Today, Remedy Entertainment announced the release of a new patch for Alan Wake 2. Version 1.27 is mainly aimed at improving the PlayStation 5 Pro support for the survival horror game.
When the new console launched in November, Digital Foundry noted that PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution, which performs admirably in most games, wasn’t a great fit for this one due to the low internal rendering resolution. A few days later, the developer commented that it would take a few weeks to improve the quality of the PS5 Pro version.
About a month later, this new patch adds several options and improvements to Alan Wake 2 on PlayStation 5 Pro.
- [PS5 Pro] Added a new “Balanced” graphics mode. This mode requires compatible displays that can achieve a 120Hz refresh rate. The Balanced mode combines PS5 Pro Quality mode settings including raytracing with Performance mode resolution. This mode targets 40fps.
- [PS5 Pro] Slightly adjusted visual settings of the Performance mode to achieve a more consistent framerate.
- [PS5 Pro] Quality and Balanced mode: Adjusted Raytracing settings to achieve a less noisy image.
- [PS5 Pro] Added an option to toggle PSSR (PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution) On/Off.
The patch is also available for PC and Xbox Series S|X, which are getting the following minor fixes:
- [The Lake House] Fixed manuscript collectables that showed the wrong page in Saga’s Mind Place.
- [The Lake House] Fixed “Welcome to the Lake House” video collectable missing audio.
- Minor fixes and optimizations.
Alan Wake 2 launched on October 27, 2023 to excellent reviews and overall reception from fans. However, sales weren’t equally amazing. To this day, after the release of the two planned story DLCs (Night Springs and The Lake House), the game has sold only 1.8 million units and still hasn’t managed to recoup all of the development and marketing costs.
