{"id":19259,"date":"2025-06-25T09:37:30","date_gmt":"2025-06-25T07:37:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/25\/the-outer-worlds-2-the-most-expensive-xbox-game-yet\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T09:37:30","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T07:37:30","slug":"the-outer-worlds-2-the-most-expensive-xbox-game-yet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/25\/the-outer-worlds-2-the-most-expensive-xbox-game-yet\/","title":{"rendered":"The Outer Worlds 2, the most expensive Xbox game yet"},"content":{"rendered":"

Xbox is putting a lot behind its new space action-RPG sequel \u2013 which will be the first $80\/\u00a370 video game from Microsoft. Does it earn its price tag? We asked the developer what went into it<\/p>\n

The Outer Worlds 2, from RPG makers Obsidian, will be the first first-party Xbox game to cost $80 (\u00a370). Given that Nintendo Switch 2 games are already priced at least that high, and Sony\u2019s own PlayStation 5 games have been pushing towards it for a while, you might not expect this development to ignite a pricing debate among gamers \u2013 but it did. The increased cost of video games is a hotly contested topic, given the unsustainably ballooning budgets that most blockbuster games are working with these days. But I can say that The Outer Worlds 2 is a much larger, more in-depth game than the 2019 comedy sci-fi original<\/a>. If we\u2019re going to talk about value, it can certainly be argued that its higher price point is justified.<\/p>\n

I loved The Outer Worlds, which was jam-packed with the kind of wry, sardonic humour you\u2019d expect from an Obsidian RPG (this is the studio behind Fallout: New Vegas<\/a>, after all). Its super-saturated space world, populated by colourful flora, bumbling corporations and strange zealots, was a joy to live in for 20 or so hours, though its combat left much to be desired.<\/p>\n

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\nXbox is putting a lot behind its new space action-RPG sequel \u2013 which will be the first $80\/\u00a370 video game from Microsoft. Does it earn its price tag? We asked the developer what went into it
\nThe Outer Worlds 2, from RPG makers Obsidian, will be the first first-party Xbox game to cost $80 (\u00a370). Given that Nintendo Switch 2 games are already priced at least that high, and Sony\u2019s own PlayStation 5 games have been pushing towards it for a while, you might not expect this development to ignite a pricing debate among gamers \u2013 but it did. The increased cost of video games is a hotly contested topic, given the unsustainably ballooning budgets that most blockbuster games are working with these days. But I can say that The Outer Worlds 2 is a much larger, more in-depth game than the 2019 comedy sci-fi original. If we\u2019re going to talk about value, it can certainly be argued that its higher price point is justified.
\nI loved The Outer Worlds, which was jam-packed with the kind of wry, sardonic humour you\u2019d expect from an Obsidian RPG (this is the studio behind Fallout: New Vegas, after all). Its super-saturated space world, populated by colourful flora, bumbling corporations and strange zealots, was a joy to live in for 20 or so hours, though its combat left much to be desired. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Xbox is putting a lot behind its new space action-RPG sequel \u2013 which will be the first $80\/\u00a370 video game from Microsoft. Does it earn its price tag? We asked the developer what went into it The Outer Worlds 2, from RPG makers Obsidian, will be the first first-party Xbox game to cost $80 (\u00a370). …<\/p>\n

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