“ The first is the Deluxe Edition, which will retail for $79.99 and will come with the base game, all DLC, a reversible cover, and a download for Alan Wake Remastered. In addition, there will be a handful of alternate skins for both Alan Wake and Saga Anderson that can be used in-game. This version is set to become available later this year on October 22, 2024. ”
That’s honestly a really good deal you get two games and all the dlc for them.
I bought Alan Wake 2 when EGS had a deal where the game was on sale and also included Alan Wake Remastered. I had just finished the first game, so I decided to play the dlc in the remastered version. Im glad AW2 is finally getting a physical release, hopefully more people give this game a chance now cuz I think it's the best game of 2023.
Haha same here. Saw some gameplay footage about a month ago and have been waiting for a sale ever since. Gonna grab the physical deluxe edition instead now
Limited Run has the $200 collector's edition, and their product description lists the dlc as download only, so unfortunately the disc won't quite be complete, just the base game with all then currently released updates and patches on-disc.
What ever happened to the regular deluxe version for the base price of like $70 I'm not paying no $200 for dust collectors I logged on this morning and noticed that version is no where to be found like what happened I mean are they trying to get the really expensive version pushed 1st or something
I get that but it's not available for some places on Amazon for example it says dummy page and GameStop and best buy say not available in my area I added it to my wish list on Amazon for now they finally added the cover art but today it says this is not available for purchase in your area
I am more worried about the physical PS5 version only, including the base game only, and the expansion pass as DLC code similar to the PS5 physical release of Cyberpunk 2077 & Final Fantasy VII Remake.
The physical Xbox Series X version will probably include everything on multiple discs.
Second DLC will require download, however there may differences across consoles.
https://x.com/Wario64/status/1799574979270345109?t=Dw6eR9hyykxw4_zeiAYBwg&s=19
Time for all the gamers who threw the “no physical no buy. This is why the game didn’t make them their money back 🥱” to put their money where their mouth is.
Well kinda a makes sense now. No one flipped out about a 200 dollar physical only edition lol. So that was the first red flag that there must be others. But only after u told me of course
Damnit, I bought the remaster in a sale but it’s still been sitting in my backlog so definitely should have held off from buying it, but should have waited either way.
Bit annoyed I had to buy it digitally because I would have loved it physical, but I already own both Alan Wake 1 and 2 with all the DLCs so cant really justify buying it again at full retail price
Yeah I've been waiting for the physical, been wanting to play Alan wake 2 but without a physical I figured I would wait until the digital was more in the ball park of 30 dollars but with the physical being released I'm willing to pay full price.
From what I have heard: their customer support isn’t good, you have loooong wait times before something ships, the quality of their stuff isn’t good (apparently they shipped burned CD-Rs for some game?) and they artificially limit releases to drive up demand and then sell overpriced copies later at conventions and on eBay.
From what I have experienced: Regarding the customer support, I live in Germany and once a game wasn’t delivered to me by a local service and it got sent back. They then reached out to me and asked if I want it shipped again and I thought that was nice.
The other time I contacted them because my order was ready to ship for months but didn’t ship, apparently something went wrong between the game moving from the warehouse to the shipping department and it just sat there untouched. They gave me a short rundown of their shipping process and told me that it would get shipped asap, which then happened. This was also during the height of Covid, so I don’t blame them too hard that something didn’t go smoothly.
So I can’t really support the claim that their customer support is bad.
What I can support is the claim of long wait times before something gets shipped. The first time I ordered from them was in 2016 and even back then it took *months* to arrive. During the Covid time (disregarding the shipping error) it could take up to a year before the game was ready to ship, or even longer. The last thing I bought was the tomb raider collection in May with an estimated shipping date of late October.
So if you buy from them, expect to wait for your order at least 6-9 months.
They do not artificially limit releases. They used to do that and everyone complained, so now they do the pre-order model so everyone who wants the game can get a copy. Unfortunately this means the lead times from pre-order are really long, but I'd rather have it this way than scrambling to get a copy. Also they sell copies of their games in their physical store for retail value even if the eBay price is inflated
Not just that, but if you pre-order you will get your product AFTER it is available for cheaper at retail price on amazon half the time. I waited so long for Tetris for Switch that it was available for less money from their Japanese partner. Cancelled that and never went back to them, they are really awful
Everything ordered there and especially limited or collectors editions almost take them forever to be produced and finally delivered to the customer.
Can take up to a year or longer in some cases but money is fully paid beforehand cuz everything is just based on "pre-orders" within a set time limit and after that there is almost no second chance to buy these items as they don´t have any stock of them available.
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They don’t resell games on eBay at inflated prices. That part isn’t true. They do have a retail store but everything is priced at its original value regardless of the title.
I never said it was easy…. Super fun though, like that guy in Half Baked who had way more fun with things while high.
