Should i wait for Alan wake 2 to come to Steam?

[SnowyFrosty]

Should i wait for Alan wake 2 to come to Steam or it won't come anyways just buy on Epic thanks!

[Michael]

It will likely come out on steam when sales in EGS drop near zero. I don't have EGS and will not be getting it.

[Leah]

It's probably not coming to Steam any time soon, it wasn't given an exclusivity deal, Epic Games straight up published it, so unless they buy the publishing rights for 2 back (not gonna happen for a while) it's not coming to Steam.

[Dynamonic]

To be honest, I was firmly in the crowd of people saying 'It will never come to Steam because Epic funded the project', but now I think it will actually come, and perhaps soon too!
Alan Wake 2 has not recouped it's development costs yet, despite being out for about 10 months now, and surely a Steam release will tip the game into profitability land very quickly.

Also, Epic Games have today acknowledged that many of their exclusivity arrangements 'were not good investments', and free games have been the biggest draw to the Epic Games Store ecosystem. (Free game claimers are apparently more likely to buy other games in that game's series on the Epic Games Store, according to Epic.)

https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/many-of-epics-exclusivity-deals-were-not-good-investments-says-tim-sweeney-but-the-free-games-program-has-been-just-magical/

I feel that Epic could be hinting that they may be considering relaxing their stance on exclusivity. After all, we're seeing less and less Epic exclusives in recent months, and UbiSoft for example, are increasingly investing more into their Steam presence (some of their games have just had Steam features added such as achievements).
Epic are increasingly starting to see Fortnite as a 'platform' in itself too, so I would imagine much of their focus would be geared towards that going forward, along with their mobile Epic Games Store ventures.

Alan Wake 2 would certainly be a day one purchase for me should it ever make the jump to Steam, and I'm getting increasingly hopeful that it will, particularly with the way Alan Wake 2 has performed, and the way Epic seems to be changing the way it approaches exclusivity.
Either way, there's plenty to keep me occupied on here until Alan Wake 2 gets here.

[Bankai9212]

If they do, it would indicate they(Tim) was wrong. Not sure if his ego would let him since the platform is still selling at a lost 5 years later.

[Michael]

Originally posted by Bankai9212:

If they do, it would indicate they(Tim) was wrong. Not sure if his ego would let him since the platform is still selling at a lost 5 years later.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/934700/Dead_Island_2/

Requires an EGS account and that's how AW2 will make it to steam.

[Bankai9212]

That’s an online component you don’t need an egs launcher to play it. Alan wake 2 doesn’t have online and was published by epic games.

[Michael]

Originally posted by Bankai9212:

That’s an online component you don’t need an egs launcher to play it. Alan wake 2 doesn’t have online and was published by epic games.

EPIC is the publisher and they see what sony is doing with their PC games and they WILL copy it. No matter what Timmy will come to steam when he needs to the money. AW2 wil not be on steam any sooner.

[Yogi the bear, man]

Still waiting for it to come out on Steam :/
The Digital Deluxe edition is $35 on Epic right now. They're going to have to drop the price more than that to get me to but it on that platform

[animal_PLANET]

Originally posted by Yogi the bear, man:

Still waiting for it to come out on Steam :/
The Digital Deluxe edition is $35 on Epic right now. They're going to have to drop the price more than that to get me to but it on that platform

Youll probably be waiting another 6 years or so until the deal expires and publishing rights go back to Remedy. You missing out on a great game. So far I am really enjoying. All the little things they do to add to the lore and story, gameplay/action is better, and graphics are amazing. Looks sick.

Especially how you get to edit the story in real time and it changes the environment around you. Things like that are a welcomed edition to the game.

Overall if you want to play a game it really shouldnt matter what platform its available on. Just buy it and have fun.

[Coldhands]

Originally posted by SnowyFrosty:

Should i wait for Alan wake 2 to come to Steam or it won't come anyways just buy on Epic:LIS_poker_face: thanks!

Not if you want to play it. We don't know if AW2 will ever come to Steam, so I'd just operate under the assumption that it won't and act accordingly.

[Matsku1999]

Originally posted by Dynamonic:

To be honest, I was firmly in the crowd of people saying 'It will never come to Steam because Epic funded the project', but now I think it will actually come, and perhaps soon too!
Alan Wake 2 has not recouped it's development costs yet, despite being out for about 10 months now, and surely a Steam release will tip the game into profitability land very quickly.

Also, Epic Games have today acknowledged that many of their exclusivity arrangements 'were not good investments', and free games have been the biggest draw to the Epic Games Store ecosystem. (Free game claimers are apparently more likely to buy other games in that game's series on the Epic Games Store, according to Epic.)

https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/many-of-epics-exclusivity-deals-were-not-good-investments-says-tim-sweeney-but-the-free-games-program-has-been-just-magical/

I feel that Epic could be hinting that they may be considering relaxing their stance on exclusivity. After all, we're seeing less and less Epic exclusives in recent months, and UbiSoft for example, are increasingly investing more into their Steam presence (some of their games have just had Steam features added such as achievements).
Epic are increasingly starting to see Fortnite as a 'platform' in itself too, so I would imagine much of their focus would be geared towards that going forward, along with their mobile Epic Games Store ventures.

Alan Wake 2 would certainly be a day one purchase for me should it ever make the jump to Steam, and I'm getting increasingly hopeful that it will, particularly with the way Alan Wake 2 has performed, and the way Epic seems to be changing the way it approaches exclusivity.
Either way, there's plenty to keep me occupied on here until Alan Wake 2 gets here.

The thing is Aw 2 is the fastest Selling Remedy game to date it just cost more to make and is on pase to make profit sooner than control did, I bet it has now broken even with the physical, and dlc release.

[hannibal_pjv]

If anything is like Alan Wake enhanced edition the wait is in minimum 10 year... maybe much longer. AW2 is now on sale in Epic, so rather good bargain if you are not too allergic.

[PianoBench]

Alan Wake 2 is so good that I would just pick it up on Epic Games. Honestly, I never cared whether or not I bought my games from EBGames or GameStop, BestBuy, or from Target. On rare occasion I would pick-up a game from WalMart or Amazon.com.

I just bought games when they are on-sale.

With Steam and EpicGamesPC, picking up games is now more convenient than ever before. So why not? Just enter my CC info and click download.

Alan Wake 2 for $24.99 is like two combo meals at McDonalds or Chic-fil-a. So for me it is a no brainer.

[[{******---Dead4Life---******}]]

Don't wait, buy it on Epic if you will buy it, as it will not come to Steam.
It is obvious at this point.

[Enchanted]

I gave up waiting and just bought it on the PS5 seeing as the price finally went down to $30. They were so stingy with the sales on there and at one point only discounted the deluxe edition leaving the standard at full price I doubt they will discount the game much if/when it comes to steam so get it now while it's on a good sale.