Alan Wake 2 will also offer a performance mode on consoles

There is exactly one month left until the release of Survival Horror Alan Wake 2. Just today we received a preview from foreign journalists and content creators, which is very positive so far. Game Informer then published two 15-minute gameplay samples, which you can watch here (Saga, Alan).

However, perhaps the message that received the most attention was one that Remedy PR director Thomas Puha posted on Twitter. That one he announcedthat the game on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X (not S) consoles will offer a performance mode. This is despite the fact that it was originally created for the highest possible image quality at 30 FPS. She’s sulking expressed also due to the fact that not all games come out with performance modes:

“The word “optimize” has been used rather thoughtlessly lately. You need to think about the target frame rate from the very beginning of development. What are the goals of your project? In game development everything is a choice, we can’t do everything,” he wrote on Twitter.

One of biggest problems According to Pooh, this was the part outside of Saga because the Pacific Northwest region, where the towns of Bright Falls and Wateree are located, is rich in all kinds of vegetation and trees. At the same time, the game has demanding (and very beautiful) lighting. Of course, don’t expect path tracing on consoles.

Unfortunately, we don’t have details on the modes yet, and it’s unclear if the performance mode will be limited to, for example, 40 FPS. well anyway He wrotethat we can count on a table with the exact resolution and target frame rate. He added that the Northlight engine scales very well, so the game looks good even at lower resolutions.

Alan Wake 2 will be released on October 27 on PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S.