Microsoft backtracks on $80 The Outer Worlds 2 pricing
Microsoft has backtracked on the $80 pricing for The Outer Worlds 2, reducing the price to $70. The company will offer refunds to those who had already pre-ordered the game at the higher price, though they will have to go through the full refund process and then re-order at the new price. The $80 pricing push had started with Mario Kart World, and Gearbox CEO Randy Pitchford had suggested Borderlands 4 might follow suit, but 2K Games decided against it, launching at $70 instead. The gaming industry is facing a challenging time, with layoffs, studio closures, and price increases amid rising costs for consumers, even as the industry is projected to reach $189 billion in revenue this year. Ironically, Obsidian's The Outer Worlds 2 deals with themes of late-stage capitalism, and the developer deployed in-world satire to announce the pricing change.
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