<s>
Tom	B-Application
Clancy	I-Application
's	I-Application
Ghost	I-Application
Recon	I-Application
Breakpoint	I-Application
is	O
an	O
online-only	B-Application
tactical	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
Paris	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
on	O
4	O
October	O
2019	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
on	O
18	O
December	O
2019	O
for	O
Stadia	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
the	O
eleventh	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Tom	B-Application
Clancy	I-Application
's	I-Application
Ghost	I-Application
Recon	I-Application
franchise	O
and	O
is	O
a	O
narrative	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
2017	O
video	O
game	O
Tom	B-Application
Clancy	I-Application
's	I-Application
Ghost	I-Application
Recon	I-Application
Wildlands	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
release	O
,	O
Tom	B-Application
Clancy	I-Application
's	I-Application
Ghost	I-Application
Recon	I-Application
Breakpoint	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
with	O
criticism	O
for	O
its	O
mechanics	O
and	O
mission	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
its	O
predecessor	O
Wildlands	B-Application
,	O
Breakpoint	O
is	O
a	O
tactical	O
shooter	O
game	O
set	O
in	O
an	O
open	O
world	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Ubisoft	O
,	O
Auroa	O
is	O
larger	O
than	O
the	O
game	O
world	O
featured	O
in	O
Wildlands	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
of	O
the	O
new	O
features	O
added	O
to	O
Breakpoint	O
were	O
developed	O
based	O
on	O
player	O
feedback	O
in	O
Wildlands	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
places	O
a	O
larger	O
emphasis	O
on	O
survival	O
than	O
Wildlands	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
a	O
mode	O
called	O
"	O
Exploration	O
"	O
that	O
was	O
used	O
in	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
Odyssey	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
competitive	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
was	O
released	O
at	O
launch	O
,	O
and	O
end-of-game	O
content	O
such	O
as	O
raids	B-Protocol
was	O
introduced	O
after	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
year	O
2025	O
,	O
six	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Wildlands	B-Application
and	O
one	O
year	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Future	O
Soldier	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Returning	O
characters	O
from	O
Ghost	B-Application
Recon	I-Application
Wildlands	I-Application
include	O
the	O
members	O
of	O
Nomad	O
's	O
fireteam	O
Dominic	O
"	O
Holt	O
"	O
Moretta	O
,	O
Corey	O
"	O
Weaver	O
"	O
Ward	O
and	O
Rubio	O
"	O
Midas	O
"	O
Delgado	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nomad	O
survives	O
the	O
crash	O
,	O
but	O
Midas	O
is	O
missing	B-Application
in	I-Application
action	I-Application
,	O
Holt	O
is	O
crippled	O
,	O
and	O
Weaver	O
is	O
executed	O
by	O
Cole	O
Walker	O
,	O
a	O
former	O
Ghost-turned-leader	O
of	O
an	O
elite	O
paramilitary	O
group	O
called	O
the	O
"	O
Wolves	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
in	O
November	O
2019	O
,	O
Breakpoints	O
first	O
raid	B-Protocol
event	O
,	O
Project	O
Titan	O
takes	O
place	O
on	O
the	O
previously	O
inaccessible	O
Golem	O
Island	O
,	O
where	O
Nomad	O
is	O
tasked	O
with	O
destroying	O
Skell	O
Tech	O
's	O
"	O
Titan	O
"	O
drones	O
and	O
preventing	O
Sentinel	O
from	O
manufacturing	O
more	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Making	O
their	O
way	O
to	O
Rasa	O
's	O
workshop	O
,	O
she	O
explains	O
that	O
forty	O
years	O
from	O
now	O
in	O
her	O
timeline	O
,	O
an	O
artificial	O
intelligence	O
known	O
as	O
Skynet	B-Application
would	O
be	O
responsible	O
for	O
developing	O
the	O
machines	O
for	O
infiltration-based	O
assassination	O
missions	O
,	O
and	O
would	O
use	O
the	O
machines	O
to	O
wage	O
war	O
on	O
humanity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
all	O
remaining	O
