Alan Wake coming to Steam in February; PC details revealed
Remedy Games is planning for Alan Wake to make his PC debut on Steam this February, the company revealed in a lengthy 'Frequently Asked Questions' session on its own forum.
Remedy Games is planning for Alan Wake to make his PC debut on Steam this February, the company revealed in a lengthy 'Frequently Asked Questions' session on its own forum.
The post also revealed other details, such as further confirmation that the game will not use Microsoft's Games for Windows Live platform, nor will it be available on Mac. Though Microsoft published the game on the XBox 360, Remedy has opted to self-publish the game's PC version.
In addition to self-publishing the game, Remedy notes that they will be "fully supporting the Steam platform," which includes adding support for achievements and Steam Cloud.
In terms of graphical adjustments, Remedy says some details are still being ironed out, but "players can naturally adjust resolution, run in full screen or windowed and change numerous graphics quality settings such as anti-aliasing, FXAA, shadow quality, draw distance and so on." One new feature included in the PC version is the ability to turn the game's HUD off.
Citing a more complex set of tools than those found in Max Payne, Remedy confirms that there are no plans to offer gamers the tools to modify the PC version of the game.
"We are still finalising the optimisations and graphics scalability, so some details can still change," the post reads, when asked about the game's expected PC specs. The "current view" for the game's hardware specifications include:
- OS: Windows Vista or Windows 7 (see below for Windows XP)
- Processor: A dual core processor is required:
- AMD: Athlon X2 2.8GHz
- Intel: Core 2 Duo 2GHz
- Memory: 2 GB
- Hard Drive: 8 GB
- Video Card: DirectX 10 compatible or later with 512MB RAM
- AMD: ATI Radeon 3650, 4450, 5550, 6450 or higher (per series)
- NVIDIA: GeForce 8600GT, 9500GT, GT120, GT430, GT520 (per series)
- Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c compatible
- Input: Mouse and keyboard, Xbox360 controller also supported
For more details on the PC version of the game, make sure to check out Remedy's forum.
[via Joystiq]
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Remedy Games is planning for Alan Wake to make his PC debut on Steam this February, the company revealed in a lengthy 'Frequently Asked Questions' session on its own forum.-
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But I just don't care any more :( I still don't understand why devs/publishers releases console exclusive games on the PC 2 years later and then are baffled that it didn't sell well. If they'd released it on the PC originally, it'd have been bought regardless of whatever reviews.. now i've seen 2 years of very average user and critic reviews and couldn't be more apathetic towards it.
Still, it seems Remedy have the balls to self publish this, maybe this is what they wanted all along but were hamstrung by Microsoft.. if that's the case, I almost want to buy it just to support them. AND BECAUSE I WANT THAT 3D TOP-DOWN REMAKE OF DEATH RALLY ON THE PC DAMN IT. -
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It was supposed to be a PC title to begin with. I read about this game four years ago and got excited... why should I give a fuck now when so many awesome games are asking for my attention now. My time is limited and I would have loved to play this game back when I was hyped to do so. Now not so much.
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The pricing for this version will have to reflect the age of the game and value over the 360 version. The 360 version is selling for $19.99 so if the PC version is more or less a direct port should be around that price.
I would be greatly disappointed if the game doesn't utilize multicores considering how the game engine was hyped.
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schnapple i love how you always argue or say something stupid even if you agree with the poster's point. its clear you understand what they mean, yet you persist with a "no shit, dumbass" cocky attitude everytime. i guess being an asshole on a gaming news site helps you feel a little bit more like a man every time you do it. goodluck to ya.
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I guess you missed the part where Remedy is self-publishing the PC port.
They have Microsoft's permission on this and there might be some back end arrangement in place but on the surface it doesn't look like Microsoft is going to see much money from this.
But good job on being a bitter cynic anyway.
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Its so silly how people complain about many things that have nothing to do with playing and enjoying the game.
If it's good (wait for reviews and watch game play videos) then just buy it and play it.
Why all the bitterness . . .
Whatever the reason for bitterness, its no excuse..
If we allow MS or the price of Alan Wake to upset us, then they win.. they control our emotions.
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