Alan Wake 2 update grants workaround fix for Xbox Series X|S audio issue, ‘full fix’ coming in future update
Don’t stop hearing the sounds of the Dark Place.
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More fixes are here for one of the year’s most unique games.Developer Remedy Entertainmentsharedthe latest patch notes forAlan Wake 2, with the newest update providing a “workaround” for an audio issue that has plagued perplexed players on Xbox Series X|S consoles. The audio problem caused the game’s audio to cut out intermittently or entirely, usually extremely early on, about halfway through the game’s first chapter.
Remedy Entertainment notes that a “full fix” is on the way in a future update, though there’s no exact details for what that means or what the difference is in the workaround fix provided right now.
Is Alan Wake 2 is receiving rapid patches?
While this long-awaited sequel has been well-received critically, Alan Wake 2 launched with a bevy of technical issues even after the developers patched some problems that persisted throughout the game’s review period. Remedy has been extremely efficient so far, with the prior patchfixing over 200 issues in Alan Wake 2 across all platforms, while also improving image quality onXbox Series S.
Analysis: Hopefully a solid stop-gap measure
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Having audio issues is never fun, especially in a game that sounds as good as Alan Wake 2. Hopefully this quick fix tides most players over until the problem can be stomped out for good.
In myreview of Alan Wake 2, I wrote that the game “also features crisp audio work, from the broken-record chattering of Taken to howling wind through the trees. Remedy doesn’t usually disappoint on the soundtrack front and that’s the case here, with a massive collection of music. The track list is especially bolstered thanks to the Old Gods of Asgard, an in-universe band that first appeared in the first Alan Wake, performed by real-life band Poets of the Fall.”
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Samuel Tolbert is a freelance writer covering gaming news, previews, reviews, interviews and different aspects of the gaming industry, specifically focusing on Xbox and PC gaming on Windows Central. You can find him on Twitter@SamuelTolbert.
