Those waiting for the release of Alan Wake 2 will have to wait a while longer. Remedy has postponed the game’s release date.
Remedy Entertainment, the upcoming horror game Alan Wake 2 has delayed its release date to October 27. announced. The studio, which is said to have been working on Alan Wake 2 since at least 2017, has finally announced that the long-awaited sequel will be in stores this October. But it looks like Remedy might change its calendar a bit.
Alan Wake 2 release date delayed
October is already Assassin’s Creed Mirage, Super Mario Bros. It’s packed with a host of high-profile titles like Wonder and Spider-Man 2. Remedy has previously stated that it is not worried about competition for Alan Wake 2. The studio’s Director of Communications said that the studio’s only concern is to make the best game and that competition will always exist. In any case, with the announcement of the delay, the company seems to have changed this statement.
According to Remedy, the Alan Wake 2 launch date has been officially moved to October 27. This comes across as a delay of about 10 days. The studio states that the idea of setting the launch date is to give gamers “more space where everyone can enjoy their favorite games even more.”
The new date will be in the same week as the release date of Sony’s Spider-Man 2, though it avoids some of the other much-anticipated titles. The original Alan Wake’s debut was hit in 2010 when it coincided with Rockstar’s Red Dead Redemption. How much of an impact the new release date will have on Alan Wake 2’s sales remains to be seen, especially as the month releases a slew of horror-themed content.
The gaming community was already reactive before
A few months ago, it sparked some backlash in the gaming community when Alan announced that Wake 2 would be released as a digital-only release. However, the company argued that one of the reasons for this approach was to “give more time to polish the game more”. The lack of a physical disc meant that Remedy could continue to run the game until its release date. Now, the studio has a bigger window to fix bugs, postponing it for another 10 days.