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Outta Their Minds 2

 

[near]

So, critically and commercially that's not accurate. For you personally, maybe a different story.

I don't really give shit about it critically or commercially. I didn't enjoy the game, so I'm not interested in this, especially not at $80 or whatever that translates to over here.

 

[Danny22]

Black Ops 7 will be $80 and still have microtransactions.

As will future assassins creed, fifa, gta online and pretty much all live service full priced games.

I'm not talking about them, I'm talking about future baldurs gate 3 being able to go even more ambitious and bigger budget.

 

[Kerotan]

Do you boy's not have jobs? Fuckin trailer trash.

 

[SJRB]

Not sure what you folks are complaining about. Gp, wait for a sale or buy it.

So the strategy here is "we'll price these mid games so insanely ridiculous that people have no choice but to subscribe to our service"?

I don't think they've factored "I just won't play your dumb fucking game" into this equation.

 

[TerribleAtThisGame]

Ironic for the game series about corporate greed and the virtues of communism

The Punk Rock of videogames. Complain about Arena Rock, play in Vegas and sell shirts for $75.

 

[MiguelItUp]

Much like Doom The Dark Ages, if you really wanted this, why wouldn't you just do Game Pass and save money? Lol.

 

[Astray]

So the strategy here is "we'll price these mid games so insanely ridiculous that people have no choice but to subscribe to our service"?

I don't think they've factored "I just won't play your dumb fucking game" into this equation.

Honestly the weirdest go-to-market strategy I've ever seen.

 

[DonkeyPunchJr]

WTF. Outer Worlds was the most "$40 game" I've ever played. A familiar and mildly enjoyable adventure that I forgot almost the minute I finished it.

This shit ain't worth $80. Good luck with that, Obsidian.

 

[Crayon]

This price is going to kill so many games.

 

[Lord Panda]

Personally it's up in the air whether I'd even pay 80USD for GTA6, so MS expecting me to pay the same amount for this uninspired meh is laughable.

 

[Kenpachii]

Makes sense for microsoft to do this, because they want to push gamepass.

 

[hououinkyouma00]

Much like Doom The Dark Ages, if you really wanted this, why wouldn't you just do Game Pass and save money? Lol.

Better yet. Subscribe to game pass > finish game > cancel before 30 days is up > receive full refund from Microsoft!

 

[Neofire]

I'll wait for a sale, not getting any game of this stature at 80 dollars.

 

[adamsapple]

The CMA warned they would do exactly this.

Reap what you sow.

Shouldn't have approved the acquisition then.

 

[coachmcguirk91]

Do developers not see how much good 50$ games are selling? 80$ is a breaking point, imo. I really hope the gaming community can come together and push back on games set at 80$. Casuals will still buy FIFA, Cod, NBA 2k, but the hardcore can pushback on 80$ single player games

 

[MiguelItUp]

Better yet. Subscribe to game pass > finish game > cancel before 30 days is up > receive full refund from Microsoft!

Exactly, lol.

 

[Humdinger]

If you're a real fan, you'll find a way to make it happen - by playing it for free on GamePass.

 

[lh032]

incredible strategy to force people into gamepass.

 

[S0ULZB0URNE]

$80 if fully on disc is still miles better than renting it on GP.

 

[ExtendEmbraceExtinguish]

So the strategy here is "we'll price these mid games so insanely ridiculous that people have no choice but to subscribe to our service"?

I don't think they've factored "I just won't play your dumb fucking game" into this equation.

So don't buy.

 

[LordCBH]

I hope big budget games without microtransactions/live service can become viable again.

You're never getting those again. Not when people are on so happy to open their wallets for dlc skins.

 

[simpatico]

Pricing on these is just to push people to GamePass. I subbed and let recurring do its thing for the first time for Dark Ages. I've relented to just letting it role. New releases finally started flowing enough to warrant it. However, for games I know I want to keep forever, I still buy on Steam. Right now that's just the Forza series, but hopefully Microsoft starts releasing good enough content to expand that list. Outer Worlds 2 sure as fuck isn't it. I've played some Avowed now thanks to that sub, and the gameplay is mostly better than I expected. But the tone just ruins it. I could forgive the young women guarding the city gate at night if it was just a little less snarky and sassy. Outer Worlds wore that tone as a badge of honor. It was kinda the main point of the game. Cursed timeline: Obsidian finally figures out action gameplay mechanics and launching without horrendous bugs, but the writing is Ubisoft tier with all the bad qualities multiplied. Oh and even though the games run well, the subjective art itself is some of the worst you can imagine. Seriously, the locations in Avowed are well lit, performant and ugly as sin. Same for what I've seen from OW2. Art director over there is a true sadist.