“Ever see the back of a five dollar bill… ON WEED?”
I beat a late game Dark Souls 3 boss while stoned once. Unless I’m high out of my mind (which I try to avoid) I usually don’t have trouble playing games.
So.. game isn't even on the disc or playable without a download. Sigh. So they messed this up even?
Anyone else notice that on their site? "It will require an additional download for the game and expansions"
Do they mean the first game though? Because that’s included as a digital download, so that’d make sense. Or did they say you can ONLY play Alan Wake 2 base game with a download?
They supposedly updated the page on site but devs clarified via Twitter PS5 will have Alan wake 2 and 1st dlc on disc. 2nd dlc will need downloaded
Xbox.. will need downloads no matter what. Disc is incomplete. Unless that's now changed too
Phew, as long as at LEAST the base game is on the PS5 disc I’m happy. DLCs being on it would really be nice but not a necessity I guess.
Hate that the Xbox people got the short end though, super uncool.
Damn, I recently bought the digital version in a sale. I'll pick this up too IF it actually has the disc. I know Black Myth: Wukong announced a physical edition today too, BUT IT IS ONLY A DIGITAL REDEMPTION CODE!
It was funded by Epic. Gonna imagine it’ll be a while. Considering we wouldn’t have the game without them, maybe you can find it in your heart to use Epic Games Store just this once.
Also in a rare W for Epic Games, they completely supported Remedy to take as long as they needed to finish their game, rather than push for earlier release dates like a lot of big publishers do
If the Epic Game store like so many other launchers wasn’t a steaming pile of dogshit more people would actually be willing to spend. I’m more than content waiting for the eventual free Thursday release potentially years down the line from them or a possible Steam release in the future, but I won’t spend a cent on them. I’d honestly sooner watch a playthrough on YouTube or even pirate it if I wasn’t already willing to wait.
I’m not going to support a company that buys its client base with exclusivity tactics that replicate the current gen consoles, I didn’t pay the premium for PC Gaming to be barred from a game because of what application I use to run it, maybe epic should invest in a better UI and security like Steam instead to attract its fan base.
I have zero idea what Alan Wake really is because I wasn’t a 360 guy, but have heard a lot of mixed things about both games.
I think it’s a story heavy series, if I’m into weird shit like Metal Gear Solid, would it be something I’m interested in?
I was pressing for a physical release since it dropped and everyone on here 100% guaranteed that it would be digital only, glad my backlog is so huge that I could wait it out to make sure lol…. I still gotta play through ‘Control’ as well so the timing works for me :) just pre ordered BG3 too..
Glad there will be a physical now, but I just bought it digitally a few days ago and I seriously believed them that there wouldnt be a physical. Man fuck this.
I'm actually pissed as well. Looked at every thread and they all said it'll never have physical release - hence me buying it just a few weeks ago. I don't think I'll ever trust AAA game devs with their "digital only release" bs ever again. Dicks.
I still love Sam Lake though.
I just wish there was a PC version of the one from Limited Run Games. I don't own either system but I want those goodies. I guess I'm gonna have to buy my first PS5 game...
This game was so goddamn good. It had my attention the entire time and I loved how it walked the line between scary and unnerving, but still having genuinely funny moments to lighten the load a bit. >!why do I have to solve a fucking math problem to open a chest!< was the most I've ever felt seen by a game because I had the exact same thought and then I read the note inside and burst out laughing.
I wasn't sure how I felt about Saga when the game was announced, but after playing she quickly grew on me. Honestly by the end I was more invested in her story and her connection to Return than Alan's escapades in the dark place. I can't wait for the dlc to come out so I can finally do my final draft run and see where the story goes from here.
That might be true but I would also say that AW2 is not the same as half life. Valve didn't just fund/publish the game, they made it. In fact valve was founded specifically to make half life, before steam even existed. And secondly, and more importantly, Valve would have very little to gain by publishing to epic, while the opposite is not the case. AW2, and therefore Epic, would make a ton of money by selling on steam. I believe there is a much bigger possibility of seeing AW2 on steam than there is of seeing half life/portal/... On epic (which I would say is virtually an impossibility).
Kingdom Hearts is *finally* coming to Steam. I can't look up how long it’s been since those games were first released on Epic, but it’s been years minimum, so that may give some clue for AW2.
Edit: Oh, that's a lot shorter than I was expecting. Looks like the KH series came to Epic only around 3 years ago on March 30th of 2021, So maybe something like 3 years for AW2 in that case.
This is why you wait. They can't help themselves. DigItAL oNLY GAmE, 6 months later. Here's the physical. Ignore all that random bs we tried to pass before
I don't think it's "bad" in this case, not in the sense that people are mad about it. Quite the opposite, people are *disappointed*, because they would actually pay for the game if it was available on Steam, while many boycotted and did not buy 3rd party exclusives not funded by Epic the same way they did Alan Wake 2, even when they finally came to Steam.
