Return	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Inspired	O
by	O
Die	B-Application
Hard	I-Application
,	O
the	O
writers	O
hoped	O
that	O
this	O
approach	O
would	O
allow	O
them	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
complex	O
villain	O
with	O
depth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Quantum	B-Application
Break	I-Application
was	O
described	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
transmedia	O
action-shooter	O
video	O
game	O
and	O
television	O
hybrid	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lake	O
described	O
the	O
TV	O
show	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
natural	O
progression	O
"	O
for	O
the	O
studio	O
,	O
having	O
experimented	O
with	O
the	O
format	O
with	O
the	O
two	O
Max	B-Application
Payne	I-Application
games	O
,	O
which	O
feature	O
televisions	O
,	O
and	O
Alan	B-Application
Wake	I-Application
,	O
which	O
has	O
the	O
Bright	B-Application
Falls	I-Application
live	O
action	O
show	O
,	O
and	O
Alan	B-Application
Wake	I-Application
:	I-Application
American	I-Application
Nightmare	I-Application
,	O
which	O
features	O
live-action	O
cutscenes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lake	O
initially	O
thought	O
Microsoft	O
was	O
not	O
particularly	O
enthusiastic	O
about	O
the	O
idea	O
,	O
but	O
had	O
accepted	O
the	O
pitch	O
mainly	O
because	O
of	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
vision	O
of	O
having	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
as	O
an	O
entertainment	O
device	O
with	O
rich	O
TV	O
features	O
at	O
that	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
TV	O
show	O
was	O
not	O
part	O
of	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
project	O
,	O
the	O
closure	O
of	O
Xbox	B-Protocol
Entertainment	O
Studios	O
did	O
not	O
affect	O
the	O
progress	O
of	O
the	O
TV	O
show	O
production	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
created	O
by	O
Lifeboat	O
Productions	O
,	O
who	O
worked	O
closely	O
with	O
Remedy	O
through	O
Skype	B-Application
conversation	O
and	O
screenplay	O
review	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
intended	O
to	O
"	O
recapture	O
the	O
action	O
spectacle	O
"	O
featured	O
in	O
their	O
Max	B-Application
Payne	I-Application
series	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
several	O
modern	O
iterations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
created	O
Quantum	B-Application
Break	I-Application
as	O
a	O
third-person	O
shooter	O
because	O
of	O
their	O
past	O
experiences	O
with	O
the	O
genre	O
and	O
because	O
they	O
thought	O
that	O
the	O
third-person	O
perspective	O
would	O
allow	O
them	O
to	O
show	O
a	O
strong	O
leading	O
character	O
,	O
while	O
a	O
purely	O
story-oriented	O
game	O
would	O
not	O
feel	O
like	O
a	O
triple	O
A	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Learning	O
from	O
criticism	O
of	O
Alan	B-Application
Wake	I-Application
,	O
they	O
introduced	O
several	O
puzzles	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
increase	O
variety	O
and	O
change	O
the	O
pace	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
of	O
the	O
environmental	O
puzzles	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
rewind	O
feature	O
,	O
were	O
inspired	O
by	O
titles	O
like	O
Prince	B-Application
of	I-Application
Persia	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Sands	I-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
and	O
Life	B-Application
Is	I-Application
Strange	I-Application
,	O
while	O
the	O
stutter	O
sequences	O
were	O
inspired	O
by	O
Salvador	O
Dali	O
and	O
Inception'''s	O
dream	O
sequence	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
prevent	O
the	O
game	O
from	O
relying	O
excessively	O
on	O
its	O
cover	O
system	O
,	O
the	B-Application
artificial	I-Application
intelligence	I-Application
(	O
AI	B-Application
)	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
designed	O
to	O
attack	O
the	O
player	O
aggressively	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
drive	O
the	O
player	O
out	O
from	O
cover	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Time	O
powers	O
affect	O
AI	B-Application
behaviors	O
,	O
and	O
Remedy	O
built	O
a	O
new	O
system	O
that	O
allows	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
to	O
search	O
for	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
after	O
Time	O
Rush	O
is	O
used	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
also	O
used	O
Digital	B-General_Concept
