Remedy Entertainment explained the controversial decision behind Alan Wake 2’s digital-only release, saying it would give the team “more time to polish.”
Alan Wake 2 launches on Xbox Series X|S on October 17th. This is an important time for fans eagerly awaiting the return of the popular series. Unfortunately, last month, it was revealed that Alan Wake 2 will be available digitally only, so the excitement about its upcoming release has cooled somewhat. Now, Remedy has shed some light on that controversial decision.
Alan Wake 2’s digital launch will cause Remedy to spend ‘significant weeks’ polishing
when talking to euro gamer, Remedy Entertainment’s Alan Wake 2 Creative Director Sam Lake and Game Director Kyle Rowley discussed the decision to discontinue the upcoming physical release of the game. “Of course as a creator, going digital only actually gives you a lot more time to polish your game for quite a few weeks because otherwise it would end up on disc. Because the game obviously has to be playable without a patch,” Lowry said. “Basically we didn’t want to release something we weren’t proud of or didn’t want players to play, so we hope that this way we can deliver a better version of the game.”
of FAQ We’ve revealed that Alan Wake 2’s digital-only release will refer to lowering the game’s price as a decision, but neither developer seems to have touched on that point during our interview. At this time, Remedy Entertainment has no “plans to release Alan Wake 2 on disc.”
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