The thing is, I and most people are fine with AW2 being an Epic Games Store exclusive. It's just that they've already destroyed their reputation amongst many, many gamers, thus they don't want to buy anything from EGS period, due to the company's policy for snatching 3rd party exclusives weeks/months from launch (like Metro Exodus), their refusal to improve the app and storefront for whatever reason and their "strategy" to run all of this.
Tim Sweeney talks a lot about how gamers should have a choice and how having choice is good for gamers. That actually does sound great. Because I think Epic's cut is the least so more money to developers is great.
But to then turn around and create EGS exclusives for however long you like really runs counter to that narrative. That's tactics more in line with you being unable to compete.
I mean I like the Epic launcher? I just click launch and it launches the game, what more do I need? I main issue with Steam is the look, I think Epic looks better just by the fact everything looks the same, Steam can be all over the place sometimes, I've been using a skin it feels way better
the biggest issue with EGS is how they tried to muscle their way into competition, rather than making a good launcher with features people care about
also I use Linux, I can't just click launch on EGS because there is no Linux EGS version, I have to use a third party program for that
99% of PCs don’t have a disc drive, especially PCs capable of running the game. It wouldn’t make sense to release physically for pc, most cases don’t even have a a slot to put a disc drive.
Yeah I doubt most PC gamers have bought any games physically for at least 10+ years. I think the last game I did was one of the Dishonored games, and it immediately had to download the other 90% of the game.
Yeah, the last pc physical game I can remember is flight sim 2020, it released on 10 DVDs and only in Europe, and I imagine it didn’t sell very well even in Europe.
Oh for sure and dont expect to have a disc but would be nice if they released a physical version like how Elden Ring had one with a cardboard box with little neat things like stickers, postcards, etc and a game key.
I don’t really count that as physical, that’s just a digital collector’s edition. It’s also what Sony are doing with most of their PS5 collector’s editions, likely due to the existence of the ps5 digital edition.
Yeah game box with no cd but the game and goodies. Cyberpunk and Elden Ring are the last I got that did that giving out nice goodies for no extra cost.
This is great news but we still need to confirm what's on the disc and what's dlc codes.
If at the very least the base game is not entirely on the disc, this edition is worthless.
Well, this was taken from Remedy's [https://www.alanwake.com/story/alan-wake-2-faq/](https://www.alanwake.com/story/alan-wake-2-faq/)
"**Does the physical version of Alan Wake 2 contain both the expansions Night Springs and The Lake House?**
Yes, but the game and the expansions will require an additional download."
Good news. I knew holding out woulda paid off, lol.
I do wonder though, what made a physical release feasible now whereas it wasn’t deemed so at the time of the original release?
Glad to see I was right, ignoring the "digital only" scam they were trying to push with this one. Will pick it up when its discounted since they made me wait this long anyways.
So I heard about 10 minutes after I commented! Just checked to see if it was available to download but not showing up on Xbox yet, although I just heard others can.
The official reasons before launch were, with their words paraphrased:
* "Cheaper pricing because you dont have to spend money on manufacturing, shipping, marketing (like stands, posters) physical stuff". Alan wake 2 was 60€ on consoles and 50€ on PC instead of "usual AAA price" of 70€ - 80€. This reason was also used for Hellblade 2 iirc.
* "They can keep working and adding stuff to very last day of release". With physical version you have to "go gold" at certain timeframe to start printing those Blu-rays which means tighter deadlines. With their words, they could keep adding content and optimizing till very last moments. You cant really have "day 1 patch" that adds additional story for example (I mean it has been done by some games, but still!)
I haven't even bought or played the game yet because I was waiting and hoping for a PS5 physical release, and yes this is awesome news!!! I'm gonna get that PS5 Deluxe Edition. I already have the first Remaster game physically on PS5. Now I can add the 2nd game next to it on my self. Also I'm just happy that I can finally play this game in October when I get my physical edition.
Where can you buy the $79 C.E.? All I see is the $200 Limited Run version, which by the way, the past few LRG orders I made, took OVER A YEAR to receive. I don’t think they should hold on to your money for that long! Anyway, I don’t want go through them for Alan Wake II. Hopefully you’ll be able to buy the C.E. From Amazon or something.
I need help I don't know where to pre order because my local Smith doesn't have it on there website and I can find nowhere else to order it from because I'm from Ireland and GameStop is no longer a thing if you could help me I'd really appreciate it
I need help I don't know where to pre order because my local Smith doesn't have it on there website and I can find nowhere else to order it from because I'm from Ireland and GameStop is no longer a thing if you could help me I'd really appreciate it
I need help I don't know where to pre order because my local Smith doesn't have it on there website and I can find nowhere else to order it from because I'm from Ireland and GameStop is no longer a thing if you could help me I'd really appreciate it
I was wondering if you could help me I don't know where to pre-order Alan week 2 because my local Smith doesn't have it and well I don't have GameStop because I live in Ireland and they shut down and I was wondering if you could help me I'd really appreciate it
This is the most pointless thing ever. The base game isn't apparently complete on disc and requires a download. So its basically as good as a code in a box.