Molecular	I-General_Concept
Matter	I-General_Concept
,	O
a	O
technology	O
developed	O
by	O
Pixelux	O
that	O
allows	O
structures	O
and	O
objects	O
to	O
react	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
the	O
same	O
way	O
they	O
would	O
in	O
reality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
created	O
a	O
new	O
global	B-Algorithm
illumination	I-Algorithm
system	O
for	O
indirect	O
lighting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
resolution	B-General_Concept
foundation	O
was	O
720p	O
,	O
but	O
Remedy	O
attempted	O
to	O
raise	O
it	O
to	O
1080p	O
by	O
using	O
temporal	B-Algorithm
reconstruction	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
spent	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
resources	O
in	O
carrying	O
out	O
detailed	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
,	O
to	O
enhance	O
players	O
 '	O
engagement	O
with	O
the	O
story	O
and	O
make	O
it	O
easier	O
for	O
them	O
to	O
form	O
emotional	O
attachments	O
to	O
characters	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
keep	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
the	O
TV	O
show	O
consistent	O
with	O
each	O
other	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lake	O
added	O
that	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
challenges	O
when	O
recording	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
is	O
to	O
convince	O
the	O
inexperienced	O
actors	O
,	O
who	O
thought	O
that	O
the	O
system	O
lacked	O
complexity	O
,	O
not	O
to	O
overact	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Remedy	O
invited	O
the	O
actors	O
to	O
Remedy	O
's	O
office	O
in	O
Helsinki	O
,	O
where	O
they	O
used	O
their	O
own	O
technology	O
to	O
carry	O
out	O
extremely	O
detailed	O
motion	B-Application
capturing	I-Application
of	O
facial	O
expressions	O
and	O
movements	O
in	O
dialogue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ashmore	O
described	O
the	O
chamber	O
for	O
motion	B-Application
capturing	I-Application
as	O
a	O
"	O
Sweat	O
Box	O
"	O
,	O
as	O
actors	O
must	O
remain	O
steady	O
,	O
moving	O
only	O
their	O
faces	O
,	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
prevent	O
the	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
data	O
from	O
getting	O
ruined	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
also	O
used	O
Audiokinetic	B-Application
Wwise	I-Application
to	O
sync	O
audio	O
with	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
soundtrack	O
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Petri	O
Alanko	O
,	O
the	O
composer	O
of	O
Alan	B-Application
Wake	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alanko	O
made	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
modular	O
audio	O
software	O
Reaktor	B-Application
,	O
but	O
was	O
not	O
satisfied	O
with	O
the	O
software	O
's	O
built-in	O
instruments	O
and	O
decided	O
to	O
create	O
his	O
own	O
set	O
of	O
custom	O
sounds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
originally	O
set	O
for	O
release	O
in	O
2015	O
,	O
but	O
Microsoft	O
held	O
it	O
to	O
2016	O
to	O
avoid	O
competition	O
with	O
other	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
exclusives	O
including	O
Halo	B-Application
5	I-Application
:	I-Application
Guardians	I-Application
,	O
Rise	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Tomb	I-Application
Raider	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Forza	B-Application
Motorsport	I-Application
6	I-Application
,	O
incidentally	O
giving	O
Remedy	O
more	O
time	O
to	O
refine	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
users	O
need	O
to	O
stream	O
the	O
show	O
,	O
while	O
Xbox	B-Protocol
users	O
have	O
a	O
choice	O
between	O
streaming	O
or	O
pre-downloading	O
and	O
storing	O
the	O
episodes	O
on	O
their	O
console	O
hard	O
drive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
initially	O
considered	O
other	O
options	O
,	O
including	O
releasing	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
standalone	O
show	O
or	O
a	O
separate	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
download	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
Quantum	B-Application
Break	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
announced	O
as	O
an	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
exclusive	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
announced	O
in	O
February	O
2016	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
(	O
Universal	B-Device
Windows	I-Device
