UPDATE: In a FAQ shared following tonight’s Alan Wake 2 release date news, Remedy has announced the long-awaited horror sequel will be a digital-only release on all platforms and that there are “currently no plans to release Alan Wake 2 on disc”.
“There are many reasons for this,” the developer explained. “For one, a large number of 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.” It also argued “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”, and insisted it “did not want to ship a disc product and have it require a download for the game”.
Alan Wake 2 will be available in two versions at launch: a standard edition costing £39.99/€49.99/$49.99 USD on PC and £49.99/€59.99/$59.99 on consoles, plus a deluxe edition priced at £54.99/€69.99/$69.99 on PC and £64.99/€79.99/$79.99 on consoles.
The latter includes an expansion pass granting access to the Night Springs expansion and Lake House expansion, plus the Nordic Shotgun skin, Crimson Windbreaker, and Lantern Charm for Saga, and the Parliament Shotgun skin and Celebrity Suit for Alan.
ORIGINAL STORY: Alan Wake 2’s mere existence is still a bit of a pinch-me moment after so many years of patient waiting, but not only is it real, it now been given a release date and will be launching for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC on 17th October this year.