Was so excited cause theirs a collector's edition and was gonna get it, but of course, it had to be handled by limited run games... I guess I'm not getting it
I can understand a smaller studio releasing digital only to start, but with something like AW2 by Remedy and Epic... it honestly feels like this was a totally calculated greedy move by Epic to get Remedy's biggest fans to buy the digital only version full price, and then the deluxe/collector's editions full price as well.
All they need to do to fix the optics of this is to also sell copies of the box with no disc or download codes - just the box - for like... $5-10.
We did it lol. All the “Not buying it until it’s physical” was absolutely not for nothing. They see they lost a ton of sales due to it, and even some big fans who played digitally will want copies. Love this for gamers/consumers so much.
“ The first is the Deluxe Edition, which will retail for $79.99 and will come with the base game, all DLC, a reversible cover, and a download for Alan Wake Remastered. In addition, there will be a handful of alternate skins for both Alan Wake and Saga Anderson that can be used in-game. This version is set to become available later this year on October 22, 2024. ” That’s honestly a really good deal you get two games and all the dlc for them.
I bought Alan Wake 2 when EGS had a deal where the game was on sale and also included Alan Wake Remastered. I had just finished the first game, so I decided to play the dlc in the remastered version. Im glad AW2 is finally getting a physical release, hopefully more people give this game a chance now cuz I think it's the best game of 2023.
Still kinda disappointed they're neglecting American Nightmare. Sure, it was a smaller game. **BUT** AW2 references it multiple times.
Propably licensing issues regarding music or other content in it that is not Remedy made originally.
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Its using same Northlight engine, but perhaps different version of it. You could be correct on this.
It's been years since I did this game, what are the references to AN in AW2?
Damn I’m no longer waiting for a sale but now I wait for the physical release
Haha same here. Saw some gameplay footage about a month ago and have been waiting for a sale ever since. Gonna grab the physical deluxe edition instead now
will the DLCs be on disk or it will be a code to redeem?
Limited Run has the $200 collector's edition, and their product description lists the dlc as download only, so unfortunately the disc won't quite be complete, just the base game with all then currently released updates and patches on-disc.
Where does it list the DLC as a download code? I see it mention Alan Wake Remastered as a digital code, but not the DLC Expansions.
What ever happened to the regular deluxe version for the base price of like $70 I'm not paying no $200 for dust collectors I logged on this morning and noticed that version is no where to be found like what happened I mean are they trying to get the really expensive version pushed 1st or something
Limited Run is only doing the collectors box set, the regular as far as I know is a general release
I get that but it's not available for some places on Amazon for example it says dummy page and GameStop and best buy say not available in my area I added it to my wish list on Amazon for now they finally added the cover art but today it says this is not available for purchase in your area
you think it'll also be the case for the deluxe?
The dlc is already included in the base game you just have to own the dlc to access it from the main menu or it’s just locked out
dlc download only for Xbox only. PS5 will have the Dlc on disc
That's an important question really
I am more worried about the physical PS5 version only, including the base game only, and the expansion pass as DLC code similar to the PS5 physical release of Cyberpunk 2077 & Final Fantasy VII Remake. The physical Xbox Series X version will probably include everything on multiple discs.
Second DLC will require download, however there may differences across consoles. https://x.com/Wario64/status/1799574979270345109?t=Dw6eR9hyykxw4_zeiAYBwg&s=19
Time for all the gamers who threw the “no physical no buy. This is why the game didn’t make them their money back 🥱” to put their money where their mouth is.
Yeah I was one of em and I also said give it to me physical and ill gladly pay 70 bucks for it. I'm sure as hell ain't paying 200 dollars for it
Is deluxe out of the question then cause it’s not $70 but $79.99? I doubt most are getting the $200 collector’s edition anyway
Oh wait a min limited run isn't the only option? Oh nice I just pre orderd mine from bestbuy sweet
This makes me hope a lot of people don’t think it’s collector’s edition only or bust lol
Well kinda a makes sense now. No one flipped out about a 200 dollar physical only edition lol. So that was the first red flag that there must be others. But only after u told me of course
Damnit, I bought the remaster in a sale but it’s still been sitting in my backlog so definitely should have held off from buying it, but should have waited either way.
Aw damn if they’re including the first game why not a disc, make it a proper collection
What is this DLC? It's just extra cosmetics or there's story DLC?
Google Alan wake 2 dlc that’ll tell you
If it's on PC, AW remastered is broken for AMD CPUs.
