{"id":280019,"date":"2024-05-02T06:35:23","date_gmt":"2024-05-02T13:35:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/es\/?p=331538"},"modified":"2025-07-01T16:35:27","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T23:35:27","slug":"alan-wake-2-has-been-a-sales-success-but-it-is-still-losing-money","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/alan-wake-2-has-been-a-sales-success-but-it-is-still-losing-money\/","title":{"rendered":"Alan Wake 2 has been a sales success, but it is still losing money"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Under capitalism, there is an almost comical paradox: you can have a tremendously successful product and still lose money. <strong>Selling a lot, receiving praise from critics, and being nominated for game of the year is no longer enough for many video games<\/strong>. They need to break all unimaginable scales to justify their costs. Something that happened to one of the best games of last year: Alan Wake 2.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Alan Wake 2\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/daf340d9-bbef-4d7e-8a19-e557ca57ba53\/618482082\/alan-wake-2-download-Alan-Wake-2-for-Windows.jpg\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Alan Wake 2<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"Under capitalism there is an almost comical paradox: you can have a tremendously successful product and still lose money. Selling a lot, receiving praise from critics, and being nominated for game of the year is no longer enough for many video games. They need to break all unimaginable scales to justify their costs. Something that has happened to one of the best games of last year: Alan Wake 2. According to Remedy's latest financial report, Alan Wake 2 has not yet recovered its development and marketing costs. Having sold 1.2 million copies until February 2024, that has not been enough to recover the production costs of the game. Even if that puts them close to doing so, as confirmed last month. All this leads us to an apparently contradictory, but not necessarily negative, situation for Remedy. Their revenues decreased by 22.2% in the final stretch of 2023, but at the same time, Tencent has increased its stake in Remedy to 15% of its share capital. Something that probably has to do with the fact that they have four games in production. Of which we know all the details of what stage of production they are in thanks to that same financial report. The reasons for this monetary failure, at least for the moment, have contributed to the relatively limited distribution of the game. Having been released on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series S, Xbox Series X, and PC, the fact that it has been exclusively digital and released only on the Epic Games Store may have harmed the number of sales. Something that could change if a physical edition is also released in the future and\/or if it is also released on other digital platforms with higher user traffic, such as Steam. That is why while Alan Wake 2 is one of the great successes of 2023, it seems that it is still on its way to being a round business. Something that we have no doubt will end up being, given its extremely high quality, and we will continue to talk about it in the months and years to come, even if it is a bit demoralizing to discover that it is no longer enough to succeed. You have to explode the market.\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--40\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"40\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"4\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\">4<\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\">In 2010, a video game broke all the schemes and offered a unique experience like we had never experienced in the survival horror genre.<\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-cover-s,f_auto\/p\/daf340d9-bbef-4d7e-8a19-e557ca57ba53\/4111784962\/alan-wake-2-how-to-play-Alan-Wake-2-for-Windows.jpg\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"Under capitalism there is an almost comical paradox: you can have a tremendously successful product and still lose money. Selling a lot, receiving praise from critics, and being nominated for game of the year is no longer enough for many video games. They need to break all unimaginable scales to justify their costs. Something that has happened to one of the best games of last year: Alan Wake 2. According to Remedy's latest financial report, Alan Wake 2 has not yet recovered its development and marketing costs. Having sold 1.2 million copies until February 2024, that has not been enough to recover the production costs of the game. Even if that puts them close to doing so, as confirmed last month. All this leads us to an apparently contradictory, but not necessarily negative, situation for Remedy. Their revenues decreased by 22.2% in the final stretch of 2023, but at the same time, Tencent has increased its stake in Remedy to 15% of its share capital. Something that probably has to do with the fact that they have four games in production. Of which we know all the details of what stage of production they are in thanks to that same financial report. The reasons for this monetary failure, at least for the moment, have contributed to the relatively limited distribution of the game. Having been released on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series S, Xbox Series X, and PC, the fact that it has been exclusively digital and released only on the Epic Games Store may have harmed the number of sales. Something that could change if a physical edition is also released in the future and\/or if it is also released on other digital platforms with higher user traffic, such as Steam. That is why while Alan Wake 2 is one of the great successes of 2023, it seems that it is still on its way to being a round business. Something that we have no doubt will end up being, given its extremely high quality, and we will continue to talk about it in the months and years to come, even if it is a bit demoralizing to discover that it is no longer enough to succeed. You have to explode the market.\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to Remedy&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/news.cision.com\/remedy-entertainment-oyj\/r\/remedy-entertainment-plc--financial-statements-release-january-december-2023--challenging-year-resul,c3948561\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"\">latest financial report<\/a>, Alan Wake 2 has not yet recouped its development and marketing costs. <strong>Having sold 1.2 million copies as of February 2024, it has not been enough to cover the game&#8217;s production costs<\/strong>. Even though it brings them close to doing so, as confirmed last month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All of this leads us to an apparently contradictory situation, but not necessarily negative for Remedy. <strong>Their revenues decreased by 22.2% in the final stretch of 2023, but at the same time, Tencent has increased its stake in Remedy to 15% of its shareholding<\/strong>. Something that probably has to do with the fact that they have four games in production. Of which <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/remedy-confirms-the-status-of-all-their-games-after-alan-wake-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">we know all the details of their production status<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Alan Wake 2 - Launch Trailer | PS5 Games\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dlQ3FeNu5Yw?start=1&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The reasons for this monetary failure, at least for now, have contributed to the relatively limited distribution of the game. <strong>Having been released on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series S, Xbox Series X, and PC, the fact that it was exclusively a digital release and only available on the Epic Games Store may have harmed its sales numbers<\/strong>. This could change if a physical edition is released in the future and\/or if it is also released on other digital platforms with a larger user base, such as Steam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That&#8217;s why while Alan Wake 2 is one of the big hits of 2023, it seems that it is still on track to be a resounding success. <strong>Something that we have no doubt will end up being, given its high quality and that we will continue to talk about it in the months and years to come<\/strong>. Even if it is a bit demoralizing to discover that it is no longer enough to just succeed. You have to explode the market.