This is especially true when considering load times, as The Outer Worlds isn't truly open world and features frequent load screens when traveling into towns and settlements. While the game still leans toward 'clunky,' and I did experience a handful of dropped frames, The Outer Worlds overall performs much better in the new version. The massively improved visuals don't translate to worse performance, either. The Outer Worlds still isn't going to win awards for its graphics, but the game genuinely looks fantastic in the Spacer's Choice Edition. Finally, the game feels and looks awesome, with cartoonishly oversaturated visuals making every vista pop. Despite that, The Outer Worlds has languished with visuals that weren't particularly amazing even at launch.

The Outer Worlds arrived on the scene just over a year before the current generation of consoles began pushing the boundaries for performance and graphics in console games. Aside from game collectors who seek out physical copies of each title, it seems Xbox Game Pass is about to become even more crucial for the overall Xbox fanbase than before.The first time you're actually in control in The Outer Worlds is appropriately stunning. For less than a quarter of the price of one of these titles, a gamer could access all three of them for at least 30 days (providing all have been released at the time). More importantly though, unless anything changes, each will also launch on Xbox Game Pass, which offers a month's top-tier subscription for $14.99. Major Xbox-exclusive first-party titles including Starfield, Redfall and Forza Motorsport are all expected to launch in 2023, and each will now carry a $69.99 price tag.

Compounding this is a distinct lack of first-party titles on offer, and so far, in terms of day one releases, only a handful of indie titles such as Bugsnax and Stray have launched on the platform.

Its three-tiered service was met with mixed reactions though, with some bemoaning the price, while others were less than impressed with the catalog of games on offer - especially the lackluster selection of retro titles. Sony tried to emulate this success to a degree earlier this year, by revamping and relaunching its own PS Plus subscription service.

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