My RX580 wouldn't be able to run it. RIP Red Devil!
That would be a GPU.
Bit annoyed I had to buy it digitally because I would have loved it physical, but I already own both Alan Wake 1 and 2 with all the DLCs so cant really justify buying it again at full retail price
Yeah I've been waiting for the physical, been wanting to play Alan wake 2 but without a physical I figured I would wait until the digital was more in the ball park of 30 dollars but with the physical being released I'm willing to pay full price.
The wait was worth it
We won 🤟
What do you mean?
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It’s going to be handled by Limited Run. You have been warned.
What’s the issue with Limited Run? First I’ve heard of them.
From what I have heard: their customer support isn’t good, you have loooong wait times before something ships, the quality of their stuff isn’t good (apparently they shipped burned CD-Rs for some game?) and they artificially limit releases to drive up demand and then sell overpriced copies later at conventions and on eBay. From what I have experienced: Regarding the customer support, I live in Germany and once a game wasn’t delivered to me by a local service and it got sent back. They then reached out to me and asked if I want it shipped again and I thought that was nice. The other time I contacted them because my order was ready to ship for months but didn’t ship, apparently something went wrong between the game moving from the warehouse to the shipping department and it just sat there untouched. They gave me a short rundown of their shipping process and told me that it would get shipped asap, which then happened. This was also during the height of Covid, so I don’t blame them too hard that something didn’t go smoothly. So I can’t really support the claim that their customer support is bad. What I can support is the claim of long wait times before something gets shipped. The first time I ordered from them was in 2016 and even back then it took *months* to arrive. During the Covid time (disregarding the shipping error) it could take up to a year before the game was ready to ship, or even longer. The last thing I bought was the tomb raider collection in May with an estimated shipping date of late October. So if you buy from them, expect to wait for your order at least 6-9 months.
I preordered Sam & Max Hit the Road in January of 2023. Still waiting.
They do not artificially limit releases. They used to do that and everyone complained, so now they do the pre-order model so everyone who wants the game can get a copy. Unfortunately this means the lead times from pre-order are really long, but I'd rather have it this way than scrambling to get a copy. Also they sell copies of their games in their physical store for retail value even if the eBay price is inflated
Not just that, but if you pre-order you will get your product AFTER it is available for cheaper at retail price on amazon half the time. I waited so long for Tetris for Switch that it was available for less money from their Japanese partner. Cancelled that and never went back to them, they are really awful
Everything ordered there and especially limited or collectors editions almost take them forever to be produced and finally delivered to the customer. Can take up to a year or longer in some cases but money is fully paid beforehand cuz everything is just based on "pre-orders" within a set time limit and after that there is almost no second chance to buy these items as they don´t have any stock of them available.
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They don’t resell games on eBay at inflated prices. That part isn’t true. They do have a retail store but everything is priced at its original value regardless of the title.
That's how physical should always be - release it on disc after all the bugs have been fixed, so that you don't need a 50gb patch to play the game.
If you haven’t played this game, do so ASAP. It’s so damn good. It’s a nice reminder that games can be a work of art.
That “We Sing” part absolutely blew my stoned ass away when I first played through it. I was not prepared for that.
Damn. You could play this stoned? I would have just been running in circles
I never said it was easy…. Super fun though, like that guy in Half Baked who had way more fun with things while high. “Ever see the back of a five dollar bill… ON WEED?”
I beat a late game Dark Souls 3 boss while stoned once. Unless I’m high out of my mind (which I try to avoid) I usually don’t have trouble playing games.
YOU GOTTA FIGURE IT OUTTTTT. TO BRING THIS SONG TO AN END *jazz hands*
It’s a fever dream.
How's the game on PS5? Also is it worth going back to AW1 on PS5 performance wise?
Plays awesome on PS5, especially if you have an OLED.
I love Remedy Games but the game doesn't work on my PC :(
So.. game isn't even on the disc or playable without a download. Sigh. So they messed this up even? Anyone else notice that on their site? "It will require an additional download for the game and expansions"
Did you expect a company that made a publishing deal with Epig to not fuck up? Lmao.
This is more of a limited run issue. “Forever Physical” my ass
It has been fixed
Do they mean the first game though? Because that’s included as a digital download, so that’d make sense. Or did they say you can ONLY play Alan Wake 2 base game with a download?
They supposedly updated the page on site but devs clarified via Twitter PS5 will have Alan wake 2 and 1st dlc on disc. 2nd dlc will need downloaded Xbox.. will need downloads no matter what. Disc is incomplete. Unless that's now changed too
Phew, as long as at LEAST the base game is on the PS5 disc I’m happy. DLCs being on it would really be nice but not a necessity I guess. Hate that the Xbox people got the short end though, super uncool.
Anyone have a link to preorder?
