Secondly, they point out that ditching the physical disc allows them to keep the game's price tag at a solid $59.99 for console editions, while shaving off ten bucks for the PC folks.ĪLSO READ: Phantom Blade Zero Is A Passionate Tribute To Martial Arts Legendsįinally, the developers express their desire to avoid selling an incomplete disc that would require a day-one download, as it wouldn't make a great experience for fans. First, they point to the presence of modern digital-only consoles like the PlayStation 5 Digital Edition and Xbox Series S as a significant factor. The developers cite several reasons for their decision. However, as fans read the fine print in the game's FAQ section, which spells out its 'digital-only' release, it becomes clear that the lack of a physical edition is really getting under their skin. As it stands the only way to buy and play Alan Wake 2 will be to, in effect, purchase a very expensive license to rent the game long-term, on platforms that need to be supported with an online infrastructure, and which can revoke that license (or have it revoked) at any time.Alan Wake 2 is fast approaching, now with a firm release date (October 17th) and an impressive new trailer at the latest PlayStation Showcase. This decision cuts that option out entirely. Say what you will about the marginal economics of modern AAA video games retail, but there’s still-at time of publishing, anyway-a functional resale market where people are able to take a disc they’ve bought, sell it to someone else and use that money to either buy a new game for less or, I dunno, just buy something else.
That sucks! I mean, not for the reasons listed-I, too, hate getting a disc only to have to download the game anyway-but for what it means in terms of what players are able to own and, more importantly, trade in at a later date. There are currently no plans to release Alan Wake 2 on disc. Is there a disc-based version of Alan Wake 2 in the works? Secondly, not releasing a disc helps keep the price of the game at $59.99 / €59.99 and the PC version at $49.99 / €49.99.įinally, we did not want to ship a disc product and have it require a download for the game - we do not think this would make for a great experience either. It is not uncommon to release modern games as digital-only. You can buy a Sony PlayStation 5 without a disc drive and Microsoft’s Xbox Series S is a digital only console.
For one, a large number of have shifted to digital only. Why is Alan Wake 2 a digital-only release?
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