 

[Plague Doctor]

I was psyched before the release of the first one, played it, felt it was just alright but unremarkable.

So, no way in fucking hell dropping $80 on it.

Someday when it hits a deep, deep discount.. potentially.

 

[StreetsofBeige]

At least you Yanks get it for $80. In Canada $80 games like Mario kart World are...... $110 CDN.

 

[Fbh]

Guess we know the next game that will celebrate "players" milestones

 

[Laptop1991]

Nah i won't be paying 80 quid, i can wait, no problem.

 

[MayauMiao]

Didn't even play the first one so meh.

 

[Rat Rage]

Stop buying these overpriced games. If enough people start NOT BUYING them, game prices will go down again.

 

[Gamer_By_Proxy]

Temu Fallout is all grown up.

 

[pulicat]

Mario Kart World is the successor to the 80m seller, so it's understandable if Nintendo wanted to charge more since it's the most popular Nintendo franchise but Outer Worlds 1 barely sold over a million to justify price increase on the sequel.

 

[reinking]

Do you boy's not have jobs? Fuckin trailer trash.

I have a job but I also have a brain. Some games are worth $80. This isn't it. (IMO of course).

 

[Donald mac Ronald]

Imagine paying 80 dollars for this low tier fallout straight out of resetera.

 

[Hollywood Hitman]

Don't care, day one for me

 

[R6Rider]

At least you Yanks get it for $80. In Canada $80 games like Mario kart World are...... $110 CDN.

That's basically the same price with conversion.
107 CAD = 80 USD

 

[StreetsofBeige]

Mario Kart World is the successor to the 80m seller, so it's understandable if Nintendo wanted to charge more since it's the most popular Nintendo franchise but Outer Worlds 1 barely sold over a million to justify price increase on the sequel.

Outer Worlds 2 going for that Williams Sonoma pricing.

 

[StreetsofBeige]

That's basically the same price with conversion.
107 CAD = 80 USD

Totally. And US/Can annual avg wages have been about the same for decades. But the currency exchange swings wildly by 20% every 5-10 years. Every once in a while, the exchange is 1:1 where games prices are in parity.

 

[Kerotan]

I have a job but I also have a brain. Some games are worth $80. This isn't it. (IMO of course).

High quality game that you'll easily get 40/50 hours of fun. That's worth it. If not just wait 2 months and get it for 60 on sale.

 

[Come On Tars]

Capitalism bad game is $80

 

[Mortisfacio]

Most games announced this last week I likely won't end up playing if $80 becomes the norm. I didn't see many games that currently warrant $70-80. I've wishlisted some things and will likely use gamepass to play some of it while waiting on discounts to play the rest.

 

[ShadyAcshuns]

This is what we get for paying $70 for games. Now we'll pay $80 for them and like it.

 

[SILKYSMOOTH30FPS]

Expect MS to tell us how many bullets were fired and how many miles were traveled instead of the amount of copies sold

 

[Unknown Soldier]

So basically they WANT this game to flop

 

[nial]

This is what we get for paying $70 for games. Now we'll pay $80 for them and like it.

No, that's what you get for buying Mario Kart World. You didn't buy Mario Kart World, right?

 

[iorek21]

It's $350,00 still in Brazil... Guess they didn't adjust yet.

Funny thing since Sony already increased $50 for Yotei.

 

[Bojanglez]

As Microsoft argued, the consolidation of publishers under their umbrella is clearly proving to be in the best interests of consumers

 

[drganon]

I'll wait till it's under $40.

 

[Imtjnotu]

I've already gone to my credit union and asked for a small loan to buy GTA6.

 

[Rambone]

Not a bad strategy by M$. Charge 80 dollars for a mediocre game, make game pass look like a great value and still have the true fans buy up the slop.

 

[bitbydeath]

At least you Yanks get it for $80. In Canada $80 games like Mario kart World are...... $110 CDN.

Did your price go up when US shifted from $70-$80?
$110 is what we were already paying in Australia, and MKW is still $110 under the new pricing.

I always thought we got massively duped from the $60-$70 price increase though, bout time we got some rebalancing.