rumour, alan wake to pc in sept

http://n4g.com/news/563158/alan-wake-coming-to-pc#selcomment

Id probably get it on a steam sale, but cant help but feel this was a missed opportunity... the game most likely would have sold better on pc imo. Gamespot wouldnt let me post direct link, but youll get there.

Sigh.......PC Devs just wont learn. Anyone who wanted to play this already did so on Xbox, and now when it comes out the shoddy sales will only further promote the notion that 'PC GAMING IS DEADZZ!1!!!' and will most likely be blamed on good ol' piracy. Thanks Microsoft :lol:

I don't have a 360, nor do any of my friends, so this is good news for me seeing as I do want to play it eventually.

Sigh.......PC Devs just wont learn. Anyone who wanted to play this already did so on Xbox, and now when it comes out the shoddy sales will only further promote the notion that 'PC GAMING IS DEADZZ!1!!!' and will most likely be blamed on good ol' piracy. Thanks Microsoft :lol:

wii_123

I don't like to support companies that think they can "have their cake and eat it too" which is exactly what Remedy and Microsoft are trying to do here with Alan Wake. Both companies stuck their middle finger up to PC gamers and tried to use Alan Wake to boost the xbox 360 whilst leaving PC gamers out in the cold. Naturally it failed and they have egg on their faces and now they want to offer the game to PC gamers to recover some of the losses.

Well I won't die if I never play Alan Wake so I think I will skip this title. At best I may be tempted to get the game if it ever hits one of the steam sales for 69p but anything more than that and it just isn't worth it in my books. To use another old adage "You made your bed Remedy now lie in it".

I don't like to support companies that think they can "have their cake and eat it too" which is exactly what Remedy and Microsoft are trying to do here with Alan Wake. Both companies stuck their middle finger up to PC gamers and tried to use Alan Wake to boost the xbox 360 whilst leaving PC gamers out in the cold. Naturally it failed and they have egg on their faces and now they want to offer the game to PC gamers to recover some of the losses.

Well I won't die if I never play Alan Wake so I think I will skip this title. At best I may be tempted to get the game if it ever hits one of the steam sales for 69p but anything more than that and it just isn't worth it in my books. To use another old adage "You made your bed Remedy now lie in it".

charmingcharlie

Sad.....is what I'd like to say but that would be considered spam so I'll just write some random things like this :P.

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I don't want Alan Wake, I want "Alan Wake", the open world survival game, not this linear thriller.

I can see your point, but I dont let my personal feeling affect which games I get... unless its stupid broken drm or something.TerrorRizzing

Speaking of such things, I have a feeling that if this were to be ported to PC that it would be a GFWL title.:x It won't affect my decision to get it if they do send it PC way (I more than likely will), but I won't like it.

I can see your point, but I dont let my personal feeling affect which games I get... unless its stupid broken drm or something.TerrorRizzing

It isn't really about "personal feelings" rather more about using the only voice I have which is my consumer spending pattern. It is becoming pretty clear now that gamers on both sides of the fence (console and PC) are having to put up with a crap load of rubbish from developers and publishers. It doesn't matter how much we complain or moan as long as we give into these practices they will keep on doing them.

Now I can't make everyone do this and I am not being sad enough to call for a "boycott" at the end of the day I can only control how I spend my money. So I am deciding that only companies that show they are fully committed to the platform of my choice will get the full asking price for their games along as they treat the PC version with the same commitment as the console version.

If Remedy and MS had released Alan Wake on the PC at the same time as the xbox 360 then I would have been entirely happy to have bought the game for full price. They didn't and so in my view the value of the game has now been reduced (especially since I already know the story thanks to console users spreading spoilers). So right now I class Alan Wake as only being worth a budget price tag of less than £20. Now since the game isn't very long and seems to be incredibly linear I can't see me playing it more than once, in my books that takes the games worth down to less than £10.

Finally I can't stand GFWL I hate it in MP and find it completely pointless in SP. It is a fair bet this will be a GFWL wich again reduces the worth of this game to me. So I would knock a fiver off for forcing me to put up with the crap that is GFWL. After all the maths is done that makes Alan Wake worth around £5 to me and I will be quite happy to pay that price and have no compulsion in waiting for it to hit that price.

Rumor: I probably won't care. Remedy turns it's back on me and I am supposed to fall in line because they flopped on 360 ?

I don't want Alan Wake, I want "Alan Wake", the open world survival game, not this linear thriller.DanielDust

I would probably pick this up if it came out on PC... but I'd certainly wait for the price to fall below £20

I would probably pick this up if it came out on PC... but I'd certainly wait for the price to fall below £20

lucfonzy

If it does come to PC that may not take very long.

I sure hope so! Alaln Wake is one of this years best games, would be even better on pc!

Im glad they didnt make it sanbox or open world to be honest, it would have taken away frmo the amazing atmsphere and story.

Sometimes games should be linear and this is one of them.

I sure hope so! Alaln Wake is one of this years best games, would be even better on pc!

kozzy1234

Probably would have been even better had it been what they were advertising two years ago.

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I sure hope so! Alaln Wake is one of this years best games, would be even better on pc!

PublicNuisance

Probably would have been even better had it been what they were advertising two years ago.

I dissagree bud. SOme games I dont want a huge sandbox/open world as it takes away from alot of aspects of games. What they have here is a great itght little package that has great atmosphere and story. I think alot of stuff would be lost if it was extremely big.

As they have said many times it would have taken away from the game so they made it more linear to give a more personal experience.

I wanted it to be open world and sanbox to for ages but after playing it im so glad they didnt make it like that.