Terminators	O
on	O
Auroa	O
destroyed	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
threat	O
posed	O
by	O
Skynet	B-Application
now	O
abated	O
,	O
Rasa	O
chooses	O
to	O
stay	O
in	O
the	O
present	O
at	O
Erewhon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Deep	O
State	O
features	O
a	O
tie-in	O
with	O
Tom	B-Application
Clancy	I-Application
's	I-Application
Splinter	I-Application
Cell	I-Application
,	O
with	O
actor	O
Michael	O
Ironside	O
reprising	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
Sam	O
Fisher	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Red	O
Patriot	O
features	O
the	O
return	O
of	O
Scott	O
Mitchell	O
from	O
Tom	B-Application
Clancy	I-Application
's	I-Application
Ghost	I-Application
Recon	I-Application
Future	I-Application
Soldier	I-Application
as	O
the	O
commander	O
of	O
the	O
Ghosts	O
and	O
Nomad	O
's	O
superior	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Weekend	O
of	O
2021	O
,	O
Ubisoft	O
's	O
website	O
and	O
its	O
global	O
YouTube	O
channels	O
announced	O
January	O
14	O
DLC	B-Protocol
featuring	O
operators	O
from	O
fellow	O
Clancy	O
game	O
Rainbow	B-Application
Six	I-Application
Siege	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rainbow	O
operatives	O
Eliza	O
"	O
Ash	O
"	O
Cohen	O
of	O
FBI	O
SWAT	B-Application
,	O
Lera	O
"	O
Finka	O
"	O
Melnikova	O
of	O
the	O
Spetznaz	O
and	O
Mike	O
"	O
Thatcher	O
"	O
Baker	O
of	O
the	O
Special	O
Air	O
Service	O
plus	O
Liu	O
Tze	O
"	O
Lesion	O
"	O
Long	O
of	O
the	O
Hong	O
Kong	O
Police	O
Force	O
Special	O
Duties	O
Unit	O
as	O
point	O
of	O
contact	O
join	O
the	O
Ghosts	O
to	O
assist	O
in	O
stopping	O
Sentinel	O
from	O
producing	O
a	O
chemical	O
weapon	O
–	O
a	O
toxic	O
gas	O
called	O
Amber	O
Ruin	O
–	O
and	O
selling	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
marks	O
the	O
second	O
Ghost	O
Recon	O
mission	O
featuring	O
Rainbow	B-Application
Six	I-Application
Siege	I-Application
operators	O
following	O
2018	O
's	O
Operation	O
Archangel	O
DLC	B-Protocol
for	O
Wildlands	B-Application
,	O
when	O
Meghan	O
J	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Operation	O
Motherland	O
features	O
the	O
return	O
of	O
Karen	O
Bowman	O
,	O
Nomad	O
's	O
CIA	O
handler	O
from	O
Tom	B-Application
Clancy	I-Application
's	I-Application
Ghost	I-Application
Recon	I-Application
Wildlands	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
resist	O
the	O
Ghosts	O
,	O
the	O
remnants	O
of	O
Sentinel	O
have	O
subsequently	O
called	O
upon	O
reinforcements	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
Bodark	O
,	O
a	O
rogue	O
elite	O
Russian	O
Spetsnaz	O
unit	O
from	O
Tom	B-Application
Clancy	I-Application
's	I-Application
Ghost	I-Application
Recon	I-Application
Future	I-Application
Soldier	I-Application
and	O
are	O
equipped	O
with	O
their	O
own	O
enemy	O
archetypes	O
,	O
vehicles	O
,	O
and	O
weaponry	O
such	O
as	O
optical	O
camouflage	O
;	O
a	O
feature	O
that	O
is	O
also	O
unlockable	O
for	O
the	O
Ghosts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
update	O
included	O
an	O
easter	O
egg	O
for	O
the	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
franchise	O
's	O
25th	O
anniversary	O
,	O
wherein	O
Breakpoint	O
players	O
can	O
complete	O
a	O
'	O
Relics	O
of	O
the	O
Ancients	O
 '	O
treasure	O
hunt	O
for	O
Tomb	B-Application
Raider	I-Application
themed	O
rewards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
Wildlands	B-Application
,	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
expanded	O
to	O
more	O
than	O
one	O
thousand	O
people	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
team	O
listened	O
to	O
players	O
 '	O
feedback	O
from	O
Wildlands	B-Application
and	O
introduced	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
changes	O
players	O
had	O
requested	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
an	O
increased	O
focus	O
on	O
realism	O
and	O
improved	O
vehicle	O
control	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
executive	O
producer	O
Nouredine	O
Abboud	O
