But that process is likely going to go through some growing pains, and I’m unsure if Quantum Break will be a hit or miss as it tries new things.
#ALAN WAKE 2 REMEDY TV#
I love when developers try to push hard into uncharted territory and I believe there is a future in which TV shows and video games are inescapably intertwined. I still don’t know what to make of Quantum Break. Whatever happens with Alan Wake 2, it seems clear that Xbox is the only place you’ll ever be able to play the original.
They’re free to surf the market as they see fit once Quantum Break wraps.Īs for a new-gen port? Even if the concept is getting tired, Alan Wake is one game I would like to play on Xbox One, as it did slip by me on 360. Remedy isn’t 343 who is now married to a Microsoft staple like Halo. Not releasing on PS4, the most dominant console in the landscape at present, is a tough proposition for any developer. As Lake says, it’s ultimatly a business decision, and the fact is, unless Microsoft is paying Remedy a truckload of money to stay in their exclusive roster, it is likely going to make sense that they’d want to sell Alan Wake 2 on both Xbox One and PS4, especially given how many systems the latter has sold since launch. Hence why a possible future conversion to multiplatform might be in the cards. It existed as a quality Xbox exclusive beloved by those who played it, but it didn’t exactly become one of Microsoft’s power franchises either. In a way, that was true of the original Alan Wake as well, a third person mystery game that shockingly, didn’t focus heavily on shooting people as its primary form of gameplay.