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Alan Wake 2 Will Be Digital Only - Keep Price at $59.99 for Consoles and $49.99 for PC
- Thread starter adamsapple
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March Climber
Member
Don't worry guys, just wait for the big announcement next month:
Dr. Claus
Vincit qui se vincit
It has an english asia physical release.Not sure why this is getting shocked reactions, Alan Wake 2's not even the first survival horror to be digital only, we had Project Zero on PS5 with no physical release a year or so ago (and they even did a 'digital' deluxe edition...)
BacklashWave534
Member
PC purchase for sure. The DRM will eventually be removed and the game can be preserved. Really screws the console gamers who want to keep their games.
tomato shrub
Member
Well, I'll wait for a deep sale on Alan Wake 2 then.
Meanwhile, here's something that I'll buy day 1.
Meanwhile, here's something that I'll buy day 1.
sachos
Member
I get prefering digital games, but i dont get people actually hyping up an only digital future with less consumer choice... morons.
Also https://www.doesitplay.org/index
Also https://www.doesitplay.org/index
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adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
It's also not a new game, it's a remaster of a very old one.
AW2 is a brand new game, different situation,
bender
What time is it?
Pretty funny that this needs to be said: He says things could change but the game on the disc should be playable
A lot of the auxiliary reasons for owning physical are going away, especially on the preservation front. It's far more common to have broken, incomplete or discs that serve as little else than an unlock code for a digital download as opposed to the instance where the disc comes in handy (Last Guardian that allows for 60FPS when it is unpatched on PS5, though I think the you might not be able to complete the game in that state iirc). It's a large reason that I've gone away from physical as what's on the discs is often obsolete. I still collect Switch games, even though those games often have the same issue, I just don't trust Nintendo moving forward.
But the primary benefit of physical is still there in transfer of ownership, so I'll never begrudge someone wanting physical. I just don't buy games casually anymore and if I'm unsure about something, I'll just wait for a deep discount.
Dr. Claus
Vincit qui se vincit
This lie keeps getting pushed. The vast, vast, vast majority of physical games require/demand no updates to be played at the start. They are not broken, they are not unplayable, they are not "unlock codes". There is only a very small minority of primarily AAA games that are such.
bender
What time is it?
Who said they can't be played from the start? The vast, vast majority of games receive patches to make the experience better either fixing performance or bugs and often get additional content. That's what makes preservation on consoles difficult as you either get versions that were printed to discs/cartridges or the latest patched version and nothing in-between. If you want version control, buy on GOG and store your library locally. And kindly fuck off with your "pushing lies" narrative.
Dr. Claus
Vincit qui se vincit
You:
"It's far more common to have broken, incomplete or discs that serve as little else than an unlock code for a digital download as opposed to the instance where the disc comes in handy..."
I pointed out that this is a lie. No, I will not "fuck off" either. I do agree with you that preservation should be done better for games that end up having expansions and DLC. There is no reason games like Forza Horizon get delisted with no chance of ever getting a complete copy. Release a complete physical version before you delist.
Arsic
Loves his juicy stink trail scent
I’d rather play the black woman they showed. Her hair physics and detail alone look super cool.
But go off king .
Kataploom
Gold Member
Yes, this is why I think this is the right way to have exclusives, not taking away have that were already developed and even announced for a platform. I'll probably get it on console though, Remedy ports to PC tend to be badly optimized and buggy.
SRTtoZ
Member
Remedy is fucking clueless. We know that Series S is digital only and the PS5 has a digital only console. Do you know how small a % those are though? I believe the PS5 disc version is like 80/20 and let those people who buy digital buy digital. Let us physical owners buy physical. Remedy has lost the fucking plot.
coffinbirth
Member
Famipan
Member
You might be right but let's say all games costs 100 USD digital only – how many games would they sell? Those who only buy games used would not buy a single copy then. They would have to adjust down the prices in order to reach higher sales. Can't keep the prices at Apple levels of insanity.
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balls of snow
Member
They fund the game bro. Its like if Half life Alyx appearing on epic game store.
Yes but
Physical Game Sales Are Down Substantially, According to New Report
A new report finds that sales of physical video games such as discs and cartridges are down substantially compared to digital sales.
gamerant.com
Also Remedy didnt make any money of Alan Wake Remastered which might factor into Epic's decision.
PanzerCute
Member
HerjansEagleFeeder
Member
Mystic did a piece on this not too long ago I found was quite well done.
Tiamat2san
Member
What?
Fuck this shit, i’ll wait for a discount.
Fuck this shit, i’ll wait for a discount.
Boss Mog
Member
The worst part is that they could've just said Alex got a new partner and nobody would've cared but they felt the need to erase that white character for some reason.
SmokedMeat
Gamer™
It’d be a real bad look if Timmy Epic, can’t even offer an optimized release of a game he paid for using his engine.
CuNi
Member
Which I wouldn't mind at all?
While it is most convenient for me to buy all my games on Steam, I don't demand them to be only on Steam.
I'd be happy if all games were on Steam, Epic, GOG and whoever else wants to make a launcher!
I hate exclusives. The same goes for Steam, yes I wish they'd allow other stores to sell games like Half-Life, Portal, TF etc.
Everybody should be able to experience the games on whatever store or platform they want.
The difference, why I am so against Epic and not Steam, is that Epic moneyhatts games onto its store, and they hit me kind of personally when they took away Satisfactory for around a year, even though the game already had a Steam-Store page etc. That's when I went from saying "Exclusives are bad" to saying "Exclusives are bad, but also fuck Epic in particular".
