Obsidian Entertainment’s newest sci-fi FPS game with western elements, “The Outer Worlds”, stresses to players that it will most definitely not have microtransactions.
In a recent interview with Gamestar as translated by DSOG, director Timothy Cain stated the following:
There are no microtransactions in the game. You buy it once and then enjoy it forever.
Cain’s comment is mirrored on Obsidian’s official forums with an official statement to the whole fan community:
Greetings Obsidian Fans!
We’re extremely excited about our upcoming RPG, and we know you are too. We wish we could tell you all about it right now… but we’re going to hold off until the time is right. What we did want to talk about was a question a lot of you have been raising: “Will this upcoming game feature any lootboxes or other microtransactions?”
The answer is simply: “no.” No microtransactions, of any kind, in our game.
We also wanted to say a word about our partnership with Private Division, our publisher on this title. Far from “pushing” us to put anything — microtransactions or otherwise — into our game, Private Division has been incredibly supportive of our vision, our creative freedom, and the process by which we work to make RPGs. They have been fantastic partners, and we are extremely excited to work with them through release, to put what we know is going to be an amazing game into as many hands as possible.
As always, thank you so much for your support. We know we couldn’t do what we do without our fans, and we want you to know that we put you guys first in every decision we make.
- Obsidian
An overview of the game by Obsidian Entertainment on Steam:
The Outer Worlds is a new single-player first-person sci-fi RPG from Obsidian Entertainment and Private Division.
Lost in transit while on a colonist ship bound for the furthest edge of the galaxy, you awake decades later only to find yourself in the midst of a deep conspiracy threatening to destroy the Halcyon colony. As you explore the furthest reaches of space and encounter various factions, all vying for power, the character you decide to become will determine how this player-driven story unfolds. In the corporate equation for the colony, you are the unplanned variable.
The game’s release date is set for sometime in 2019 for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC via Steam.
The industry is so fucked up that you need to clarify if your new game will have microtransactions, damn
And as industry shows, no guarantees that they won’t change their mind
Yeah. Remember when Sony said that you’ll have free multiplayer on PSN for PS4?
Only fraction of that statement became true.
Remember the time Bobby Boushey showed up at half-time and the Mud Dogs won the Bourbon Bowl!?
uh, no I don’t I do….
No.
1. Promise no microtransactions
2. Become silent about it nearing the release date.
3. Keep the game without microtransactions for a week or two after release
4. Include microtransactions
5. People will still buy it in droves cuz they are suckers
6….
7. PROFIT
Most gamers are suckers.
– Before The Witcher 3 launch people caught them downgrade graphics.
– CDPR come out and tell people that the game is not downgrade.
– After launch downgrade confirmed.
– CDPR admitted and said the game need to downgrade because consoles are weak.
– CDPR fanboys shill for the game and said its fine to lied because the game is good.
CDPR is probably the only game company that still have tons fanboys defending them.
Sounds like Bethesda, eh?
“There are no microtransactions in the game. You buy it once and then enjoy it forever.” – fresh decision. Oh, wait…
Hope they keep their word.
Even with microtransactions “once you buy it you keep it forever” is rather common…