# The Outer Worlds - now THIS is what I was waiting for **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** video-games-e-games\ **Created:** [March 7, 2021, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-outer-worlds-now-this-is-what-i-was-waiting-for/937408 "2021-03-07T23:24:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2022, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-outer-worlds-now-this-is-what-i-was-waiting-for/937408/41 "2022-12-20T17:34:28Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > I also liked the gun customization. That sold the system to me. I ended up massively overpowered, though. It was fine, but could blast through enemies like crazy by mid-game. ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2022, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-outer-worlds-now-this-is-what-i-was-waiting-for/937408/42 "2022-12-20T22:12:26Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > I also liked the gun customization. That sold the system to me. My main complaint about the weapon system was that it was way cheaper to buy a new, higher-level weapon than upgrade an old weapon. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2025, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-outer-worlds-now-this-is-what-i-was-waiting-for/937408/43 "2025-10-23T23:04:12Z")
Outer Worlds 2 is coming out next week. I’m pretty interested. Reviews seem to indicate it is good, but not quite the huge evolution some were hoping for. > **[The Outer Worlds 2 Review - Just As Good The Second Time Around](https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/the-outer-worlds-2-review-just-as-good-the-second-time-around/1900-6418428/)** > > The Outer Worlds 2 imbues Obsidian's spacefaring RPG series with its own identity, letting you bumble your way through corporate and cultish intrigue in space. ---
**Author:** ![ParallelLines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/parallellines/32/3575_2.png) [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2025, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-outer-worlds-now-this-is-what-i-was-waiting-for/937408/44 "2025-10-23T23:10:32Z")
I have the deluxe-o-matic version, so technically it goes live in just under 18 hours with my early access. But I’m giving it 10 days or so. I don’t want to be a day-0 bug tester. I got the bonus version for the other perks and the two dlc, and plus, I paid with WoW gold. That said, I did download it today, and was pissed that the downloader said it would play poorly because I don’t have a 2.80 baseline processor. AAA studios wonder why people don’t want to pay $70 for game, while setting the requirements based on systems that probably less than 5% of their marketbase own. 🙂‍↔️ ---
**Author:** ![Reply](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reply/32/15952_2.png) [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2025, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-outer-worlds-now-this-is-what-i-was-waiting-for/937408/45 "2025-10-23T23:11:47Z")
Excited about this one too. The first game was IMHO much better than Starfield. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2025, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-outer-worlds-now-this-is-what-i-was-waiting-for/937408/46 "2025-10-23T23:12:03Z")
I am stunned they think this is a $70 game, and that is the reduced price they went for. I mean, this isn’t Fallout 5 or Elder Scrolls VI. ---
**Author:** ![Reply](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reply/32/15952_2.png) [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2025, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-outer-worlds-now-this-is-what-i-was-waiting-for/937408/47 "2025-10-23T23:16:30Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > they think this is a $70 game “They” the developers probably have no choice, now that it’s a part of Xbox Game Studios. Microsoft is getting desperate… [Microsoft executives have been expecting the Xbox division to achieve 30% profit margins—almost double the industry average—since 2023 | PC Gamer](https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/microsoft-executives-have-been-demanding-30-percent-profit-margins-from-the-xbox-division-almost-double-the-industry-average-since-2023/) It got a whole lot worse after they bought Actiblizzard. So much for anti trust… ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2025, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-outer-worlds-now-this-is-what-i-was-waiting-for/937408/48 "2025-10-23T23:27:29Z")
I’ll be playing it because it will be available at no additional cost through Game Pass. I did enjoy the original quite a bit, and even went back to playing it again in anticipation of the sequel. Am I happy about the Game Pass going from $20 a month to $30 a month? Hell no. I don’t care that they now have included Ubisoft titles in it. If I was able to play Assassin’s Creed Shadows, I’d be mollified, but no, I’d still need an Ubisoft+ subscription in addition to the Game Pass. All that was added was “Ubisoft Classics”, which means old and outdated Ubisoft crap. Whoopee. Back to Outer Worlds 2. I do like the idea that the world is bigger, and I find the story more interesting, as now you are “The Commander” with some authority, rather than some random nobody woken from cryogenic sleep and treated like you’re a lunatic if you ever tell anyone who you are. So I’m cautiously optimistic. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-outer-worlds-now-this-is-what-i-was-waiting-for/937408.md?page=2)