Following her mysterious disappearance from the Pacific Northwest town of Bright Falls, he discovers pages of a horror story he has supposedly written, but he has no memory of. Troubled author Alan Wake embarks on a desperate search for his missing wife, Alice. On the bright side, perhaps the slightly lower price will alleviate the frustration of PC gamers who aren't happy about Alan Wake 2 being published by Epic Games and therefore releasing as an Epic Games Store exclusive.If you’re completely new to the Alan Wake saga, this excerpt should get you up to speed. This isn't the first time that there's been a price discrepancy between PC and consoles, but no explanation as to why this is happening with Alan Wake 2 has been given at the time of this writing. Those planning on picking up Alan Wake 2 on PS5 or Xbox Series X will have to pay $59.99, whereas PC gamers get the game for $49.99.
Something else that may annoy some fans is that there is a price discrepancy between the PC version of Alan Wake 2 and the console versions of the game. RELATED: Alan Wake 2 is on Track for This Year, Says Remedy Entertainment Remedy also explained that by ditching a disc it would mean that it could keep the cost of the game down, and that if it had shipped a disc, it would still have required a download to play the game. "It is not uncommon to release modern games as digital only," Remedy explained, though that doesn't really apply to big budget, AAA releases and is usually a treatment reserved for indie titles.
It was explained that Alan Wake 2 is digital-only because "a large number" of gamers are digital-only, and there are even digital-only consoles, with the PS5 Digital Edition and the Xbox Series S cited as examples. Horror game fans have been waiting over a decade to play Alan Wake 2, but now that it's finally nearing its release date, some unfortunate revelations have come to light about the title.įans were first disappointed to learn that Alan Wake 2 is digital-only, with the game completely skipping any kind of physical release. Alan Wake 2 will be $10 more expensive on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X than it is on PC.