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Alan Wake 2\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/daf340d9-bbef-4d7e-8a19-e557ca57ba53\/618482082\/alan-wake-2-download-Alan-Wake-2-for-Windows.jpg\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Alan Wake 2<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"Under capitalism there is an almost comical paradox: you can have a tremendously successful product and still lose money. Selling a lot, receiving praise from critics, and being nominated for game of the year is no longer enough for many video games. They need to break all unimaginable scales to justify their costs. Something that has happened to one of the best games of last year: Alan Wake 2. According to Remedy's latest financial report, Alan Wake 2 has not yet recovered its development and marketing costs. Having sold 1.2 million copies until February 2024, that has not been enough to recover the production costs of the game. Even if that puts them close to doing so, as confirmed last month. All this leads us to an apparently contradictory, but not necessarily negative, situation for Remedy. Their revenues decreased by 22.2% in the final stretch of 2023, but at the same time, Tencent has increased its stake in Remedy to 15% of its share capital. Something that probably has to do with the fact that they have four games in production. Of which we know all the details of what stage of production they are in thanks to that same financial report. The reasons for this monetary failure, at least for the moment, have contributed to the relatively limited distribution of the game. Having been released on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series S, Xbox Series X, and PC, the fact that it has been exclusively digital and released only on the Epic Games Store may have harmed the number of sales. Something that could change if a physical edition is also released in the future and\/or if it is also released on other digital platforms with higher user traffic, such as Steam. That is why while Alan Wake 2 is one of the great successes of 2023, it seems that it is still on its way to being a round business. Something that we have no doubt will end up being, given its extremely high quality, and we will continue to talk about it in the months and years to come, even if it is a bit demoralizing to discover that it is no longer enough to succeed. You have to explode the market.\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--40\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"40\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"4\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\">4<\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\">In 2010, a video game broke all the schemes and offered a unique experience like we had never experienced in the survival horror genre.<\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-cover-s,f_auto\/p\/daf340d9-bbef-4d7e-8a19-e557ca57ba53\/4111784962\/alan-wake-2-how-to-play-Alan-Wake-2-for-Windows.jpg\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"Under capitalism there is an almost comical paradox: you can have a tremendously successful product and still lose money. Selling a lot, receiving praise from critics, and being nominated for game of the year is no longer enough for many video games. They need to break all unimaginable scales to justify their costs. Something that has happened to one of the best games of last year: Alan Wake 2. According to Remedy's latest financial report, Alan Wake 2 has not yet recovered its development and marketing costs. Having sold 1.2 million copies until February 2024, that has not been enough to recover the production costs of the game. Even if that puts them close to doing so, as confirmed last month. All this leads us to an apparently contradictory, but not necessarily negative, situation for Remedy. Their revenues decreased by 22.2% in the final stretch of 2023, but at the same time, Tencent has increased its stake in Remedy to 15% of its share capital. Something that probably has to do with the fact that they have four games in production. Of which we know all the details of what stage of production they are in thanks to that same financial report. The reasons for this monetary failure, at least for the moment, have contributed to the relatively limited distribution of the game. Having been released on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series S, Xbox Series X, and PC, the fact that it has been exclusively digital and released only on the Epic Games Store may have harmed the number of sales. Something that could change if a physical edition is also released in the future and\/or if it is also released on other digital platforms with higher user traffic, such as Steam. That is why while Alan Wake 2 is one of the great successes of 2023, it seems that it is still on its way to being a round business. Something that we have no doubt will end up being, given its extremely high quality, and we will continue to talk about it in the months and years to come, even if it is a bit demoralizing to discover that it is no longer enough to succeed. You have to explode the market.\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alan Wake 2 is one of the most critically and commercially successful games of 2023, and yet, somehow, it has also been a financial failure for its studio.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9268,"featured_media":280021,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":1},"categories":[1018,1015],"tags":[5643,6546],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[],"class_list":["post-280019","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gaming","category-news","tag-alan-wake-2","tag-remedy"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/280019","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9268"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=280019"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/280019\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":313428,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/280019\/revisions\/313428"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/280021"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=280019"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=280019"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=280019"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=280019"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=280019"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=280019"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}