Microsoft has confirmed The Outer Worlds 2 prices $79.99 within the U.S. — it is the primary Xbox Game Studios sport to make the leap.
The Steam web page for Obsidian’s role-playing sequel revealed the $80 determine for the usual version. Microsoft had confirmed it will observe Nintendo’s lead and make the leap with its video games in time for the vacation season. It appears The Outer Worlds 2 will kick off this new Xbox online game pricing construction when it comes out on October 29, 2025, however it’s price noting that as an Xbox Game Studios title, it should after all launch straight into the Game Go subscription service on day one.
Explaining the price-hike determination in Could, Microsoft advised IGN: “We perceive that these modifications are difficult, they usually have been made with cautious consideration given market circumstances and the rising value of improvement. Wanting forward, we proceed to concentrate on providing extra methods to play extra video games throughout any display screen and guaranteeing worth for Xbox gamers.”
A lot of the trade has been discussing and progressively implementing worth will increase lately, with AAA sport costs leaping from $60 to $70 in simply the final 5 years, and Nintendo going with $80 for Change 2 unique Mario Kart World and another Change 2 Version video games.
Final month, Gearbox chief Randy Pitchford sparked a backlash in responding to a fan who had expressed concern concerning the prospect of paying $80 for Borderlands 4, saying: “should you’re an actual fan, you’ll discover a strategy to make it occur.”
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Throughout a latest PAX East panel, Pitchford provided his ideas on online game pricing. “On one degree, we have a aggressive market the place the those that make these decisions wish to promote as many items as attainable they usually wish to watch out about folks which can be price-sensitive,” he stated. “There are some of us who do not wish to see costs go up, even those deciding what the costs are.
“There’s other people accepting the truth that sport budgets are rising, and there is tariffs for the retail packaging. It is getting gnarly on the market, you guys. Borderlands 4 has greater than twice the event funds than Borderlands 3. Greater than twice. So the reality is, I do not know what the value goes to be.”
Given The Outer Worlds 2 prices $80, we are able to assume the just-announced Name of Obligation: Black Ops 7 will too, though it doesn’t have a launch date but. 2026’s Gears of Conflict: E-Day, the brand new Fable, and the subsequent Forza will certainly additionally value $80.
For extra, take a look at all the things introduced at Xbox Video games Showcase June 2025.
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