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"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 – in line with current market conditions," an Xbox spokesperson explained in a statement to Windows Central.

Microsoft concedes that 'The Outer Worlds 2' retail price was too high — Xbox says it "will keep our full priced holiday releases at $69.99," with refunds incoming

Xbox controversially raised the base price of its mainline games to $80 in an announcement a few weeks ago. Now, it seems to be backtracking. Good, I say.

www.windowscentral.com

 

[Mr Moose]

"We realised we're not Nintendo after seeing pre-order numbers, so we reduced the price, a career moment for us".

 

[Metnut]

Glad they walked it back but damage is already done in that all the pricing talk has distracted from the game.

First game was ok. Promising in some areas but boring at times. I'd pay full price for this if it ends up improving and being really good. Better main/side quests please.

 

[Punished Miku]

Day -60 price cut. Aaron Greenberg is a genius.

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

Lol at the backtrack. I mean I can get the $80 pricing for a flagship title like COD or the next Forza Horizon, but for The Outer Worlds 2? Laughable that they even thought that it would work.

 

[SEGAvangelist]

Meanwhile...

 

[demigod]

Lol, most likely lackluster pre-orders.

 

[Lokaum D+]

If at least Nintendo shills pushed price hike back

 

[The Cockatrice]

Doom had to suffer because of MS idiocy. Drop it to 60 you fucking nuggets

 

[GymWolf]

Obsidian preparing for that sweet "mild success"

70 dollars still sound 50 dollars too pricey if the first one is anything to go by.

 

[Banjo64]

Good, however further evidence that Microsoft have no plan.

 

[Heisenberg007]

That pre-order numbers must be a sight to behold!

 

[panda-zebra]

Uncle Phil's going to personally refund both pre-orders made at $80.

 

[skyfinch]

Mark this on your calendars. Today is the day Microsoft and Xbox rise from the ashes.

But for everyone else, it's a Tuesday.

 

[T4keD0wN]

Still at least +10 too much.

 

[SJRB]

O bless our merciful gods descending from the heavens to lower the price of admission for us poor peasants down to a measly 70 bucks.

Truly we are not worthy of such grace.

 

[ShaiKhulud1989]

Pre-orders are this dead? My god.

 

[HeisenbergFX4]

Lol, most likely lackluster pre-orders.

First thing I thought as well preorders were in the toilet

 

[Punished Miku]

Lol at the backtrack. I mean I can get the $80 pricing for a flagship title like COD or the next Forza Horizon, but for The Outer Worlds 2? Laughable that they even thought that it would work.

I honestly don't know how any games are going to really get away with it. I don't think I'd even buy Zelda for that. Mario Kart is definitely not worth $80. Not sure it's even worth $70.

If Donkey Kong was $80 I would have waited, and it's insanely good. Game companies are delusional if they think there's really not going to be a downside to just raising the price again.

 

[SeanyQuest]

I know it's titled as a remaster but Oblivion Remastered was at $50 on launch.

That's what the base of this game should cost. Most of your playerbase played the first through gamepass so they paid $0-$15 I guess? Just an endless effort to push games out to die/underperform.

 

[vaibhavpisal]

Good move.

I will be playing on gamepass but cool for anyone buying it.

 

[Zacfoldor]

Preorder(s) reimbursed, like in plural!?

 

[LordCBH]

AKA: "gamers were lighting our asses up and we don't need the bad press right now."

 

[Ass of Can Whooping]

 

[jm89]

Still too much.

 

[ComputerBlue]

Pre-order numbers must've been grim, good, fuck em.

 

[StereoVsn]

Obsidian preparing for that sweet "mild success"

70 dollars still sound 50 dollars too pricey if the first one is anything to go by.

Yeah, should be like $50 title. Not many people will spend $70 on Outer Worlds 2 considering how Outer Worlds 1 and Avowed turned out ((Mild at best).

