Another PS5 patch has just gone live for Alan Wake 2, introducing over 200 improvements and bug fixes to the game. It is available to download now, bringing the title up to version number 1.000.008. A complete roundup of all the changes and additions can be found on the official Alan Wake website.
The top-level changes made in this PS5 patch are as follows:
- Various localization fixes, such as improved subtitle timings for all languages
- Improved localized audio for live-action cinematics
- Various audio-related improvements and additional polish
- Improved lip sync in some instances
- Fixed various graphical issues in the environments
- Fixed various minor issues in cinematics
- Minor improvements to image aliasing in Performance mode and Xbox Series S
- Improved lighting
- Fixed lighting bugs in multiple locations
- Various UI-related fixes and additional polish
- Various gameplay fixes and improvements
- Minor gameplay fine-tuning
- Improved auto-aim for specific circumstances
- Fixed rare player character animation issues
- Fixed various issues in the Case Board
- Fixed various map issues
- Several conversations failing to trigger and thus blocking progress later have been fixed
- Fixed Rose’s dialogue choices, sometimes not being selectable, blocking progress
- Fixed a rare issue with Saga’s lines not playing when going to the Sheriff’s Station, blocking progress
- Resolved a potential problem in the player getting stuck in a Case Board Tutorial
- Fixed exploration rewards for Lighthouse
We awarded a very rare 10/10 rating in our Alan Wake 2 PS5 review, and never had any bugs or glitches to complain about. As such, this patch works to enhance the experience for anyone encountering issues. Has a problem you've encountered been fixed by this update? Let us know in the comments below.
[source alanwake.com]
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Can’t wait to see how “Minor improvements to image aliasing in Performance mode and Xbox Series S” plays on a PS5… 😼
I hope for a physical release which includes all important updates. This seems to me to be the way forward for physical games: Release them digital-only, patch them over several months, and then print the „bug-free“ version.
@Max_the_German After all the DLC has been released maybe.
cant believe it got10/10 my playthrough has been full of bugs from invisible rifle to falling through scenery enemies just vanishing mid fight i would say it desperatly needs a update!
@XanderTigerclaw it's "and Series S", which means it applies to Performance mode on PS5/XSX and to the only mode on XSS
On a really quick first look, performance mode on PS5 looks way better. No aliasing from ps3 era anymore it seems
@geordie197 that's super weird you got that! I am 4 hours in and did not had a single bug encounter yet
@geordie197 That’s a bummer, man! I am 10 hours in and haven’t had a single issue. Hopefully, this patch will help your experience.
Other then some minor visual quirks i've had zero issues so far.
I've had a couple small bugs, like a clue staying on my screen after collecting it, plus there's a bunch of little flickering in the environment, which I don't think is intentional?
Nothing has ruined my experience at all, but definitely some small stuff that could be cleaned up.
HUGE BOAST HERE.
Some of you mocked me for saying that my friend is a developer on the Northlight Engine, well, it turns out that said friend included me in the "End Credits".
End of boast.
The greatest moment in all my years playing games.
Image quality on performance mode on ps5 is so much better. So much that I deleted my 10hr savegame and start again
Been playing on XSX and have had very little issue with the game. The sound cut-off bug was annoying at times, but a game reload fixed the issue (seems to be fixed now, though).
Visually, I haven't noticed any issues (I play in Quality Mode).
There was on audio oddity where the background sound of...wind (maybe?) just sounded like low-bitrate noise from a compressed audio file. I am past that point right now, so I can't test to see if it's fixed, but it was definitely annoying.
Anyways, the game has been fantastic and everything I wanted in an Alan Wake sequel! I am glad Remedy is working so fast to get these little issues fixed.
Kewl I put it off last nite. Lot of niggly stuff
@geordie197 mid game and I had zero bugs so far, but the performance in quality mode on the episode 2 in the dark section wasn't very good even if my TV tried to mitigate it with VRR, you could still see it wanted to dip to low 20 on ps5, but that's only issue I had so far. Really amazing game, but not sure if I enjoy it more than Control. But control was 10/10 too, so maybe I am just into Remedy
I finished the game, had a few minor bugs like lip sync issues, door animations being desynced, and my hunting rifle disappearing until I put in and then took it out the shoebox.
I had one pretty major bug, where one of the Writer videos just didn't show up late unto the game. It locked me out of the platinum until NG+ which sucks.
I'd still give it a 10/10 as the bugs were my only big complaint with the game. I absolutely loved it.
@SystemAddict niggly? 🤔
I got a progression breaking bug in Oceanview hotel that the patch says it's addressed and fixed but it isn't. For anyone on the fence, don't buy it. I had an amazing time until this bug made it impossible to finish the game and completely soured my experience.
@geordie197 even with the few bugs I have experienced, it is not stopping me from also calling it a 10/10
Didn't have bugs per se but two instances in which items didn't properly appear or an event was not triggered, cost me around 1.5 hrs. I don't like the unbalanced difficulty, I find medium too hard and easy way to easy and well the puzzles on Alans side are kinda meh. But all in all I'm a Remedy enthusiast and I really like the atmosphere, graphics and the awesome Old Gods of Asgard (POTF).
People are talking about how this is the best looking game of this generation and I'm just looking at shimmering white stuff where it doesn't belong looking like garbage. Hope they patched that out!
Not a 10/10 for me. I had more fun with Spider-Man 2.
I'd prefer they fix the frame rate on the PS5 (see Digital foudry videos for more info). It barely touches 60fps where xbox is steady 60.
No hurry with this digital only so I'll wait untill it's fully patched and cheap.
200+ fixes is ridiculous and because of this alone you should seriously reconsider your Review score now taking all of this here into consideration.
I guess after saying I had only had minor issues I was due. Just had the game crash in the middle of the third boss battle...
Still love the game, but ugh...
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