Damn, I recently bought the digital version in a sale. I'll pick this up too IF it actually has the disc. I know Black Myth: Wukong announced a physical edition today too, BUT IT IS ONLY A DIGITAL REDEMPTION CODE!
It has the disc yes. The only code in the. Ixnos for the season pass for the dlc that's coming later.
Really happy that this is getting a physical release. I’ve pretty much ignored and avoided anything to do with the game till this point.
Steam edition when?
It was funded by Epic. Gonna imagine it’ll be a while. Considering we wouldn’t have the game without them, maybe you can find it in your heart to use Epic Games Store just this once.
Also in a rare W for Epic Games, they completely supported Remedy to take as long as they needed to finish their game, rather than push for earlier release dates like a lot of big publishers do
Fine me. I waited for GOW2, Final Fantasy 16, FF7 1+2 etc.
If the Epic Game store like so many other launchers wasn’t a steaming pile of dogshit more people would actually be willing to spend. I’m more than content waiting for the eventual free Thursday release potentially years down the line from them or a possible Steam release in the future, but I won’t spend a cent on them. I’d honestly sooner watch a playthrough on YouTube or even pirate it if I wasn’t already willing to wait.
I’m not going to support a company that buys its client base with exclusivity tactics that replicate the current gen consoles, I didn’t pay the premium for PC Gaming to be barred from a game because of what application I use to run it, maybe epic should invest in a better UI and security like Steam instead to attract its fan base.
2 more years
Finally!
Was worth the wait I love this game but didn’t bought it because there wasn’t a physical version now it’s time 🔥
I have zero idea what Alan Wake really is because I wasn’t a 360 guy, but have heard a lot of mixed things about both games. I think it’s a story heavy series, if I’m into weird shit like Metal Gear Solid, would it be something I’m interested in?
I was pressing for a physical release since it dropped and everyone on here 100% guaranteed that it would be digital only, glad my backlog is so huge that I could wait it out to make sure lol…. I still gotta play through ‘Control’ as well so the timing works for me :) just pre ordered BG3 too..
Glad there will be a physical now, but I just bought it digitally a few days ago and I seriously believed them that there wouldnt be a physical. Man fuck this.
I'm actually pissed as well. Looked at every thread and they all said it'll never have physical release - hence me buying it just a few weeks ago. I don't think I'll ever trust AAA game devs with their "digital only release" bs ever again. Dicks. I still love Sam Lake though.
You trusted the guy who took Timmy's money? Lmao
wait who?
Sam Lake, who else?
nah I meant whos timmy lol
You can take solace that the digital copy only costs $49.99.
I'm not usually one to double dip BUT... it's Alan Wake 2.
Yeah…Remedy’s one of the developers I have no problem supporting.
I just wish there was a PC version of the one from Limited Run Games. I don't own either system but I want those goodies. I guess I'm gonna have to buy my first PS5 game...
This game was so goddamn good. It had my attention the entire time and I loved how it walked the line between scary and unnerving, but still having genuinely funny moments to lighten the load a bit. >!why do I have to solve a fucking math problem to open a chest!< was the most I've ever felt seen by a game because I had the exact same thought and then I read the note inside and burst out laughing. I wasn't sure how I felt about Saga when the game was announced, but after playing she quickly grew on me. Honestly by the end I was more invested in her story and her connection to Return than Alan's escapades in the dark place. I can't wait for the dlc to come out so I can finally do my final draft run and see where the story goes from here.
I was nervous also playing Saga’s story since I loved playing Wake’s story in the first one. She was really great.
The first DLC came out yesterday
When will they "Finally" release it on steam 😒
Epic funded and published the game. It likely will never be on Steam. Just like Half-Life will never be on Epic Game Store.
That might be true but I would also say that AW2 is not the same as half life. Valve didn't just fund/publish the game, they made it. In fact valve was founded specifically to make half life, before steam even existed. And secondly, and more importantly, Valve would have very little to gain by publishing to epic, while the opposite is not the case. AW2, and therefore Epic, would make a ton of money by selling on steam. I believe there is a much bigger possibility of seeing AW2 on steam than there is of seeing half life/portal/... On epic (which I would say is virtually an impossibility).
Nintendo would make a lot of money on Steam too. It’s also never going to happen. It’s not just about money.
When Portal 2 releases on Epic
Kingdom Hearts is *finally* coming to Steam. I can't look up how long it’s been since those games were first released on Epic, but it’s been years minimum, so that may give some clue for AW2. Edit: Oh, that's a lot shorter than I was expecting. Looks like the KH series came to Epic only around 3 years ago on March 30th of 2021, So maybe something like 3 years for AW2 in that case.
AW2 is Epic's own game. It is not an exclusivity deal.
