VisceralBowl
Member
Well yes, that's what I'm using.
I have not. I'll try.
edit: Nope. It's the payment location that's the problem.
not a big deal. already have it on Steam.
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Alan Wake being removed from PC/Xbox digital stores on 5/15 (music license issue).
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edit: Nope. It's the payment location that's the problem.
not a big deal. already have it on Steam.
Bought this from GOG. Just hope that if they make it for sale again, they dont change the songs and overwrite the purchased copy with the dumbed down version. They need to just re-license the same songs if they bring it back. Ill probably just download it and store it somewhere in the meantime just in case. DRM free lets us do that!
eot
Banned
Technically you can still download P.T. if you own it.
Captain_Wreckus
Member
Don't think so. says 19.99 (Canada xbox marketplace) for me, which seems regular price.
Fox Mulder
Member
No. And there's a huge BC sale the day after this gets delisted. Microsoft.
Doctor Shatner
Member
Sorry if this has already been mentioned, but for anyone who already bought Alan Wake on PC way back when, it looks like they also dropped a DLC pack for free called "Alan Wake Bonus Materials" with some random behind the scenes stuff in it.
I had already bought Alan Wake a while ago but didn't have this in my library, so it might be worth double checking you have that DLC if you're in a similar situation!
I had already bought Alan Wake a while ago but didn't have this in my library, so it might be worth double checking you have that DLC if you're in a similar situation!
Captain_Wreckus
Member
Played a bit before heading to bed and I have to say that the flashlight mechanic is actually really cool and the story is different, which I like.
Glad I picked this up before it gets delisted...DRM as well (GOG.com).
Glad I picked this up before it gets delisted...DRM as well (GOG.com).
I don't know what PSN games you're suggesting were removed. You said PSN was different from XBL. They both have the same lawyers. Castle of Illusion is an example of a game that lost rights and people could still download it on PSN. You put out the suggestion that people wouldn't be able to download games from PSN when they were removed, when it's proven untrue.
VlaudTheImpaler
tl;dr
Thank you!
I actually just bought it for PC again but the all in one franchise pack on Steam didn't include this. Would have totally missed it.
He's talking about PlayStation Mobile games. Games that were playable on both Vita and mobile phones. Now that they ended the program, they're just gone and can no longer be downloaded. But I don't think those games really set a precedent one way or the other.
You won't lose the original music. The only reason that happened with San Andreas is that R* didn't bother pulling the game from Steam prior to the licence expirations or creating a new data depot with the modified music selection, which is evidently a situation Remedy would rather avoid. (Interestingly, it did later toy with the idea of re-licensing the music, probably for a short period of time, so it could release an "original radio update" and undo the damage.) Even if the worst were to happen, it's possible to download previous versions of a Steam game via the developer console, though, admittedly, it is a rather convoluted process.
Edit: I've asked Remedy for reassurance and will post its response, if I get one.
EVA UNIT 01
Member
Bought.
Love Alan wake
Love Alan wake
ROUGE_BLOCK
Member
Glad I bought this and American Nightmare last year, should really dive into it at some point though.
Brat-Sampson
Member
Went to look into picking this up... Turns out I already have Alan Wake on Steam and American Nightmare on GOG.
TMYK, I guess...
TMYK, I guess...
Purchased this and American Nightmare even though I own both on the 360. Played some of the beginning and was reminded why I love this game so much. Kind of ironic and sad that he references Stephen King and says "the unanswered mystery is what stays with us the longest and it's what we'll remember in the end" when that will likely apply to the Alan Wake series as a whole. =(
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Tizoc
Member
Humblebundle.com offers Alan Wake Steam key+DRM-free and the key is redeemable world wide
Try Humblebundle.com
Try Humblebundle.com
Yes. Steam keys don't expire, although publishers can blacklist unused keys on a given date in order to achieve the same result, as Codemasters did with the Dirt 3 and Dirt Showdown keys it gave away on Humble. Also, Valve disables retail key subs for games that were pulled due to copyright infringement, which renders unused keys useless, but, again, this doesn't apply here.
He's been trying to claim that only PlayStation can remove access to content you've bought and that Xbox cannot. That is untrue, and that's what we're trying to get across.
