The Outer Worlds - Epic games exclusive

I don't have any issues with another game launcher to be honest. Over and above Steam, you need Origin for now if you want to play any EA game, and uPlay to get some of the Ubisoft Games. Then you have GOG, which I have for Witcher and related games (like the CCG). I wasn't going to get the Epic launcher but that Batman giveaway made me change my mind. I'd never played the series and there were 6 games offered up for free. I got it, and its pretty simple. I set these things to not launch at startup, so I start them when I want to. If there is a great game out that I want to play, I'm not going to let a launcher stop me from doing that without a really compelling reason.
 
VooDooC said:
I see it's part of the Xbox Game Pass, so will try it out on the Xbox first. If I like it, then I'll get it on PC
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Surely it will share across Game Pass to PC?

Since it’s a Microsoft owned game.
 
Scary_Turtle said:
I just can't wrap my head around it R900 for like 20 hours of gameplay.

Modern gaming baffles me, maybe when the game is under R400 I will consider it.
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Buying these games outright is not the main goal.

It was always destined for the subscription service which is the way it will all work in a few years.

Even at R900 it’s still cheaper than going to the movies at a per hour entertainment ratio.
 
Scary_Turtle said:
I just can't wrap my head around it R900 for like 20 hours of gameplay.

Modern gaming baffles me, maybe when the game is under R400 I will consider it.
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Is it 20 hours only though? The Borderland 3 reviews stated 30 hours game play, and I can comfortably say they got it horrendously wrong.
 
SauRoNZA said:
Buying these games outright is not the main goal.

It was always destined for the subscription service which is the way it will all work in a few years.

Even at R900 it’s still cheaper than going to the movies at a per hour entertainment ratio.
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I really like and do support subscription services, but personally I tend to agree to a licencing agreement open to an ownership model as with most digital marketplaces which are really rental agreements tied to the marketplace’s and publisher’s trading statuses, policies and IP rights. I, however, don’t like a cloud subscription service where the licencing is measured to the service’s availability, something which a service like Google Stadia hasn’t really given any assurance on.

Naturally, I like to purchase my games, but the subscription models are becoming more and more lucrative and I believe all gaming as a service title should be subscription-based only. Stadia is still a grey area, but we will soon see other subscription models aggressively compete with Stadia and it will be interesting to see where price positioning and ownership models will trend too. Steam will also eventually engage in cloud gaming, and they are already making their content more IoT or accessible over the internet.

My main issue with subscription services is that you are controlled by an ever-changing policy and that your personal identity is tied to that subscription. You don’t own the content, they own you.
 
KinsZA said:
Yes its on Xbox Game Pass for PC which is $1 for your first month, pre-loading it now.
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I didn't specifically mean the Xbox Game Pass for PC as such.

The Microsoft games themselves should always be on both so you should be able to also play it on PC if you have an Xbox specific Game Pass sub as it supports Cross Play by default.
 
Ninja'd said:
Main story maybe but reviewers have deadlines and aren't able to complete every sidequest.
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Yes, it will also ignore most other side activities in detail, but they will elaborate on exploration, grinding, etc. Playthrough is the most direct route from beginning to end.
 
Fulcrum29 said:
The reviewers pegged it at ~25hrs.
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For Outer Worlds? I think with BL3 the critics get a reviewers code sent to them - maybe it was shortened or something, coz I have spent way over 30 hours and not finished.
 
Scary_Turtle said:
I just can't wrap my head around it R900 for like 20 hours of gameplay.

Modern gaming baffles me, maybe when the game is under R400 I will consider it.
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It is getting a bit steep, but around R45 per hour's worth of entertainment isn't that bad, especially considering what the other options cost.

Also, the game is supposedly more like 40 hours.
 
Splinter said:
For Outer Worlds? I think with BL3 the critics get a reviewers code sent to them - maybe it was shortened or something, coz I have spent way over 30 hours and not finished.
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~25 hours playthrough, this seems to be the mean across the reviews that I have read. This review have it at 15 hours,

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How Long Is The Outer Worlds?

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How long is The Outer Worlds?
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The Outer Worlds can be completed in around 15 hours if you ignore its many optional quests and stick to the main story. You'll be missing out on a lot of interesting stuff if you do this, but it's still entirely possible.

If you want to see everything that The Outer Worlds has to offer, you're looking at around 30 hours of playtime or more. Maybe around 40 hours if you really take your time.
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and then there will be DLC. PoE, PoE II, Tyranny all had DLC. I see Obsidian is treating this game like Warhorse did with Kingdom Come. This is a solo experience with a 'roadmap'. A lot more is coming, the question is rather what will be inclusive. Mod support have been leaked to come, eventually, post-launch.
 
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