Topic on Talk:Alan Wake II

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Yea I saw that. Was wondering if that was the only option for offline play or just a unofficial way to run the game without running the launcher. Because it is nice to have that workaround but the weird things that don't work, mainly not being able to use a controller are def a bummer if you are in a situation where your internet is out or whatever. The official marketing etc. never mentions a internet connection being required to play. I get and understand why it's needed for the first launch of the game.

Huh. So do you think it's fair to say this game requires a internet connection? Just curious what people think. Usually people get pretty upset about "always online" DRM. I saw a post from a Xbox user who said they were playing when their internet went out because Verizon was doing some maintenance on the Fios service in his area. He said

"I was playing the game then it cut off saying I need to be online to play. Then Verizon told me that Fios internet is out in my area for the next 5 hours because of updates or something. Why do I need to be online to play a single player game that is downloaded to my console?"

But newest console I have is a PS3 so IDK if that's normal on console or not.