Remedy has announced a 10-day delay for the hotly anticipated Alan Wake 2. It was due out October 17, but will now launch October 27.
In a statement, Remedy said October was packed with game launches and wanted to give players more space to play everything.
“October is an amazing month for game launches and we hope this date shift gives more space for everyone to enjoy their favorite games,” Remedy said.
Alan Wake 2 was set to launch the same week as Insomniac’s sure-to-be massive PlayStation exclusive Spider-Man 2. Back in 2010, launch sales of the first Alan Wake suffered due to launching in the same week as Rockstar’s behemoth Red Dead Redemption.
October 2023 also sees the launch of Microsoft’s Forza Motorsport, Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed Mirage, Nintendo’s Super Mario Bros. Wonder, and, reportedly, Sega’s Sonic Stadium.
The team from Remedy joined us on IGN’s Summer of Gaming to discuss how Alan Wake 2 takes inspiration from True Detective, Hereditary, and David Lynch in the survival horror sequel. This time around, Alan Wake 2 has two playable characters: Alan Wake and FBI agent named Saga Anderson.
In May, Remedy sparked a backlash when it revealed Alan Wake 2 is a digital-only release across all platforms. Remedy explained at the time: "There are many reasons for this. For one, a large number of players have shifted to digital only. You can buy a Sony PlayStation 5 without a disc drive and Microsoft’s Xbox Series S is a digital-only console. It is not uncommon to release modern games as digital-only.
"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.
"Finally, 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."
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