Shame it didn’t do well, I thought it was great.
I really really hope they don’t get discouraged. They would have done so much better had it only been on Steam, please Remedy don’t change your ways.
Also it should have been GotY last year, fight me.
Canadian_Cabinet@lemmy.ca 3 days ago
Part of the reason why it hasn’t done great is because its an Epic exclusive right? If they would have released on Steam they’d make tons more sales
cobysev@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Unfortunately, it’s not just an Epic Games exclusive, it’s actually published by Epic Games. Which means it probably won’t ever come to Steam.
The rest of the Alan Wake franchise (and the Control franchise, including the upcoming Control 2) are published by 505 Games or Remedy themselves, so those all get Steam releases.
masterspace@lemmy.ca 3 days ago
The Alan Wake 1 remaster is also published by Epic
MyNameIsAtticus@lemmy.world 3 days ago
It sucks because i’d love to get my hands on the Alan Wake remaster and Alan Wake II on steam if they put it on there, if only so i can have easier integration with Steam’s QOL features. Maybe one day Remedy will pull what they did with the OG Alan Wake when they bought the publishing rights from Microsoft and buy the Publishing rights to Alan Wake II from Epic
altima_neo@lemmy.zip 3 days ago
Yep, I’m waiting for the eventual steam release
MentalEdge@sopuli.xyz 3 days ago
Extremely unlikely. AW2 was funded by epic, not just paid off to be a timed exclusive like Control (which was publushed by 505).
That means Epic decides where it gets distributed.
Blackmist@feddit.uk 2 days ago
I would think it would still do most of it’s business on console regardless of which PC store it launched on.
Lack of a physical release probably hurt more than not being on Steam. When you go pure digital, you miss out on those impulse purchases.
HereIAm@lemmy.world 2 days ago
What? Surely seeing something popping up on steam and buying it happens far more than someone spontaneously buying a game in a store when walking around town/ a mall.
Maybe I’m a recluse, but I can’t remember last time I went into a store that stocks a meaningful amount of games other than second hand shops. Are physical games really that large of a margin anymore?