Platform	I-Device
)	O
as	O
well	O
,	O
to	O
launch	O
simultaneously	O
with	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developed	O
internally	O
by	O
Remedy	O
,	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
would	O
only	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
Windows	B-Application
Store	I-Application
and	O
would	O
require	O
DirectX	O
12	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
created	O
a	O
backlash	O
among	O
players	O
,	O
who	O
criticized	O
Microsoft	O
for	O
misleading	O
them	O
into	O
buying	O
an	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
by	O
not	O
revealing	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
's	O
existence	O
when	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
announced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
who	O
purchase	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
receive	O
a	O
digital	O
code	O
for	O
the	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alan	B-Application
Wake	I-Application
,	O
along	O
with	O
its	O
two	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
special	O
episodes	O
"	O
The	O
Signal	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
The	O
Writer	O
"	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
American	O
Nightmare	O
,	O
would	O
be	O
available	O
for	O
free	O
for	O
players	O
who	O
purchased	O
the	O
game	O
through	O
backward	B-General_Concept
compatibility	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
who	O
had	O
not	O
reached	O
18	O
years	O
old	O
by	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
would	O
get	O
Kameo	B-Application
:	I-Application
Elements	I-Application
of	I-Application
Power	I-Application
as	O
their	O
pre-order	O
bonus	O
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
celebrated	O
the	O
launch	O
with	O
launch	O
parties	O
in	O
various	O
Microsoft	B-Application
stores	I-Application
in	O
the	O
US	O
and	O
Canada	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
Sydney	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
alongside	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
novel	O
titled	O
Quantum	B-Application
Break	I-Application
:	O
Zero	O
State	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
standalone	O
PC	O
version	O
,	O
distributed	O
through	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
physical	O
Timeless	O
Collector	O
's	O
Edition	O
(	O
which	O
includes	O
a	O
development	O
documentary	O
,	O
a	O
book	O
detailing	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
development	O
,	O
a	O
soundtrack	O
CD	O
,	O
and	O
posters	O
)	O
were	O
released	O
on	O
29	O
September	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
Windows	O
10/UWP	O
version	O
,	O
it	O
supports	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
and	O
newer	O
on	O
64-bit	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nordic	O
Games	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
assisted	O
the	O
PC	O
distribution	O
of	O
Alan	B-Application
Wake	I-Application
,	O
Ori	B-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Blind	I-Application
Forest	I-Application
:	I-Application
Definitive	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
,	O
and	O
State	B-Application
of	I-Application
Decay	I-Application
:	I-Application
Year-One	I-Application
Survival	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
,	O
distributed	O
the	O
retail	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critical	O
reception	O
for	O
Quantum	B-Application
Break	I-Application
was	O
divided	O
but	O
generally	O
positive	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
aggregator	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
with	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
version	O
receiving	O
better	O
reviews	O
than	O
the	O
Windows	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
graphics	O
received	O
critical	O
acclaim	O
,	O
with	O
Sam	O
Loveridge	O
from	O
Digital	O
Spy	O
proclaiming	O
it	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
best-looking	O
"	O
video	O
games	O
available	O
for	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Timothy	O
J	O
.	O
Seppala	O
from	O
Engadget	B-Application
considered	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
legitimate	O
reason	O
to	O
buy	O
an	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
"	O
,	O
and	O
Loveridge	O
and	O
Gies	O
thought	O
that	O
Remedy	O
had	O
set	O
a	O
foundation	O
for	O
future	O
storytelling	O
