{"id":47637,"date":"2023-05-25T09:13:03","date_gmt":"2023-05-25T09:13:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/alan-wake-2-will-only-have-a-digital-release"},"modified":"2024-07-20T02:28:19","modified_gmt":"2024-07-20T02:28:19","slug":"alan-wake-2-will-only-have-a-digital-release","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/video-games\/alan-wake-2-will-only-have-a-digital-release","title":{"rendered":"Alan Wake 2 Will Only Have A Digital Release"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/video-games\/alan-wake-2-targeting-an-october-release-date-according-to-actor\">Alan Wake<\/a> 2 won&#8217;t be getting a physical edition according to an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alanwake.com\/story\/alan-wake-2-faq\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FAQ<\/a> published by Remedy Games. The FAQ describes the reasons behind this as being multiple and deep, with the full FAQ stating:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>There are many reasons for this. For one, a large number of people have shifted to digital only. You can buy a Sony PlayStation 5 without a disc drive and Microsoft&#8217;s Xbox Series S is a digital only console. It is not uncommon to release modern games as digital-only.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Secondly, not releasing a disc helps keep the price of the game at &#36;59.99 and the PC version at &#36;49.99.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Finally, we did not want to ship a disc product and have it require a download for the game &#8211; we do not think this would make for a great experience either&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"ephox-summary-card\" style=\"max-width: 650px;\" data-ephox-embed-iri=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/alanwake\/status\/1661493371473653760\"><a class=\"ephox-summary-card-link-thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/alanwake\/status\/1661493371473653760\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ephox-summary-card-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-cf.ginx.tv\/imgcdn\/qjzh7Ret3QRUNQU5Qrdy4-gifH1WL5ypilWZG6aUTyw\/rs:fill:0:0:1\/g:ce\/aHR0cHM6Ly9wYnMudHdpbWcuY29tL21lZGlhL0Z3NnlqY0lhZ0FVbHhPRi5qcGc6bGFyZ2U\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Fw6yjcIagAUlxOF.jpg:large\"> <\/a> <a class=\"ephox-summary-card-link\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/alanwake\/status\/1661493371473653760\"> <span class=\"ephox-summary-card-title\">Alan Wake on Twitter<\/span> <span class=\"ephox-summary-card-description\">Ritualistic murders in a small town. A writer trapped in a nightmare. An FBI agent looking for answers. Two realities. Two hero characters. One horror story that wants them dead. Alan Wake 2 releases October 17th. Pre-purchase now at https:\/\/t.co\/5CvKjxP1Zs &#128294; #AlanWake pic.twitter.com\/XRCbgwCiRi&mdash; Alan Wake (@alanwake) May 24, 2023<\/span> <span class=\"ephox-summary-card-author\">Alan Wake<\/span> <span class=\"ephox-summary-card-website\">Twitter<\/span> <\/a><\/div>\n<p>While Remedy isn&#8217;t wrong, this decision has brought about the ire of several people online who prefer physical editions of games, and who would rather have a sequel to Alan Wake right next to the original on their shelves. The original Alan Wake was released back in 2010, giving this sequel over thirteen years of hype behind it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alan Wake 2 won&#8217;t be getting a physical edition according to an FAQ published by Remedy Games. 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