Fri, Feb 19, 2010 | 16:12 GMT
Remedy explains decision to release Alan Wake on Xbox 360 only
When Microsoft announced at X10 that there would not be a PC version of Alan Wake, it was explained away that the game was best suited for a larger screen – like a television.
According to Oskari Häkkinen, head of franchise at Remedy, playing the game on the telly is more of a preference than anything, as the company has a long history with developing games for PC.
Speaking with VG247 in London this week, Häkkinen told us that the decision to axe the PC version was more about focusing on one platform at a time than anything else.
“Saying that Alan Wake is best played of a sofa with 5.1 surround and a big TV screen, I think is more of a preference than anything else,” he said. “We’re not going out there to say that PC gamers can’t enjoy it from their own PC set-up. We’re certainly not saying that. We have a strong heritage in PC gaming as well.
“But, frankly, we’re a small studio. We’re 50 people, and being a small studio, it makes a lot more sense for us to focus on one platform. Currently we’re fully focused on the Xbox version, and [as for] what the future holds, we haven’t got anything to announce, and we haven’t thought that far right now.
“We’re fully crunching towards the Xbox 360 version”.
As far as a PC version being released in the future was concerned, Häkkinen said that the decision to do so would come from a “sit down” with Microsoft to “see where the title goes”.
Alan Wake releases on Xbox 360 May 18 and 21 in the US and UK, respectively.
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Posted in: Action, Horror, Hot, Interview, Microsoft, Xbox 360
Tags: alan wake, Oskari Häkkinen, remedy, suspense
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#51
steve1979
19/02/10, 5:36 pm
@49 I just wish he’d spell check. I don’t ask for much. Although the fact that BDH is glade made me smile.
#52
Neolucifer
19/02/10, 6:11 pm
BS lol …
How did you focus on only the 360 version when most stuff shown for the game were on the pc version ? Hell some people even remembered Aw being used to promote directx .
I always planned to buy the 360 version anyway , but the real reasons are far more obvious
#53
polygem
19/02/10, 6:36 pm
ok, no pc version. i´m sorry for the pc only guys. i mean – seriously, because this looks like it will be a great game. it was announced for pc for years, so it´s only fair that the pc crowd is pissed. i can understand that decission though, but the argument that it will be best played on a telli with 5.1 surround is kind of odd…i personally enjoy games much more at my desk with a 24″ hd monitor (even 19″ works well) and some great headphones…for me this still is the best way to play a game…and i use 360 and ps3 – no pc.
#54
Urinat0r
20/02/10, 12:04 am
BDH is fucking funny.
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