The Outer Worlds 2’s recreation director has reacted to Microsoft’s determination to cost the RPG at $80. Brandon Adler mentioned in an interview that Obsidian didn’t set the value for the sport, including that anybody bothered by the value level ought to take their issues to Microsoft.
“We’re a recreation developer. We like to make video games. We do not set the costs for our video games,” he mentioned in an interview with GamesRadar. “Like, personally, as a recreation developer, I want everyone might play my recreation, as a result of that is what I would like out of this entire factor. However for the explanations and so like, why the $79.99 worth level, you’d should actually speak to the Xbox people.”
The Outer Worlds 2 is Microsoft’s first $80 recreation, but it surely wasn’t a complete shock, provided that Microsoft had mentioned it might start charging $80 for some video games in 2025. Microsoft additionally raised costs on Xbox consoles.
Outdoors of Xbox, Nintendo is charging $80 for Mario Kart World, whereas there are expectations that different publishers will observe go well with and begin charging extra as nicely. 2K Video games has been caught up in pricing drama, too, as Gearbox boss Randy Pitchford has mentioned he would not know if Borderlands 4 will probably be $80 or not.
What Adler mentioned about The Outer Worlds 2 strains up with what Pitchford has mentioned about Borderlands 4. He talked about that, as an artist, he needs as many individuals as attainable to play his video games. On the identical time, he acknowledged that it is a enterprise and the corporate has to maintain being profitable to make extra video games. Like Adler, Pitchford additionally famous that he doesn’t set costs; in his case, 2K Video games is making the decision.
As for Xbox, Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer has mentioned time and again that it is his job to earn a living and run a profitable enterprise, even when this implies the corporate has to make some tradeoffs.
“We’re accountable to Microsoft for operating a great business–a wholesome enterprise that continues to develop at each high line and backside line. That is type of a basis for us,” Spencer mentioned.
The Outer Worlds 2 launches on October 29 for Xbox Sequence X|S, PS5, and PC. In case you do not need to pay $80 for it, you’ll be able to subscribe to Recreation Go Final and play it through your membership. Recreation Go isn’t obtainable on PlayStation, nonetheless.