Remedy studio confirmed last week that Alan Wake 2 will have 2 graphics modes on next-gen consoles. Their message talked about the Xbox Series X and Playstation 5 consoles, while there was no mention of the Xbox Series S console. Game Informer reached out to Remedy for clarification on the low-end Xbox version, and it has now been confirmed that it will only be playable at 30 FPS.
Developers at Remedy have confirmed that there is no performance mode coming to the Xbox Series S. Players with a less powerful next-gen Xbox console will not be able to play at 60 FPS, they will only be able to play at 30 frames per second. Other technical details of the mode are not provided. Note that Remedy itself claims that Alan Wake 2 was originally conceived as a project with 30 FPS gameplay.
Alan Wake 2 is due to release on October 27th on Xbox Series X | S, Playstation 5 and PC.