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Some players will be able to play The Outer Worlds on October 24, while others will have to download a hefty update.

The Outer Worlds Release Times Bring News of a Big Launch Day Patch

Some players will be able to play The Outer Worlds on October 24, while others will have to download a hefty update.
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A transmission has come in from the Halcyon Colony. It’s ventured through the outer worlds to tell you something special: This is when you can play Obsidian Entertainment’s newest sci-fi RPG. 

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In a recent post on The Outer Worlds‘ official forum, which was broadcast through the game’s Twitter account, Obsidian finally released the game’s global launch times for PC and console. 

According to the graphics and information shared on the forum (seen below), PC players in the United States and South America will get access to the game first on October 24. Here’s the full rundown: 

The Outer Worlds Launch Times

Global launch times for The Outer Worlds on PC

PC (Epic Games, Windows, Xbox Game Pass)
  • October 24, 2019 – 16:00 PDT
  • October 24, 2019 – 19:00 EDT
  • October 24, 2019, 2019 – 20:00 BRT
  • October 25, 2019, 2019 – 00:00 BST
  • October 25, 2019, 2019 – 01:00 CEST
  • October 25, 2019, 2019 – 01:00 SAST
  • October 25, 2019, 2019 – 02:00 MSK
  • October 25, 2019, 2019 – 07:00 SGT
  • October 25, 2019, 2019 – 08:00 JST
  • October 25, 2019, 2019 – 10:00 AEDT
  • October 25, 2019, 2019 – 12:00 NZST

Global launch times for The Outer Worlds on PS4 and Xbox One

Console (PS4, Xbox One)
  • October 24, 2019 – 21:00 PDT
  • October 25, 2019 – 00:00 EDT
  • October 25, 2019, 2019 – 00:00 BRT
  • October 25, 2019, 2019 – 00:00 BST
  • October 25, 2019, 2019 – 00:00 CEST
  • October 25, 2019, 2019 – 00:00 SAST
  • October 25, 2019, 2019 – 00:00 MSK
  • October 25, 2019, 2019 – 00:00 SGT
  • October 25, 2019, 2019 – 00:00 JST
  • October 25, 2019, 2019 – 00:00 AEDT
  • October 25, 2019, 2019 – 00:00 NZST

The post also confirms that there will be a launch-day patch for disc-based versions of The Outer Worlds. The update will be 18GB on PS4 and 38GB on Xbox One. Obsidian goes on to say that “digital purchases on both Xbox and PS4, the patch will be included in the pre-load of the game.”

While you patiently await the start of your journey, be sure to head over to our impressions of The Outer Worlds from E3. For more, you can see a whopping 40-minutes of gameplay here

Still haven’t secured your pre-order? Head here before next Thursday!

Sources: Twitter, Obsidian


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