Alan Wake 2's final PC requirements are from out of this world

Alan Wake 2 will be finally playable next Friday and all the fans of the series are ready to immerse in the new adventure starring the famous writer. The game brings plenty of novelties to the franchise, including a new character and a storyline that is divided into two separate but complementary plots. Whether you play as Saga Anderson or Alan Wake himself, you will face new threats as you try to unravel the mysteries of Bright Falls and what lies beyond the small town.

The best graphics have a cost

Remedy Entertainment has already shown plenty of gameplay footage and it looks great. However, the outstanding graphics level of Alan Wake 2 comes at a price. the final system requirements that your PC has to meet to run the game have been revealed, and they are even more demanding than we imagined, especially for those who want to play the game with Ray Tracing enabled on higher resolutions. Starting from a powerful GeForce RTX 2060/Radeon RX 6600 to run the game on Minimum, the requirements go up to a GeForce RTX 4070/Radeon RX 7800 XT if you want to play the game on Ultra, and Alan Wake 2 is even more demanding with Ray Tracing on.

With these requirements in mind, you may have to upgrade your PC if you want to play the game in a few days. Of course, you can always opt for a next-gen console. Alan Wake 2 will run at 30fps and 4k on both PlayStation 5 and Xbox series X/S, but you can also try the performance mode to play the game at 60fps.

Whether you want to play Alan Wake 2 on PC or console, your best option is to use our comparator to check out the best deals on Alan Wake 2 CD keys for your platform of choice. The cheaper you get the game, the more money you will have to spend on things like upgrading your PC.