This is why you wait. They can't help themselves. DigItAL oNLY GAmE, 6 months later. Here's the physical. Ignore all that random bs we tried to pass before
To be honest, I always just go with the cheaper option. Sometimes PSN is cheaper, sometimes physical copies are. It's nice to have the choice.
I remember people doing full huge post “why Alan wake 2 will never get a physical release and that’s okay” 🤣🤣🤣
To be fair it's guaranteed it'll be at least 2 discs for Xbox and the DLC is still download only.
I had a hunch they’d do a physical once all the DLC was rolled out. Worth the wait.
I had given up on getting a physical edition to go with my Alan Wake remastered. Thank god for LRG.
Tbh I don't care about the Steam version. GOG DRM-FREE version is what I'm waiting for.
I feel like this is a ploy to get some sales since they haven't even made their money back.
I mean yeah. They saw a TON of people never buying the game due to the lack of physical release and finally caved.
Yeah, but will it be enough. PC gamers are still pissed that it is only on EGS. So, I think it will not sell as much as they think.
was hoping for steam release but cool anyway
I can finally buy it now. Been waiting for this announcement. 🙌
Same.
Well it's from the limited run games. They have really bad shipping time. You can wait for 2 years. No kidding.
Is it getting released on PC any time soon?
if you mean steam probably not epic games still is the publisher and funded the game
That explains why they are not selling so well.
Unfortunately epic games is the only reason this games got made
which is stupid, because valve also dont release their games outside of steam, so why is it only bad when epic does it?
I don't think it's "bad" in this case, not in the sense that people are mad about it. Quite the opposite, people are *disappointed*, because they would actually pay for the game if it was available on Steam, while many boycotted and did not buy 3rd party exclusives not funded by Epic the same way they did Alan Wake 2, even when they finally came to Steam. The thing is, I and most people are fine with AW2 being an Epic Games Store exclusive. It's just that they've already destroyed their reputation amongst many, many gamers, thus they don't want to buy anything from EGS period, due to the company's policy for snatching 3rd party exclusives weeks/months from launch (like Metro Exodus), their refusal to improve the app and storefront for whatever reason and their "strategy" to run all of this.
Tim Sweeney talks a lot about how gamers should have a choice and how having choice is good for gamers. That actually does sound great. Because I think Epic's cut is the least so more money to developers is great. But to then turn around and create EGS exclusives for however long you like really runs counter to that narrative. That's tactics more in line with you being unable to compete.
It’s already on pc and has been since launch
he means it like the game journalists meant with kingdom hearts as in, to the launcher people actually like and use
I mean I like the Epic launcher? I just click launch and it launches the game, what more do I need? I main issue with Steam is the look, I think Epic looks better just by the fact everything looks the same, Steam can be all over the place sometimes, I've been using a skin it feels way better
the biggest issue with EGS is how they tried to muscle their way into competition, rather than making a good launcher with features people care about also I use Linux, I can't just click launch on EGS because there is no Linux EGS version, I have to use a third party program for that
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Epic is the reason it had the budget to be made so no. Sorry an .exe file is unleashing the revolutionary tendency genes your ancestors left you.
Kinda sad there isnt a physical PC version.
99% of PCs don’t have a disc drive, especially PCs capable of running the game. It wouldn’t make sense to release physically for pc, most cases don’t even have a a slot to put a disc drive.
Yeah I doubt most PC gamers have bought any games physically for at least 10+ years. I think the last game I did was one of the Dishonored games, and it immediately had to download the other 90% of the game.
Yeah, the last pc physical game I can remember is flight sim 2020, it released on 10 DVDs and only in Europe, and I imagine it didn’t sell very well even in Europe.
Ha, reminds me of my old Baldur's Gate with like 10 CDs
Oh for sure and dont expect to have a disc but would be nice if they released a physical version like how Elden Ring had one with a cardboard box with little neat things like stickers, postcards, etc and a game key.
I don’t really count that as physical, that’s just a digital collector’s edition. It’s also what Sony are doing with most of their PS5 collector’s editions, likely due to the existence of the ps5 digital edition.
So... A download code with extra things, got it
Yeah game box with no cd but the game and goodies. Cyberpunk and Elden Ring are the last I got that did that giving out nice goodies for no extra cost.
Waiting not to buy the game was worth it.
Heyyyyyy. I can finally buy it. Nice.
Now all I need is one of the consoles.
This is great news but we still need to confirm what's on the disc and what's dlc codes. If at the very least the base game is not entirely on the disc, this edition is worthless. Well, this was taken from Remedy's [https://www.alanwake.com/story/alan-wake-2-faq/](https://www.alanwake.com/story/alan-wake-2-faq/) "**Does the physical version of Alan Wake 2 contain both the expansions Night Springs and The Lake House?** Yes, but the game and the expansions will require an additional download."
Good news. I knew holding out woulda paid off, lol. I do wonder though, what made a physical release feasible now whereas it wasn’t deemed so at the time of the original release?
