Obsidian's The Outer Worlds won't feature any microtransactions, new details + first screenshots

Obsidian has also revealed the game's first screenshots via its official Steam store page. The Steam page has also revealed some new details about the game that you can find below.

[TheColbertinator]

No MTs has unfortunately been my most requested feature at the end of this generation.

[NecrumOddBoy]

Having to put MICROTRANSACTION FREE on the box is both a joke and disgusting truth with publishers this gen destroying our medium from the inside out.

[Goldenhawk521]

What box?

[Goldenhawk521]

I like how everybody just flocks to the downvote button rather than answering my question. What a snobbish community.

[No Way]

I imagine he means the game box.. the one that holds the cd.

[Goldenhawk521]

But they never said that it wuld be put on the box.

[HaveSumNuts]

They've ruined game progression systems making them less fun to play. Season passes have ruined the idea of buying a complete game at full price. Releasing broken and unfinished games because they feel it's fine to charge gamers full price in that state and patch it over time. Seems like graphics are getting better while everything else goes to shit

[neutralgamer1992]

Havesum

Do what I started going wait 6-12 months before buying a newly released game

1. By the time you buy it game has been patches using community feedback God better overall experience

2. Game may get a complete edition with all the dlc

Save money play better

[EazyC]

It has genuinely gotten to a point now where MTs and games-as-service are by far the biggest threat to gaming. Indie games will be all that's left after these monolithic titles from the big devs that are completely run by the MT-model

[UltraNova]

Meanwhile this is Obsidian's last pro-gamer game. MS's MT/GaaS-loving suits are taking over immediatly after.

[ajax17]

At least some game developers are listening, though.

[UCForce]

Well, I’m glad to hear it. The way I see it, I already sold.

[EazyC]

Hopefully (provided it delivers, which I'm sure it will) other greedy corps will see that gamers redspond to great quality, MT-free, single player experiences.

[neutralgamer1992]

Eazy

No they won't because we are talking about billions. Half of the money Activision made last year came from MT

BTW the made over 7.6 billion overall so if you or I think Activision or Ea who made 1.2 billion from ultimate team will stop than we are both wrong

Did you not see actual gamers comments defending ubi over slow profession and boosters. We are the problems

Fanboys of each game are their own worst enemies by defending these greedy publishes

[spicelicka]

this game keeps hitting the right marks

[Hardiman]

It's a shame it has to be stated that there won't be MT's in a game, just to let you know that trash won't be in it. It's great though and I'm so thankful there's been so much blowback on these terrible practices!

[Ristul]

If this game is good I might have to grab a xbox one 2 just to continue support for Obsidian, unless they keep releasing on pc.

[Ausbo]

They will release on PC and Xbox going forward. Obsidian has always been a heavy PC developer

[Gh05t]

I can't imagine them not continuing to release titles on PC. Even with the aquisition MS needs to shore up some good games on PC to incentivise people using their storefront. It makes me gag to think of using MS store to buy games though. Steam has ruined me and I want my storefront to be about quality software rather than looking like they sell cheap apps. It's really just an image issue it's not like it's any different but I hate the MS store.

[ocelot07]

This game is also releasing on PS4. I know Microsoft recently purchased Obsidian but the game was announced for PS4 as well if you have one already.

[Eldyraen]

True, but if they make a sequel it will probably be Xbox and pc only. The same for any other game they make in the future.

[lollord]

Thank god microsoft didn't get to this, they would force in microtransactions.

[Ausbo]

Oh yeah? How about using facts when you type on the internet. Ninja theory specifically has said Microsoft won’t force monetization on any of their new studios

[King_Noctis]

Just like Sea of Thieve, FH4, and SoD2 from this year? Oh wait.

[DerekTweed]

Forza Horizon 4 doesn't have microtransactions

EDIT: Whoosh, I completely misunderstood you comment.

[Gh05t]

Crawl back under the bridge.

[AK91]

Thank god

[Omnisonne]

Trailer looks fun, excited to see where Obsidian is going to go with this. If it has some RPG elements from F:NV and earlier Fallout games, we might be in for a treat.

[KillZallthebeast]

Lol the other day I got trashed for defending obsidian.

[PhantomS42]

Obsidian fanboys will attack anyone for anything. It's even funnier when they play ignorant to forget how broken New Vegas was at launch and how bad of a track history Obsidian has with rushing games out and blaming bugs one everyone but themselves. At least this time they have the advantage of not having a game more broken than Fallout 76, you can't possibly get worse than that.

[No Way]

That's cause Microsoft bought them.

[wwinterj]

I'm playing the wait and see approach with this game but it certainly seems promising.

[Smokehouse]

I’m hyped! Whenever I see a well made cartoon sign of a fake company then I know the game is going to be awesome. It reminds me of the plasmid advertisements in Bioshock.

[wheatley]

I'm loving everything I'm seeing about this game.

[Relientk77]

Excited from everything I've seen and heard so far about The Outer Worlds.

[DrumBeat]

This game looks excellent.

[Yui_Suzumiya]

Looks amazing so far. Can't wait to see more!