Microsoft U-turn on charging $80 for The Outer Worlds 2 and other Xbox games, cue memes and pre-order refunds

"An escapade into capitalism by capitalism" won't beryllium utilized for a terms hike

Microsoft person done a U-turn and decided they don't fancy making a bid that astatine slightest tries to satirise capitalism the look of a terms hike. In the US, The Outer Worlds 2 volition nary longer outgo $79.99, but the low, debased sum of $69.99 instead.

For UK folks, that means a tenner's been knocked disconnected what you'll wage to pre bid the modular mentation of the RPG, which comes retired connected October 29th. Xbox and co volition beryllium doing the aforesaid with their different vacation play games this year, alternatively than pushing up however overmuch folks are paying to £70/$80.

Yep, this astir look has seen The Outer Worlds 2's pre bid terms connected Steam knocked down from £69.99 to £59.99, the aforesaid terms arsenic chap Obsidian role-playing happening Avowed. The premium edition'll inactive outgo you £89.99, though.

IGN reports folks who've already pre-ordered the crippled for the higher terms volition beryllium capable to assertion refunds from whichever storefront oregon determination they bought it from, and Xbox says these mightiness instrumentality a fewer days to travel through.

In their continued efforts to marque maine consciousness mildly embarrassed astir having liked the archetypal Outer Worlds and being astatine slightest funny to springiness the sequel a go, Microsoft announced this terms alteration with not 1 but 2 meme posts to the series' authoritative Musk level account.

"We person received your SOS via skip drone astir the pricing," work the archetypal one. "As an organisation devoted to making definite that corporations bash not spell unfettered, we astatine the Earth Directorate person worked with [REDACTED] to revise the terms of The Outer Worlds 2. While this volition not bring bid to the galaxy, oregon adjacent your section colony, we guarantee you each that we are present to combat for each colonies successful each mode that we can."

Ok, spot cringe maybe, but I tin woody with it and...oh no. They astir instantly posted a 2nd highly-edited firm meme clip of idiosyncratic punching a Spacers' Choice satellite mascot with the terms plastered implicit its face. Look, I get that the devs astir apt weren't fans of the terms summation either, fixed it mightiness good person meant less folks buying their game, but possibly don't effort to play this disconnected arsenic immoderate expansive victory. It's immoderate execs going 'harrummph' and putting their tails betwixt their legs for now.

Some execs, I person to constituent out, who oversaw wide layoffs earlier this month.