 

[Lokaum D+]

I honestly don't know how any games are going to really get away with it. I don't think I'd even buy Zelda for that. Mario Kart is definitely not worth $80. Not sure it's even worth $70.

I was thinking about this just now, and i m 110% sure that at least 90% of Nintendo fan base would be fine with a U$150 next Zelda game.

 

[DonkeyPunchJr]

They probably had like 43 preorders total so far.

Still too expensive. Outer Worlds was the most "good enough for Gamepass" game I ever played.

 

[Punished Miku]

I was thinking about this just now, and i m 110% sure that at least 90% of Nintendo fan base would be fine with a U$150 next Zelda game.

I doubt that. Nintendo's been the more affordable option forever. The deal was that the prices were usually fair, but didn't have deep discounts. AA games, variable pricing, $30 3DS games even. There's really no precedent for them leading on price hikes.

 

[Baemono]

Okay I thought Bethesda sales were pretty quick, this is a whole new level

 

[Baemono]

If at least Nintendo shills pushed price hike back

Eh, I got Donkey Kong for 54,90€ full game on the cartridge while topping 91 on Metacritc, it's a bit a different story than the full digital Outer Worlds 2 at 80€/$ and 82 max on Metacritic

 

[Melon Husk]

Between this and Splitgate 2 unlaunch it's been a good week for backtracking

 

[GymWolf]

Yeah, should be like $50 title. Not many people will spend $70 on Outer Worlds 2 considering how Outer Worlds 1 and Avowed turned out ((Mild at best).

You are definitely more gentle than me with that commie male feminist wet dream that was the first title...

 

[Astray]

Microsoft concedes that 'The Outer Worlds 2' retail price was too high — Xbox says it "will keep our full priced holiday releases at $69.99," with refunds incoming

Xbox controversially raised the base price of its mainline games to $80 in an announcement a few weeks ago. Now, it seems to be backtracking. Good, I say.

www.windowscentral.com

Those preorder figures must be low as fuck. Was a very dumb call to make this $80 because it really pushed people off it from what I've seen.

They should actually price it at $60 if they want this franchise to really take off. $70 MSRP really harmed the sales prospects of AAA titles this gen. If you have a good game just launch at $60 and discount your games much slower. You don't need to Ubisoft it and go to %70 off within 12 months.

 

[Kurotri]

So..uhh.. what about those non-Holiday games?

 

[Draugoth]

Obsidian poking fun at Microsoft

 

[diffusionx]

ms really thought the outer mid was a $80 game lmaoooo

 

[Astray]

ms really thought the outer mid was a $80 game lmaoooo

World-class IP management right there.

 

[WoodyStare]

Obsidian poking fun at Microsoft

Microsoft right now:

 

[tTHANOSs]

Microsoft getting humbled. You love to see it. You ain't Nintendo.

 

[Skifi28]

Seems like more of a $50 game if I'm honest.

 

[Reave]

Raggedy pre-order numbers sure do change "market conditions," don't they?

 

[VolticArchangel]

MS: "Let's look at our upcoming pre-orders"

*The Outer Worlds crickets*

MS:

 

[DonkeyPunchJr]

Maybe they can drum up some publicity by starting a flame war with Elon Musk again

 

[coachmcguirk91]

I'm pretty confident that outside a handful of games, raising the price to 80$ will cripple game sales. Pre-orders had to be disastrous for TOW2. 50$ games have been crushing it this year(Exedition 33, Split Fiction, Oblivion Remake). I wonder why

 

[Labadal]

Make it $7 and I'll bite.

 

[Punished Miku]

Maybe they can drum up some publicity by starting a flame war with Elon Musk again

Would probably go a hell of a lot better this time.

 

[Kacho]

Pre-order numbers must be dreadful.

Nu-Obsidian games are too limp wrist for my tastes. Not interested at any price.

 

[Mr Hyde]

Microsoft coming over to Obsidian looking for pre-orders

"It´s down there somewhere, let me take another look!"