Still full price but easy links to check until the end of tomorrow if Microsoft are aware it's getting delisted and put it on sale
https://marketplace.xbox.com/en-gb/Product/Alan-Wake/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d8024d530805
https://marketplace.xbox.com/en-us/Product/Alan-Wake/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d8024d530805
https://marketplace.xbox.com/en-gb/Product/Alan-Wake/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d8024d530805
https://marketplace.xbox.com/en-us/Product/Alan-Wake/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d8024d530805
outunderthestars
Banned
Wouldn't it stay on your steam account if you own it? I thought it was just being removed from the store.
He's referring to Remedy pulling a R* and patching the music for everybody, regardless of when they bought it. Again, though, I don't think there's cause for concern as R* had to do that precisely because it didn't pull San Andreas from the store and therefore couldn't reliably discern between those who'd purchased the game while the licences were active and those who'd purchased it after they'd expired. R* could have worked with Valve on that front (see: Bethesda and the free Skyrim SE upgrade), but I'd wager that either the idea was placed in the Too Hard Basket or R* was concerned the average user would find the messy situation overly confusing and, if affected, not quite understand why they no longer have the original music.
Buy it on Humble Store, that way you get a DRM free backup copy and Steam keys.
Yeah, there's like 10 songs overall in Alan Wake. Hard to imagine it being too expensive lol.
so the entire game then.
"I didn't like this game so I have no opinion, but fuck all ya'll if you want it digital because I'm not mad tbh"
-shadow-
Member
Great! Will do that, thanks!
mr teaspoon
Member
Oh, dude, I will never forget the end of episode one. The way it ends, and then In Dreams comes on. Seriously one of my all time greatest gaming memories. I still don't think I've seen a better use of licensed music. Every choice was so tasteful and clever in how it fit what was happening in the story.
BrettHeazy
Member
I've still never played this, but heard noting but praise. I have no idea what it's about other than it's a horror ?
I'm in for this
I'm in for this
Does GoG offer the CE? Don't see that listed there.
Did you read the post you are quoting? All of the PS Mobile Vita games were removed.
Not just de-listed, 100% removed. If you paid for them, too bad, so sad, no refunds, no re-downloads, you're just SOL.
And yes, Castle of Illusion was not removed. I never said it was. In fact I explicitly said it was not removed from libraries when I responded to your post.
Just because Sony doesn't remove most games from PSN when it stops offering them for sale, doesn't mean that it hasn't done so in the past.
I offered up a concrete example of multiple games from a current generation system that Sony DID completely remove from PSN and made them unavailable for download to those that had previously licensed them. Just because Sony doesn't do that for every game doesn't make those events "proven untrue."
Or are you taking the Trump stance of alternative facts here?
Oh, DRM free + CE contents + Steam key.
Humble looks like the place to buy.
Yes.
I never claimed that only PSN can intentionally remove current generation games completely.
I did claim that PSN has intentionally removed current generation games completely.
The only way you can state "That is untrue" is again, if you are arguing with Trump style alternative facts.
Microsoft certainly has the technical capability to completely pull games from Xbox Live, and it did so accidentally with SROA, but that was quickly resolved once pointed out. So yes, any of the online providers (including Steam) have the technical capability to pull any content completely at any time, but PSN has actually done it intentionally, more than once. It has happened for multiple game titles.
PhantomThief
Banned
Damn Microsoft for not even putting this on sale. Really annoying. I have the special edition for 360 but somehow lost me gamedisc. I think I loaned it out to a friend I never see anymore.
Bought it on GOG even though it probably wont run on my pc.
Bought it on GOG even though it probably wont run on my pc.
Shit, I should've bought it there instead of Steam. I think I'm gonna buy it again.
Alan Wake is one of my favorite games ever, I just love it. I hope everyone buys the game. With Twin Peaks coming back, it's a good time to play it.
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But if you ever wanted it, it's been $5 or less a TON of times. For years. If you haven't gotten it yet that's sort of on you. It's been 7 years. I have the collector's edition and I got it digital so I didn't have to put in a disc.
SmokedMeat
Gamer™
So Steam trading cards for delisted games...hold onto to sell at a later date?
Zap Rowsdower
Banned
Yeah, if you already own it it's fine.