Alan Wake 2 var blandt de få spil der imponerede ved PlayStation Showcase, og Remedy formåede både at vise gameplay og sætte en konkret udgivelsesdato på. Men der er en sjov ekstra detalje, der ikke blev nævnt i traileren - spillet udkommer udelukkende digitalt.
I en ny FAQ afslører Remedy Entertainment at dette er tilfældet:
"There are many reasons for this. 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. 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."
Det lyder ret ærligt, men spørgsmålet er om flere større udviklere vil droppe fysiske eksemplarer af deres spil for at spare?