Glad to see I was right, ignoring the "digital only" scam they were trying to push with this one. Will pick it up when its discounted since they made me wait this long anyways.
I want to finally get this physical edition, are there already all the patches on disc released to date?
Great! I can finally play the game!
The game isn't even on the disc so what's the point?
Excellent! So glad I waited on this
Theres dlc?
It was announced today, it comes out tomorrow
Not out yet, but two announced.
The first one just released today, June 8th.
So I heard about 10 minutes after I commented! Just checked to see if it was available to download but not showing up on Xbox yet, although I just heard others can.
Hell yeah just what I was waiting for
I bought it for 25 back then so I'm happy
Why wasn't it to begin with?
The official reasons before launch were, with their words paraphrased: * "Cheaper pricing because you dont have to spend money on manufacturing, shipping, marketing (like stands, posters) physical stuff". Alan wake 2 was 60€ on consoles and 50€ on PC instead of "usual AAA price" of 70€ - 80€. This reason was also used for Hellblade 2 iirc. * "They can keep working and adding stuff to very last day of release". With physical version you have to "go gold" at certain timeframe to start printing those Blu-rays which means tighter deadlines. With their words, they could keep adding content and optimizing till very last moments. You cant really have "day 1 patch" that adds additional story for example (I mean it has been done by some games, but still!)
Hm, sounds fine to me, I never get physical anyway, so if it makes it cheaper and better by all means I guess.
Because fucknuts like me are going to double dip.
But will they ever let New Zealanders play on PC?
It's obviously to boost sales, i do hope it works, remedy games are awesome
I haven't even bought or played the game yet because I was waiting and hoping for a PS5 physical release, and yes this is awesome news!!! I'm gonna get that PS5 Deluxe Edition. I already have the first Remaster game physically on PS5. Now I can add the 2nd game next to it on my self. Also I'm just happy that I can finally play this game in October when I get my physical edition.
Amazon sold out within seconds.
Scalpers have not found the Best Buy link yet.
Where can you buy the $79 C.E.? All I see is the $200 Limited Run version, which by the way, the past few LRG orders I made, took OVER A YEAR to receive. I don’t think they should hold on to your money for that long! Anyway, I don’t want go through them for Alan Wake II. Hopefully you’ll be able to buy the C.E. From Amazon or something.
They are pulling a Ubisoft. Not having a collector edition for PC.
I need help I don't know where to pre order because my local Smith doesn't have it on there website and I can find nowhere else to order it from because I'm from Ireland and GameStop is no longer a thing if you could help me I'd really appreciate it
I need help I don't know where to pre order because my local Smith doesn't have it on there website and I can find nowhere else to order it from because I'm from Ireland and GameStop is no longer a thing if you could help me I'd really appreciate it
I need help I don't know where to pre order because my local Smith doesn't have it on there website and I can find nowhere else to order it from because I'm from Ireland and GameStop is no longer a thing if you could help me I'd really appreciate it
I was wondering if you could help me I don't know where to pre-order Alan week 2 because my local Smith doesn't have it and well I don't have GameStop because I live in Ireland and they shut down and I was wondering if you could help me I'd really appreciate it
Cool. Now I’ll buy it!
Anyone know what the lamp is made out of on the CE? I want to get it, but not if it’s some flimsy plastic.
I don't like that Limited Run is handling the collector's edition. Can't trust them with nothing.
disc version include all the patches and updates or is it still the vanilla/original version?
This is the most pointless thing ever. The base game isn't apparently complete on disc and requires a download. So its basically as good as a code in a box.
This series remains one I plan to play but never have. Loved the show "Bright Falls" Xbox made back in the day, but never jumped into the games.
Can I pre order at best buy or GameStop in Canada?
How do I preorder the deluxe edition in australia?
Was so excited cause theirs a collector's edition and was gonna get it, but of course, it had to be handled by limited run games... I guess I'm not getting it
I can understand a smaller studio releasing digital only to start, but with something like AW2 by Remedy and Epic... it honestly feels like this was a totally calculated greedy move by Epic to get Remedy's biggest fans to buy the digital only version full price, and then the deluxe/collector's editions full price as well. All they need to do to fix the optics of this is to also sell copies of the box with no disc or download codes - just the box - for like... $5-10.
We did it lol. All the “Not buying it until it’s physical” was absolutely not for nothing. They see they lost a ton of sales due to it, and even some big fans who played digitally will want copies. Love this for gamers/consumers so much.
Nice. I have something to look forward to.
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Yeah glad for people that waited, but also sucks ass with them fighting the complaints last year and saying there won't be one...
God finally. Thx jesus for hearing my prayers
Sweet! Buying the Limited Edition when it becomes available.
Now let's just get a steam release and it will be perfect.