The Outer Worldsby Obsidian Entertainment has been on sale for a few months now. And in that time,The Outer Worldshas hit an astounding sales record: 2 million units sold.
The Outer Worlds, which was made by the devs famous forFallout: New Vegas, was released on October 25th, 2020. It’s an action-RPG in the style ofFalloutandMass Effect; the object of the game revolves a lot around the personalities of the characters (and romancing them as well). It was warmly received by fans in spite of a fewbugs that has to be fixed with update 1.2, with a strong story line and a lot of interesting personalities.
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In the 15 weeks thatThe Outer Worldshas been out for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC, it has moved more than 2 million copies. Also during this time, it was available forfree to Xbox Game Pass users, so it has even more than 2 million copies out there. These numbers were shared in an earnings call with Take-Two, the parent publisher of the game.
Things are looking up forThe Outer Worlds, in spite of the fact that theSwitch version has been delayed due to the Corona Virusin China. Obsidian will be releasing DLC soon for the game, andThe Outer Worldswas called an “enduring franchise” by Microsoft’s Matt Booty, meaning that the game will most likely spawn several sequels. Players that loved the first one may get to see a continuation of the world in the upcoming years just like withFallout.
Players can really seeObsidian’s long history of making RPGsinThe Outer Worlds. There is a lot of detail, world-building, and love put into the planets ofThe Outer Worlds, and the entertaining characters are deeply enticing. So it’s not surprise that the game has sold as well as it has.
The 2 million mark is a great milestone for a fantastic company, and that means fans of RPGs will have much more to look forward to from Obsidian. And with the upcoming release for the Switch will drive those numbers even higher, once thedelays due to the Corona virusare over with and players have a Switch release date.
The Outer Worldsis available for Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PC, and will soon be available for Nintendo Switch.
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