6 months is still 6 months of wages that need to be covered, and Nitro Games alone employs "around 20 people".
Edit: Beaten.
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Alan Wake PC recoups costs in 2 days
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6 months is still 6 months of wages that need to be covered, and Nitro Games alone employs "around 20 people".
Edit: Beaten.
CrazedArabMan
Member
Alan Wake 2 here we come!
TomcatTheLion
Member
Good to know. Looking forward to American Nightmare not taking too long to land on PC.
SapientWolf
Trucker Sexologist
How do devs justify not doing a PC port these days? Seems like it's win all around unless they screw it up.
snoopeasystreet
Member
pretty much. Just make the game steamworks and you're set.
LiquidMetal14
hide your water-based mammals
I held back but damn if it wasn't a great port that exceeds the console version. Will buy when it's on sale but happy for Remedy on this.
Congratulations to Remedy! That great news for PC gamers everywhere. I'll definitely be picking it up and playing through it again when I find some time.
That makes no sense.
I'd been following Alan Wake for a while years ago til now. It was coming to PC, then not. I'm still butthurt!
But now it is and it's a great port. Your patience was rewarded.
beaten....
Like NIGHT said I've gone from "full price" to "dirt cheap on steam" or not at all. I couldn't care less now, taking so damn long.
Why not buy it "dirt cheap" for the 360?
MS probably owned the exclusive publishing rights for 2 years, and told Remedy they were not interested in making a PC port because they wanted the game to be an Xbox 360 timed-exclusive to boost Xbox 360 marketing and sales.
At the end of that window, Remedy made their own PC port and put it on Steam for $30. They made their money back, so the decision is justified now for Remedy.
Because the Steam version is vastly superior looking?
I bought it day one on 360
It seems Microsoft still own publishing rights to the Alan Wake IP, as Remedy had to "nag" Microsoft to get the green light for the PC version. The IP showing up on the PC - now and apparently into the future - and Remedy being able to self-publish is more an olive branch than a direct result of expired contractual legalities.
2 days huh?
Well honestly Remedy, how about you had fixed some of the shamefully low resolution textures that can still be found in the PC version and then maybe you would still recuperate after, say, 3 days.......
Its so annoying lining up a good screenshot and then having some 256x256 fence texture look like something out of Doom......
Well honestly Remedy, how about you had fixed some of the shamefully low resolution textures that can still be found in the PC version and then maybe you would still recuperate after, say, 3 days.......
Its so annoying lining up a good screenshot and then having some 256x256 fence texture look like something out of Doom......
fizzelopeguss
Banned
MS done fucked up again.
carbonbased
Member
what does this even mean?
and more importantly, are you capable of making a quality post?
Sentenza
Member
Because it's nowhere near as awesome as playing it on PC.
God I hope not. With the way MS mishandles their first party studios, I would be surprised if Remedy even existed by the midpoint of next gen if that happened.
I believe it's a high priority fo Remedy to stay independent. They went through a lot of trouble to get all the rights for Alan Wake property so they could use it even without Microsoft's involvement.
Shining Sunshine
Banned
Ports can easily get profitable.
Not a surprise really...
Not a surprise really...
Ubi will first require people at the top who are able to make half-decent decisions when it comes to PC gaming. When was the last time you saw a port of AW's quality come from them?
Seriously, get over it already and buy the game. You're missing out on something pretty special, imo for a pretty petty reason. No offense intended.
indigo-cyclops
Member
Good to hear - enjoyed the game much more on PC. KB/M, beautiful visuals, etc. Just imagining if this game went all out like Deadly Premonition really kills me, though...
Really nice to see this happen though.
Really nice to see this happen though.
Lasthope106
Member
You're welcome Remedy. Now don't ever question releasing another one of your games simultaneously on pc.
They didn't. The article has a factual inaccuracy, as it was Microsoft who made the comment about Alan Wake not being a good PC game due to the "comfy couch" (the source the author cites for Remedy's comment in fact was even made by a MS employee...).Remedy in fact took a shot at Microsoft for making a statement in the PC version of Alan Wake, downplaying MS' original justification for canning the PC version of the game.
MS' orginal statement citing the comfy couch as the reason Alan Wake was canceled on PC:
http://www.bit-tech.net/news/gaming/2010/02/12/alan-wake-pc-officially-cancelled/1
Remedy's response in the PC version of Alan Wake:
https://twitter.com/#!/ctrlaltkill/status/170638143870078976