Needlecrash
Member
FUCK LIMITED RUN. I'm not giving these guys another cent of my money anymore. Ridiculous shipping times, poor communication and lack of shipping notifications (never got a notification that my copy of Mighty Goose arrived, other people have received their copies of Espaluga 2 and TMNT Collectors Edition and I haven't gotten mine yet, etc) pretty much turned me away from them. Most of these games can be imported from Play Asia or other places for cheaper and you don't have to wait as long.Don't worry guys, just wait for the big announcement next month:
Other companies (Strictly Limited/Signature Edition) are more transparent and more communicative with faster shipping times for similar products. Also, Play-Asia. Why wait for Limited Run for River City Girls 2 when you get you a double pack of 1 and 2 for less than the price of 1 from Limited Run? NO BRAINER.
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DenchDeckard
Moderated wildly
i just pre ordered the digital deluxe...all with microsoft rewards money.....thanks ms
Esppiral
Member
Why taking away options to others make you happy? Enjoy your overpriced digital games and being tied to a mega corporation store front, let others enjoy what they enjoy and avoid being scammed, kids theses days....Is it finally happening?
Thank you Epic for being the first to go all digital. Someone needed to do it. The game trailer didn't interest me but might pick it up to support this change towards an all digital future. Hopefully other publishers see how well it does and decide to ditch physical releases for their own games.
Physical has been dying for a while now but it needs to die completely and for good.
LOL at the people saying they won't buy it. Well don't? But when it starts happening to more games you're gonna need to make a decision: suck it up and step into the future OR give up on gaming.
If you hadn't noticed yet... Sony and Microsoft are preparing people for digital only future. Last gen Xbox released an all digital console. This gen BOTH Xbox and PlayStation released an all digital console and Sony are rumoured to be releasing a PS5 with removable drive as soon as this year. Now, who wants to guess what will happen next gen? It's quite possible that we might get no console with support for playing discs.
There is zero point in buying physical games. It's time we get rid of them.
How is it DOA?
Plenty of people will happily buy it digitally and people who really want to play the game won't care if it's digital only. The only people who won't buy it are the ones stuck in 2005 and refuse to accept the future.
Esppiral
Member
Yes, it is
DenchDeckard
Moderated wildly
Just a question, now i've pre ordered this digitally...does anyone know if it takes my Funds...it said I had to spend them by June 06th so I want to make sure i dont lose my free monies!
MMaRsu
Banned
MMaRsu
Banned
Sure you cant make money on something you sell in other stores.
Remember that walled garden bullshit Tim Sweeney was spouting RE APPLE?
Fuck you Tim Sweeney you cunt
MMaRsu
Banned
I bet you Steam would release HL:Alyx on EGS if EGS allowed it. Which they won't, since they curate their store.They fund the game bro. Its like if Half life Alyx appearing on epic game store.
Yes but
Physical Game Sales Are Down Substantially, According to New Report
A new report finds that sales of physical video games such as discs and cartridges are down substantially compared to digital sales.
Also Remedy didnt make any money of Alan Wake Remastered which might factor into Epic's decision.
You can buy a Steam key for Alyx on mostly every internet retailer tho. Can you do that for Epic games?
MMaRsu
Banned
Dont forget they fired their community manager because she was excited for Hogwarts Legacy.
Needlecrash
Member
#wrongthink
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
I think (not 100%) that if you pre-order, your funds should be taken for this. Not 100% sure.
You can check the payments tab in your microsoft account, if the money with the june timeline is still there it means it hasn't taken it yet, if it's gone, it means its been taken for the pre order.
YeulEmeralda
Member
PC gamers have been living there for 15 years.
Dr. Claus
Vincit qui se vincit
Even PC still has the occasional physical release. "Digital Only Future" is nonsense.
intbal
Member
Alan Wake 2's New Hero, Saga Anderson, Ushers In Remedy's "Darkest Version" Of The Sequel
I hated every second of The Witcher 3 that forced me to play "Ciri's story".
I'm checking out of this one.
I hated every second of The Witcher 3 that forced me to play "Ciri's story".
I'm checking out of this one.
SuperSaiyanWithDreads
Banned
Is High On Life AAA? What about Monster Hunter Rise on ps5 and Xbox?
Dorago
Member
Good. What's the point of a disc if the game on it is an alpha build and the real game is finally patched in a year or more after release?From the FAQ on the official website
Alan Wake 2 FAQ — Alan Wake
If you run into any issues while playing Alan Wake 2, please go to the Epic Games Player Support page for Alan Wake 2 HERE to submit a report. General Information What platforms is Alan Wake 2 available on? Alan Wake 2 is available digitally for PC on the Epic Games Store, PlayStation 5, and […]www.alanwake.com
There ain't gonna be any PS5 backwards compatibility either. They may do the "upgrade" like they've done for PS4 games but that was mainly done to have any releases around launch.
Modern games cannot be completed on time because 80% of the team does no actual work.
After release development begins and the productive members of the team are left to get work done.
ZoukGalaxy
Gold Member
"Thank you for making me your slave, taking away my ownership, choices and let me pay full price games"
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AREYOUOKAY?
Member
I’ll let you in on something. A PS5 disc can go up to 100GB. They could easily fit most of the important stuff on there and maybe require an additional download depending on how competent the developer is.
If a game like the latest Mortal Kombat is around 100 GB and still has a physical release coming out then something else is going on and that’s them cowering in fear over used game sales. This is the main reason why companies are desperately pushing for digital only. What did the remake of 1 do that poorly in stores? I’m guess that’s exactly the case with all these nice online sales I’m seeing right now.
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Alan Wake Remastered Developer Isn't Happy With Its Revenue
Alan Wake and Control developer, Remedy Entertainment, reports that Alan Wake Remastered did not bring in as much revenue as hoped.
gamerant.com
So there you go mystery solved. Unfortunately for them they don’t understand that potential buyers will still wait for heavy discounts. Their plan isn’t as fool proof as they think it is.
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