,	O
Jon	O
Bernthal	O
was	O
hired	O
to	O
voice	O
and	O
provide	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
antagonist	O
because	O
the	O
team	O
felt	O
that	O
he	O
had	O
the	O
potential	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
charismatic	O
villain	O
and	O
an	O
effective	O
nemesis	O
for	O
the	O
Ghosts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ubisoft	O
released	O
a	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
chapter	O
for	O
Wildlands	B-Application
titled	O
Operation	O
Oracle	O
that	O
introduced	O
the	O
character	O
of	O
Cole	O
D	O
.	O
Walker	O
and	O
focused	O
on	O
Skell	O
Technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Breakpoint	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
4	O
October	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
DLC	B-Protocol
chapters	O
,	O
Deep	O
State	O
and	O
Transcendence	O
,	O
were	O
set	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
following	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Deep	O
State	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
24	O
March	O
2020	O
,	O
Transcendence	O
was	O
replaced	O
by	O
the	O
DLC	B-Protocol
Red	O
Patriot	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
15	O
September	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ubisoft	O
also	O
announced	O
at	O
E3	O
2019	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
feature	O
a	O
Terminator-themed	O
crossover	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
its	O
DLC	B-Protocol
schedule	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tom	B-Application
Clancy	I-Application
's	I-Application
Ghost	I-Application
Recon	I-Application
Breakpoint	I-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Concerns	O
were	O
raised	O
that	O
this	O
allowed	O
players	O
to	O
bypass	O
aspects	O
of	O
grinding	B-Application
as	O
content	O
could	O
be	O
bought	O
as	O
soon	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
began	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
fears	O
of	O
it	O
being	O
pay-to-win	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ubisoft	O
responded	O
by	O
releasing	O
a	O
statement	O
saying	O
they	O
"	O
aimed	O
at	O
offering	O
a	O
fair	O
and	O
rewarding	O
experience	O
to	O
our	O
players	O
however	O
they	O
want	O
to	O
experience	O
our	O
game	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
two	O
key	O
factors	O
stood	O
out	O
as	O
extremely	O
important	O
for	O
the	O
team	O
:	O
That	O
Tom	B-Application
Clancy	I-Application
's	I-Application
Ghost	I-Application
Recon	I-Application
Breakpoint	I-Application
does	O
n't	O
include	O
any	O
pay-to-win	O
elements	O
,	O
 [ and ] 	O
to	O
make	O
sure	O
that	O
players	O
not	O
choosing	O
to	O
engage	O
with	O
in-game	O
purchases	O
do	O
not	O
see	O
their	O
experience	O
affected.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2021	O
,	O
Ubisoft	O
added	O
to	O
Ghost	B-Application
Recon	I-Application
Breakpoint	I-Application
support	O
for	O
Ubisoft	O
Quartz	O
,	O
a	O
non-fungible	O
token	O
(	O
NFT	O
)	O
service	O
for	O
obtaining	O
in-game	O
items	O
such	O
as	O
weapons	O
,	O
gear	O
,	O
and	O
cosmetics	O
(	O
referred	O
to	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
as	O
"	O
Digits	O
"	O
)	O
using	O
cryptocurrency	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ubisoft	O
released	O
the	O
last	O
Digit	O
for	O
Ghost	B-Application
Recon	I-Application
Breakpoint	I-Application
on	O
March	O
17	O
,	O
2022	O
and	O
ended	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
shortly	O
thereafter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Tom	B-Application
Clancy	I-Application
's	I-Application
Ghost	I-Application
Recon	I-Application
Breakpoint	I-Application
sold	O
54,733	O
copies	O
within	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
on	O
sale	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
second	O
bestselling	O
retail	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
week	O
in	O
the	O
country	O
.	O
</s>
