It'll be $69.99 USD rather than $79.99 USD as promised.
Microsoft has backpedalled on a plan to increase the price of its first-party games, at least in the case of The Outer Worlds 2.
Back in May, Microsoft said it planned “to adjust the pricing of some of our new, first-party games starting this holiday season to $79.99 [USD].”
Acknowledging that statement, Microsoft has now said that The Outer Worlds 2 will be priced at $69.99 USD rather than that new $79.99 USD price point.
“We have received your SOS via skip drone about the pricing,” Obsidian advised on BlueSky. “As an organisation devoted to making sure that corporations do not go unfettered, we at the Earth Directorate have worked with [REDACTED] to revise the price of The Outer Worlds 2.”
A further statement from Microsoft states this pricing strategy will extend to all new first-party releases.
“We’re focused on bringing players incredible worlds to explore, and will keep our full-priced holiday releases, including The Outer Worlds 2, at $69.99,” an Xbox spokesperson said in a follow-up statement to Windows Central, adding that the decision was “in line with current market conditions”.
Here in Australia, all this means we’ll need to pay $109.95 AUD for the base game (provided you don’t have an Xbox Game Pass subscription tier that will provide the title as part of it).
Expect The Outer Worlds 2 from 29 October on Windows PC via Steam and Battle.net, Xbox Series S, Xbox Series X, and PS5. It’s also available via Xbox Game Pass and Xbox Play Anywhere.
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The Outer Worlds 229 October 2025PC PS5 Xbox Series S & X
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