The Outer Worlds: Spacer’s Choice Editionhas received a patch intended to address visual and performance issues that came as a drawback of the remastered experience. The update promised higher resolutions, improved visuals, and an increased level cap, but many that returned toThe Outer Worldswere forced to endure a significantly more unstable game.
Some eyebrows were raised when publisher Private Divisionannounced a remaster for 2019’sThe Outer Worlds, a not-even four-year-old title that, while not graphically revolutionary, certainly could not have been described as aesthetically lacking. Nonetheless, theSpacer’s Choice Editionpromised improved visuals, every piece of DLC, and a variety of other additions as part of the remastered collection. However, those who owned the base game and all of its expansions were still expected to pay $9.99 for the upgrade.
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The controversial situationbecame even more dire upon theSpacer’s Choice Editionrelease, with many players reporting a substantial reduction in performance and a higher frequency of bugs. The patch notes for version 1.1 highlighted improvements such as ensuring enemies can no longer be invisible to the player and textures do not randomly flicker. Those on Xbox are yet to receive the patch, as it was delayed to the middle of this week for an undisclosed reason.
Three days later and it seems version 1.1 has done little to resolve the prior issues, with dozens of replies to the above tweet citing virtually no differences before and after the patch. Private Division replied to one person claiming to be experiencing 20 FPS with an RTX 3060 graphics card, noting that it is still working on further patches and suggesting that they submit a customer service request. The patch notes specifically mentioned improvements for PC players using higher-end graphics cards, but many with powerful setups are still facing difficulties.Kerbel Space Program 2, another title published by Private Division, had players demanding refunds after it wasreleased into Early Access with missing features and bugsthat rendered the game virtually unplayable.
At the time of writing, there is no knowledge as to when another patch can be expected, seemingly left entirely to Private Division as Obsidian continues to work on bothAvowedandThe Outer Worlds 2. Little is known aboutthe sequel to Obsidian’s spacefaring RPG, but a new cast of crew members and a transition away from Halcyon (the star system featured in the first game) have both been confirmed. Hopefully the original game can be fully playable soon as fans patiently wait for a sequel that is likely still years away.
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The Outer Worlds: Spacer’s Choice Editionis currently available for PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S.
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