The Outer Worlds 2will cost $79.99 at launch, but those with an Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscription can play through it in its entirety without paying anything beyond what they already pay for their subscription fee. Nintendo’s decision to priceMario Kart Worldat $80 has given the green light for other publishers to start doing the same. While most are playing it safe for now, there are those that have decided to test the $80 waters,Outer Worlds 2among them.
The Outer Worlds 2$80 price taghas not exactly gone over well, with some claiming that the franchise isn’t established enough to justify such a high price and others worried that this will be the start of a slippery slope for all major Xbox games to cost that much. It’s too early to say what will happen on that front, but the good news is that it will still be possible to playOuter Worlds 2at launch without actually paying $80.
Outer Worlds 2 Will Be a Day One Xbox Game Pass Ultimate Game
Xbox Game Pass Ultimate is a good solutionfor those on PC and Xbox Series X that don’t want to pay $80 forThe Outer Worlds 2, but those on PS5 may be feeling left out. Unfortunately, Game Pass Ultimate is not available for PS5, and so anyone wanting to playOuter Worlds 2at launch on that platform should plan on spending the $80. That being said, it shouldn’t take too long for the game to go on sale. Obsidian’s previous game,Avowed, went on sale within two months of its launch, andOuter Worlds 2is releasing right before the big Black Friday shopping season. It’s entirely possible that the game will get a price cut mere weeks after its launch, though that remains to be seen.
There is a rumor that Xbox Game Pass could be getting a price increase soon. Even if that happens, it should still be cheaper than buying Outer Worlds 2 at full price.
Regardless,Outer Worlds 2looks bigger and betterthan its predecessor, and for fans of first-person action-RPGs, it could very well be worth the $80 investment.Outer Worlds 2is being positioned as Xbox’s flagship game this holiday season, so there is clearly a great deal of confidence in it, but consumers will have to decide for themselves if it’s worth $80, a Game Pass Ultimate subscription, or waiting for a sale on PS5.
