Op 27 oktober 2023 lag Alan Wake II in de winkels, dus de game viert bijna zijn eenjarig bestaan. Remedy Entertainment wil dit heugelijke feit niet zomaar aan zich voorbij laten gaan en zal vandaag een nieuwe gratis update uitbrengen.

De nieuwe update zal een aantal veel gevraagde features van de community met zich meebrengen. Zo zal de PlayStation 5-versie worden voorzien van ‘gyro aiming’ en zullen er verschillende toegankelijkheidsopties worden toegevoegd, waaronder oneindige batterijen voor je zaklamp.

Wat de ‘Anniversary update’ voor Alan Wake II nog meer met zich meebrengt is als volgt:

First, one of the most requested options included in the Anniversary Update is the ability to invert the X (horizontal) axis on mouse and controller, and not just the Y (vertical) axis. Inverting either axis can be a matter of preference, but for a lot of players it also presents a usability and accessibility issue.

PlayStation players can look forward to some improvements we’ve made for the DualSense controller. With the Anniversary Update, Alan Wake 2 will have gyro aiming (motion controls) support. You can turn the motion sensor function on and off, as well as tweak horizontal and vertical sensitivity, set gyro space, and choose whether your pitch, yaw, and roll directions are standard or inverted.

Until now, Alan Wake 2 only had haptics support for weapons, but we’re happy to say that the team has been working hard to improve and refine haptics on the DualSense. From now on, haptics will also work with healing items and throwables.

With the Anniversary Update, Alan Wake 2 will get the Gameplay Assist menu, which you can find in the gameplay options. It contains, among others, the following toggles:

  • Quick turn
  • Auto complete QTE
  • Button tapping to single tap
  • Weapon charging with taps
  • Healing items with taps
  • Lightshifter with taps
  • Player invulnerability
  • Player immortality
  • One shot kill
  • Infinite ammo
  • Infinite flashlight batteries