The second entry in Obsidian’s first-person sci-fi RPG sequence, The Outer Worlds 2, launches on PS5, Xbox Sequence X|S, and PC on October 29, and preorders are available now. The long-awaited sequel will take gamers again to The Outer Worlds’ imaginative and prescient of the far future, introducing new areas to discover, factions to affix, and companions to recruit, whereas bringing again the satirical humor and putting retro-futurist artwork model of the unique recreation. Whereas it is thrilling we’re getting a brand new large-scale RPG from Obsidian–especially because the studio’s most up-to-date recreation, Avowed, simply launched earlier this year–The Outer Worlds 2 can be notable as the following main Microsoft-published recreation to be getting a PS5 launch, and the primary Xbox first-party recreation to price $80. We have seen a number of Change 2 video games hit that value level, however now Xbox and PS5 video games like The Outer Worlds 2 are slowly adopting the $80 price ticket for choose new releases, too.
In fact, for a lot of Xbox and PC gamers, that value level is much less of a priority since it’ll even be obtainable on Recreation Cross on launch day. One month of Game Pass Ultimate costs $20/month, making it technically essentially the most inexpensive strategy to play The Outer Worlds 2. Nonetheless, you will solely have entry to the sport so long as you are subscribed. If you wish to personal The Outer Worlds 2–either digitally or physically–you’ll have to select up both the $80 normal version or the $100 Premium Version that features a season go, bonus DLC, and even early entry to the total recreation. Each variations additionally embody different extras for preordering forward of time.
In the event you want bodily video games, you possibly can preorder boxed copies of the standard and Premium Editions for PS5 at Greatest Purchase. Xbox bodily editions are a unique story. At the moment, the one bodily model of The Outer Worlds 2 obtainable for Xbox is the $100 Premium Edition, which seems to be solely a code in a field. We have outlined the total particulars on each variations of The Outer Worlds 2 and all of the preorder bonuses beneath.
The Outer Worlds 2 Preorder Bonuses
Commander Zane’s Anti-Monopolistic Battle Pack, which incorporates the next in-game objects that can unlock at launch:
- Zane’s Uniform Armor
- Zane’s Pistol & Dagger weapons
- Pet Ed Drone
Commander Zane’s Anti-Monopolistic Battle Pack is included with all bodily and digital preorders.
Moreover, preordering the $100 The Outer Worlds 2 Premium Version additionally will get you as much as 5-day early entry to the total recreation beginning October 24.
$80 | Releases October 29
The Outer Worlds 2 standard edition includes the base game on your platform of choice. If you secure your copy of the game ahead of launch, you’ll also get the Commander Zane’s Anti-Monopolistic Battle Pack preorder bonus.
Physical preorders are available for $80 on PS5 at Best Buy, and we expect more retailers will have copies soon. Digital preorders are also available on console and PC.
$100 | Releases October 24
The Outer Worlds 2 is also available in a $100 Premium Edition that includes a bunch of extra content, like a Season Pass that will let you download the two post-launch story expansion DLC packs once they’re available. Preordering this version also gets you the Commander Zane’s Anti-Monopolistic Battle Pack preorder bonus, as well as early access to the full game five days early starting October 24. Here’s everything included:
- The Outer Worlds 2 base game
- DLC Pass featuring Story Expansions 1 & 2 (available after launch)
- Moon Man’s Corporate Appreciation Premium Prize Pack featuring costumes, weapons, and bonus pet
- Digital Artbook
- Digital Soundtrack
- 5-day early access starting October 24.
Physical PS5 and Xbox Series X preorders are available at Best Buy. Note that the Xbox version appears to be a code in a box, and not a disc. Nevertheless, this is the only physical Xbox version of the game currently announced.
Followers of The Outer Worlds sequence will even wish to try the upcoming The Art of the Outer Worlds 2 that launches just a few weeks after the sport on December 16. The 208-page artwork ebook will supply a glance into the creation of The Outer Worlds 2 and the evolution of its artwork route, that includes a whole lot of illustrations, idea artwork items, and behind-the-scenes insights from the sport’s builders, protecting all the things from the sport’s numerous areas to the brand new forged of recruitable companions. Preorders can be found for $54.59 at Amazon.
