After backing down from an $80 price point with The Outer Worlds 2, Xbox Game Studios head Matt Booty has said the company will continue to look at pricing.
Earlier this year, Nintendo crossed the threshold by announcing that Switch 2 launch title Mario Kart World will be sold at $80 (albeit with a cheaper bundle option available). Xbox then followed suit, confirming a price hike on both consoles and games, with The Outer Worlds 2 being the publisher’s first foray into the $80 price point.
However, following some backlash from fans, Microsoft quickly rolled back this decision, although another Xbox Game Pass price hike soon followed in its stead.
That said, the $80 ambition might not be gone for good. Speaking to Variety, Booty said,
After deciding not to charge $80 for The Outer Worlds 2, Xbox head says Microsoft will keep listening to fan feedback but has to run a
