Alan Wake to debut on Xbox 360, PC edition to follow later

The long awaited and highly anticipated Alan Wake will finally be making its way to consoles within a years time, if publisher Microsoft's promise of a "spring 2010" release is to believed. But, it looks like those hoping to explore the "psychological action thriller" on PC will have to wait a bit longer, as developer Remedy's center of attention seems directed at the Xbox 360 version for now.

"I'm a PC gamer at heart (have a Core i7, Radeon 4890, 5.1 audio setup at home) so I do appreciate your concerns," Remedy rep Markus wrote on the studio's boards.

"Unfortunately all I can say at this point is that we're focusing all our efforts on the 360 version and will be making comments in regards to the PC at a later time."

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The long awaited and highly anticipated Alan Wake will finally be making its way to consoles within a years time, if publisher Microsoft's promise of a "spring 2010" release is to believed. But, it looks like those hoping to explore the "psychological action thriller" on PC will have to wait a bit longer, as developer Remedy's center of attention seems directed at the Xbox 360 version for now.

"I'm a PC gamer at heart (have a Core i7, Radeon 4890, 5.1 audio setup at home) so I do appreciate your concerns," Remedy rep Markus wrote on the studio's boards.

"Unfortunately all I can say at this point is that we're focusing all our efforts on the 360 version and will be making comments in regards to the PC at a later time."

So, while Alan Wake for the PC certainly seems inevitable (especially considering the game was originally intended for the PC back in '05), PC gamers will have to test their patience a bit longer to uncover the secrets that Alan Wake has in store for us all.

Alan Wake is thus far set for a Spring 2010 release and will be available for Xbox 360 and PC.

Source: Shacknews

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