It's a shame that they dumbed down the game when they made it for consoles. When it was planed as a PC game, then it was supposed to be an amazing sandbox game, but now it's just a linear shooter. Anyway the game is good, so I would get anyway, but I don't like to support Microsoft in games.pilouuuu2004

I dissagree bud. SOme games I dont want a huge sandbox/open world as it takes away from alot of aspects of games. What they have here is a great itght little package that has great atmosphere and story. I think alot of stuff would be lost if it was extremely big.

As they have said many times it would have taken away from the game so they made it more linear to give a more personal experience.

I wanted it to be open world and sanbox to for ages but after playing it im so glad they didnt make it like that.

kozzy1234

Time will tell since I haven't played it.

Sad.....is what I'd like to say but that would be considered spam so I'll just write some random things like this :P.

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I don't want Alan Wake, I want "Alan Wake", the open world survival game, not this linear thriller.

DanielDust

Speaking of that, is anyone here beliving that they will bother with a proper release with dx10 and superior graphics and quad core usage? I mean they had all those things already since the pc version was cancelled not too long ago. But i personally bet if anything, it willl be a cheap port.dakan45

My money would be on a cheap port that isn't worth our time and will begin pricing at $59.99.

If true, I'll check it out eventually. I split my playing between PC and PS3, no Xbox, so I couldn't play this one. It'll probably hit a sale shortly after release if there's any truth to this, and I might check it out then. But there's been nothing but mixed reviews since its original release regardless. I can't get too excited.

One thing's for sure, if it does come out on PC, expect to be bundled with GFW LIVE since its from MS Game Studios and I know a lot of people don't like that service but for me, I don't really mind or care anyway. It's not like those achievements mean anything.spiderman120988

Yeah but it is one more thing you are forced to install against your will. It's a matter of choice, more importantly our lack of one.

One thing's for sure, if it does come out on PC, expect to be bundled with GFW LIVE since its from MS Game Studios and I know a lot of people don't like that service but for me, I don't really mind or care anyway. It's not like those achievements mean anything.spiderman120988

That is true, but given how big our hard drives (no pun attended), 30 MB is like peanut shells, though it would be nicer if MS just....done away with the service. It has not done one good thing for me, but it hasn't crapped out like for other people so I can't complain. spiderman120988

I wasn't talking about space but choice. Why should I have to install something that I have no interest in ?

That is true, but given how big our hard drives (no pun attended), 30 MB is like peanut shells, though it would be nicer if MS just....done away with the service. It has not done one good thing for me, but it hasn't crapped out like for other people so I can't complain. spiderman120988

I'll believe it when I see it. Personally I had kind of written off hope, but I will still continue to wish for a PC port. Remedy Entertainment had said that the decision was Microsoft's, so it'll be whether the Games Division can stomach supporting another of their own systems... the PC.

I'll believe it when I see it. Personally I had kind of written off hope, but I will still continue to wish for a PC port. Remedy Entertainment had said that the decision was Microsoft's, so it'll be whether the Games Division can stomach supporting another of their own systems... the PC.

gbrading

The PC is not their system. I would be ashamed if it was.

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I'll believe it when I see it. Personally I had kind of written off hope, but I will still continue to wish for a PC port. Remedy Entertainment had said that the decision was Microsoft's, so it'll be whether the Games Division can stomach supporting another of their own systems... the PC.

PublicNuisance

The PC is not their system. I would be ashamed if it was.

Perhaps not officially, but nonetheless, they are by and far the largest manufacturer of operating systems in the world. Most of their money came from Windows. The IBM PC which became the standard format for all PCs in 1980s, was adapted to run on Windows.

Even though they don't make PCs, the PC made Microsoft.

This game looks like a bargain bin purchase for me if it hits the PC. Hopefully, the retail price will be less than $30.

Sigh.......PC Devs just wont learn. Anyone who wanted to play this already did so on Xbox, and now when it comes out the shoddy sales will only further promote the notion that 'PC GAMING IS DEADZZ!1!!!' and will most likely be blamed on good ol' piracy. Thanks Microsoft :lol:

wii_123

I'll buy it id it's released on pc.

I'll buy it id it's released on pc.

Filthybastrd

I'd only buy it if it was like $15/$10. :P

I don't like to support companies that think they can "have their cake and eat it too" which is exactly what Remedy and Microsoft are trying to do here with Alan Wake. Both companies stuck their middle finger up to PC gamers and tried to use Alan Wake to boost the xbox 360 whilst leaving PC gamers out in the cold. Naturally it failed and they have egg on their faces and now they want to offer the game to PC gamers to recover some of the losses.

Well I won't die if I never play Alan Wake so I think I will skip this title. At best I may be tempted to get the game if it ever hits one of the steam sales for 69p but anything more than that and it just isn't worth it in my books. To use another old adage "You made your bed Remedy now lie in it".

charmingcharlie

I don't like to support companies that think they can "have their cake and eat it too" which is exactly what Remedy and Microsoft are trying to do here with Alan Wake. Both companies stuck their middle finger up to PC gamers and tried to use Alan Wake to boost the xbox 360 whilst leaving PC gamers out in the cold. Naturally it failed and they have egg on their faces and now they want to offer the game to PC gamers to recover some of the losses.

Well I won't die if I never play Alan Wake so I think I will skip this title. At best I may be tempted to get the game if it ever hits one of the steam sales for 69p but anything more than that and it just isn't worth it in my books. To use another old adage "You made your bed Remedy now lie in it".

charmingcharlie

Didn't they dumb down the game for consoles? If so, then it's a pass for me.

Gah, I feel my 360 is total waste of time, games keep gettin ported :P

Didn't they dumb down the game for consoles? If so, then it's a pass for me.

morrowindnic