Alan Wake 2 will never "go gold," an old-fashioned phrase that refers to the creation of a master disc for duplication. No discs will have been burnt when the survival horror game comes out on October 17: Even the console versions won't get physical editions and "there are currently no plans to release Alan Wake 2 on disc."
Remedy and Epic Games say that the digital-only release has allowed them to keep the price down: Alan Wake 2 will be $60 on consoles as opposed to the new $70 normal for big budget games, and on PC, it'll be a pleasant $50.
