Alan Wake 2 Still Isn’t Getting A Physical Release
Remedy has reconfirmed that there are no plans for a physical version of Alan Wake 2.
As reported by Tech4Gamers, Remedy had this response when asked about this in a new interview:
“I hear you, but there are no other plans as of now.”
From the start it does seem like Remedy, or at least one person in Remedy, has been dead set about making this game a digital only release.
When they first announced this decision last May, Remedy had a lot of answers ready. For one, they pointed out that most gamers had moved on to buying their games digitally, because of the convenience.
Secondly, Remedy mentioned that it allows them to keep game’s prices at $ 50 for PC or $ 60 on consoles, well below the $ 70 that all the big three game console companies have adopted to at least their most premium games.
Lastly, Remedy touted that they did not want consumers to buy a disc and then have to download part of the game after the fact.
In a new interview months later, Remedy added to their arguments for doing this. This time, they tried to sell fans on the notion that the studio would have more time to work on Alan Wake 2 and polish it before release. They reason it turns out this way, is because Remedy does not have to get their game approved earlier, to allow for the game companies to publish the game on physical formats.
However, we all know that this is perfectly possible, and in fact, someone in the industry decided to show this to us too. THQ Nordic pointed out that they could take on publishing duties for the physical version of Alan Wake, if Remedy wanted them to. This announcement did seem like THQ Nordic trying to make it public so that Remedy would be forced to agree, but it didn’t work.
Remedy took on Epic Games Store as their
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