This is, quite frankly, not a terribly surprising development. 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.' 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. It is not uncommon to release modern games as digital-only.

You can buy a Sony PlayStation 5 without a disc drive and Microsoft’s Xbox Series S is a digital only console.

For one, a large number of have shifted to digital only. This same FAQ also explains the company's decision to go digital only, saying: 'There are many reasons for this. No physical copies of the game are being produced and, according to a FAQ about the game from Remedy.

Today, we're surprised to learn a little something about Alan Wake 2 that somehow escaped our attention during yesterday's excitement: according to Kotaku, Alan Wake 2 will be a digital-only release. It's a great trailer and we reported as much. Fans of the original have been clamoring for a legit sequel ever since that game's 2010 release and here, at long last, was a big, fat, glossy trailer showing off that sequel's gorgeous graphics, new locations, and just a teensy bit of plot. Yesterday, we got our best look yet at Remedy's upcoming Alan Wake sequel, Alan Wake 2, and boy did it set our tongues to waggin'.

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