**Outer Worlds Delists Base Game, Free Spacer's Upgrades**
**Patches add grenades, bugfixes; own original by May 27th for deluxe free**
Obsidian just shoved the original Outer Worlds base game into a goddamn airlock and hit eject—delisting that DLC-free pauper edition from storefronts on May 27th to force-feed us the bloated, pricier Spacer's Choice Edition. Yeah, the one with Peril on Gorgon, Murder on Eridanos, and some next-gen graphical circle-jerks like DLSS and ray-tracing that make it look like it's 2026 instead of a 2019 relic. Priced at $59.99 until the deadline, then drops to $39.99 because apparently mercy kicks in after the purge. This is peak corpo satire turned self-own, Spacer's Choice Edition or GTFO your library!
At least these clowns aren't total skinner-box sadists—buy or own the base game by May 27th on PC (Steam, Epic, GOG), PS5 (from PS4), Xbox Series (from One), and you get the deluxe upgrade for free. No more scrounging for separate DLCs; it's all bundled like a corporate merger from hell. Platforms like Nintendo Switch and legacy consoles keep the old version breathing, but everywhere else? Kiss the budget buy goodbye. Obsidian's own words: "the base game edition... will be delisted and the Spacer’s Choice Edition will be the single version going forward." Translation: We cleaned house, peasants.
And get this—after three fucking years of radio silence, they're patching in grenades as a whole new weapon type, plus a pile of bugfixes in two updates. First one's live now, second drops end of May with the boom-sticks. Because nothing says 'commitment to live service' like adding explosives to a single-player RPG in 2026. Meanwhile, X is quiet as a stealth roll—PC Gamer calls it a return after years, RPG Site flags the PC purge, Reddit delisted nerds note the freebies, but no rage riots yet. Smart move, Obsidian; make it player-friendly or we'd be rioting in Halcyon.
This reeks of Private Division publisher purge vibes from last year's GOG delistings, but hey, free upgrades blunt the knife. Still, forcing one edition? It's like Bethesda delisting Skyrim base for Anniversary Edition mandates. Grab it now or watch the cheap option vanish into the void—Spacer's Choice, my ass.
