The Outer Worlds 2 Is No Longer $80

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Xbox Is Already Walking Back $80 Games, Slashing The Price Of Its First-Party Releases

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Earlier this year, Xbox announced that it would be following 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Mario Kart World's example with $80 first-party games, 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:starting with The Outer Worlds 2. It was an incredibly controversial move that 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:even director Brandon Aꩵdler took issue with, who clarified that Obsidian didn't set the price, and that he wishes "everybody c⛎ould play [his] game".

Hardware is likewise seeing price increases across the board, with reports that 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:the ROG Xbox Allꩵy might cost as much as $899.99.

As reported by , the backlash has been so severe that Xbox has already walked back this decision. It just announced that 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:The Outer Worlds 2 an🍰d future first-party releases will now retail at $6🍃9.99, with refunds to be issued starting today for anyone who pre-ordered the game.

"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 markeꦡt conditions," an Xbox spokesperson said.

$80 Might Not Be The New Norm, After All

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There were concerns earlier this year that 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Borderlands 4 would likewise cost $80, continuing this trend; Gearbox CEO Randy Pitchford even defended the price, saying that, 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:"If you're a꧟ real fan, you'll make it happen". However, when the announcement finally came, 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:it wasn't $80, but $69.99. So far, the only game to bump up its price has been Mario Kart World, which is proving even more controversial in the wake of the cheaper Donkey Kong Banan𒐪za.

Regardless, industry veterans like former PlayStation executive Shuhei Yoshida are all in on $80 games, arguing that they'r🤡e a "steal" and that game🔯rs shouldn't "be complaining". Some even worried that GTA 6 would take it a step further with a $100 price tag, but Take-Two CEO Strauss Z🌜elnick stressed that "we want to get it into as many hands as we possibly can", refuting these rumours.

recently reported that Call of Duty: Bඣlack Ops 7 would cost $80, but that seems unlikely now.

Between Xbox abandoning its plans in mere months, the fact that only one Nintendo game costs $80 so far, and EA stating that it will make "no changes" to its prꦬicing, $80 doesn't appear tꦦo be the new standard. $70, which was only introduced in 2020, is thankfully still the norm.