{"id":38903,"date":"2023-10-30T15:29:01","date_gmt":"2023-10-30T14:29:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1916427"},"modified":"2023-10-30T19:13:20","modified_gmt":"2023-10-30T18:13:20","slug":"will-there-be-an-alan-wake-2-physical-release-digital-launch-explained","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/will-there-be-an-alan-wake-2-physical-release-digital-launch-explained\/","title":{"rendered":"Will there be an Alan Wake 2 physical release? Digital launch explained"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> Will you be getting physical or learning to dig digital? <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Cole Luke\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Monday, 30 October 2023 at 14:29 PM<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body> <p>With the leaked \u201cadorably all digital\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/gaming\/new-xbox-console-controller-leak-newsupdate\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Xbox Series X refresh<\/a> and a removable disk drive on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/gaming\/ps5-slim-release-date\/\" rel=\"noopener\">upcoming PS5 Slim<\/a>, gamers are nervous about the prospects of actually owning their favourite games.<\/p>\n<p>And, being the flavour of the month, \u201cWill there be an Alan Wake 2 physical release?\u201d is the question on all of our lips \u2013 luckily for you, we have the digital launch explained.<\/p>\n<p>The digital release isn\u2019t the only drama surrounding the game; PC gamers were up in arms about the lofty <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/gaming\/alan-wake-2-pc-requirements\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Alan Wake 2 PC requirements<\/a> needed to run the game.<\/p>\n<p>The title has managed to not only weather the storm, but shine \u2013 as it has been met with endless praise, as can be seen in our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/gaming\/alan-wake-2-reviews-round-up\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Alan Wake 2 reviews round-up<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re trundling through the many scares, take a gander at our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/gaming\/alan-wake-2-missions-list\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Alan Wake 2 missions list<\/a> to see how much unrelenting horror you\u2019re yet to endure.<\/p>\n<p>Many are no doubt keen to play it, but with so many big games having come out in October, you might be wondering, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/gaming\/alan-wake-2-game-pass\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Is Alan Wake 2 is on Game Pass?<\/a>\u201d to offer some reprieve to your bank account.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s been more waffling here than in Bright Falls\u2019s Oh Deer Diner, though, so we\u2019ll crack on. Read on to see if you\u2019ll be getting physical version of Alan Wake 2 or if you\u2019ll have to learn to dig digital.<\/p> <div class=\"brightcove embed\"> <div class=\"embed__intrinsic\"> <div class=\"brightcove__player vjs-playlist-player-container\"> <video data-video-id=\"6338231434112\" data-account=\"69912529001\" data-player=\"ByeOf0VZEl\" data-embed=\"default\" data-application-id=\"\" controls=\"\" class=\"video-js\"> <\/video> <\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script src=\"\/\/players.brightcove.net\/69912529001\/ByeOf0VZEl_default\/index.min.js\"\/> <h2><b>Will there be an Alan Wake 2 physical release?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>Developer Remedy has stated, \u201c<b>There are currently no plans to release Alan Wake 2 on disc<\/b>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This doesn\u2019t completely rule it out, however. As there are upcoming <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/gaming\/alan-wake-2-expansion-pass\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Alan Wake 2 DLCs<\/a>, Remedy may opt to wait until they are out in the wild before they release a theoretical Alan Wake 2 Collector\u2019s Edition containing all the content.<\/p>\n<p>On top of this, back in May, THQ Nordic posted on X (Formerly Twitter) that they would take up the mantle to provide a physical release in response to news the game would be all-digital.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/alanwake?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@alanwake<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/remedygames?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@remedygames<\/a> I mean... we did the disc version of Alan Wake for PC back in the day ICYMI \ud83d\ude09 <br\/>And just because ONE person (or company) does not love physical, there is plenty who still do. Give it some thought. We'd love to go at it again! Full circle and all.<\/p>\u2014 THQ Nordic (@THQNordic) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/THQNordic\/status\/1661660949361590278?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 25, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"\/>\n<p>The jury is out over whether this will come to pass \u2013 but if it does, you can count on us to let you know when and where to buy it.<\/p> <h2><b>Why is Alan Wake 2 digital only at launch?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>Developers Remedy have listed a number of reasons for their digital-only launch on their Alan Wake 2 FAQ page. We\u2019ve included them just below.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Many players have shifted to digital only. You can buy a Sony PlayStation 5 without a disc drive and Microsoft\u2019s Xbox Series S is a digital only console\u2026<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Secondly, not releasing a disc helps keep the price of the game at $59.99\/\u20ac59.99 and the PC version at $49.99\/\u20ac49.99<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Finally, we did not want to ship a disc product and have it require a download for the game \u2014 we do not think this would make for a great experience either<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>So, fairly thoroughly explained, then.<\/p>\n<p>Not that this will do much to abate gamers\u2019 fears of moving to an all-digital world where you can\u2019t sell your games or lend them to a friend, as handily demonstrated by Sony with their Used Game Instructional Video.<\/p>\n<iframe title=\"Official PlayStation Used Game Instructional Video\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kWSIFh8ICaA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\/>\n<p>Whether or not these days are almost behind us remains to be seen, but all signs point to it being less common with each passing year.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Listen to our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/gaming\/one-more-life-podcast\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">One More Life podcast<\/a>, subscribe to our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/gaming-newsletter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">free newsletter<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RadioTimesGames\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">follow us on Twitter<\/a> for all the latest gaming intel.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Looking for something to watch? 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