Munkeh111 on 02 December 2011
The thing about this, is that it does not make Alan Wake profitable, it just expands the number of people who played the game, meaning that a second title is possible, as in theory, more people should have played the first so more people will buy the sequel
However, looking at a slightly similar promotion that Sony did with inFamous after the PSN hack, that tripled the number of players that it got, but that did not translate into greater sales of its sequel
Of course, the argument really comes down to is Alan Wake better than inFamous such that the extra free sales will convert more gamers to its cause? {Personally the answer is no, but that doesn't really matter}