by	O
blending	O
the	O
two	O
mediums	O
together	O
,	O
making	O
this	O
game	O
a	O
unique	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	O
version	O
was	O
poorly	O
received	O
due	O
to	O
numerous	O
performance	O
and	O
stability	O
issues	O
,	O
mostly	O
on	O
Nvidia	O
GPUs	B-Architecture
,	O
along	O
with	O
restrictions	O
imposed	O
by	O
the	O
Universal	B-Device
Windows	I-Device
Platform	I-Device
which	O
prevented	O
third-party	O
workarounds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
updated	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
to	O
Steam	B-Application
five	O
months	O
after	O
its	O
initial	O
launch	O
,	O
supporting	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
and	O
above	O
,	O
and	O
addressing	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
earlier	O
release	O
's	O
technical	O
issues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Quantum	B-Application
Break	I-Application
was	O
the	O
best-selling	O
retail	O
game	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
of	O
release	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
,	O
outselling	O
competitor	O
Dirt	B-Application
Rally	I-Application
by	O
139	O
sales	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
the	O
best-selling	O
original	O
property	O
released	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
since	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
outselling	O
games	O
like	O
Sunset	B-Application
Overdrive	I-Application
,	O
Ori	B-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Blind	I-Application
Forest	I-Application
and	O
Ryse	B-Device
:	I-Device
Son	I-Device
of	I-Device
Rome	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
record	O
was	O
later	O
broken	O
by	O
Sea	B-Application
of	I-Application
Thieves	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
March	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Year	O
Award	O
Category	O
Result	O
Ref	O
2015	O
The	O
Game	O
Awards	O
2015	O
Most	O
Anticipated	O
Game	O
2016	O
34th	O
Golden	O
Joystick	O
Awards	O
Best	O
Original	O
Game	O
Best	O
Storytelling	O
Innovation	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
Performance	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
(	O
Shawn	O
Ashmore	O
as	O
Jack	O
Joyce	O
)	O
Xbox	B-Protocol
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
2017	O
15th	O
Annual	O
Visual	O
Effects	O
Society	O
Awards	O
Outstanding	O
Visual	O
Effects	O
in	O
a	O
Real-Time	O
Project	O
20th	O
Annual	O
D.I.C.E.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
Xbox	B-Protocol
's	O
presentation	O
at	O
Gamescom	O
2014	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
Studios	O
had	O
reported	O
that	O
Quantum	B-Application
Break	I-Application
was	O
slated	O
to	O
be	O
one	O
of	O
"	O
Xbox	B-Protocol
's	O
new	O
flagship	O
franchises	O
"	O
,	O
placing	O
it	O
alongside	O
the	O
Gears	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
and	O
Halo	B-Application
series	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
importance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2016	O
,	O
Aaron	O
Greenberg	O
,	O
general	O
manager	O
of	O
marketing	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Protocol
,	O
said	O
in	O
an	O
interview	O
with	O
Windows	O
Central	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
sold	O
very	O
well	O
,	O
but	O
like	O
every	O
movie	O
,	O
not	O
every	O
game	O
needs	O
a	O
sequel	O
,	O
sometimes	O
that	O
's	O
okay	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
this	O
,	O
Shannon	O
Loftis	O
,	O
head	O
of	O
publishing	O
at	O
Microsoft	O
Global	O
Games	O
Publishing	O
,	O
reported	O
in	O
October	O
2017	O
that	O
Microsoft	O
had	O
no	O
plans	O
to	O
abandon	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
universe	O
,	O
saying	O
"	O
I	O
think	O
Quantum	B-Application
Break	I-Application
is	O
a	O
very	O
good	O
example	O
of	O
a	O
world	O
and	O
a	O
phenomenon	O
where	O
there	O
is	O
still	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
story	O
we	O
can	O
tell	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2018	O
,	O
after	O
announcing	O
his	O
new	O
game	O
,	O
which	O
stars	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
Quantum	O
Break''	O
actresses	O
,	O
Remedy	O
CEO	B-Application
Tero	O
Virtala	O
said	O
that	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
pending	O
approval	O
from	O
Microsoft	O
,	O
which	O
owns	O
the	O
intellectual	O
property	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
