Xbox has responded to fan backlash about Obsidian Entertainment's upcoming RPG The Outer Worlds 2, officially lowering its $80 price after widespread negative response. The Outer Worlds 2 was revealed during an Xbox Games Showcase earlier this summer. Its Standard Edition's $79.99 price tag caused controversy almost immediately, with many players suffering from sticker shock.
However, Microsoft has now announced across its social media channels (via Windows Central) that it's knocking The Outer Worlds 2 - and other holiday releases - back down to $70 at launch - the industry standard for new triple-A releases. Players who have already purchased it at full price will receive a refund, at which point they can re-pre-order the game for $70.
The initial reveal of The Outer Worlds 2's $80 price tag provoked near-immediate outrage from fans of Obsidian Entertainment (the studio behind games like Fallout: New Vegas, Pillars of Eternity, Pentiment, and Avowed.) As user Short_Temperature202 put it in a Reddit comment, "I'm not paying that much for an amazing outstanding game, let alone the sequel to what was for me a pretty mediocre game."
The Outer Worlds 2 is still set to be released...
