Outer Worlds delists the base edition on May 27 and gives Spacer's Choice free to existing owners

May 27 is the store cutoff

The Outer Worlds is moving to a single-edition setup on May 27. Obsidian says the base game will be removed from most store pages on that date, and Spacer's Choice Edition becomes the standard version going forward.

The exception list is explicit: Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and Nintendo Switch are not part of the delisting. On current hardware and PC storefronts, anyone who already has at least the base game in their library before May 27 will receive Spacer's Choice Edition for free on Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, Steam, Epic Games Store, and GOG. After the change, that edition will sell for $39.99.

Players do not lose the original build they already own. Obsidian says existing libraries stay intact; the change is about what remains purchasable and how upgrades work after the cutoff. That split matters because older consoles keep the old package while PC and current-gen consoles collapse onto a single storefront version.

Patch now, larger patch later

The April 30 patch is a smaller update meant to test the release pipeline and fix a few current issues.

A second patch is planned for the end of May with performance work, lighting changes, quest fixes, gameplay fixes, and grenades added to the original game.

On Xbox One and PS4, the paid upgrade path is being removed. Owners will need the base game plus both DLC packs to claim Spacer's Choice Edition after May 27.

Obsidian says the base game price on Xbox One and PS4 will move to $24.99, with each DLC at $14.99.

The Reddit thread in r/Games reached 398 points and 55 comments at crawl time. The discussion leaned more toward the free-upgrade math and the disappearing base edition than the bug-fix list, which makes sense because the ownership rules change within a month.

Source: Official update · Reddit thread