![]() Generally this release falls far short of what you would want from a remaster, but at the very least, you would expect a last-gen game from four years ago to maintain a solid 60fps in what it ambitiously refers to as “performance mode”. Then I dared to move the right thumbstick while outside, and my heart sank: the framerate is, frankly, toilet. The publisher generously provided PS5 code for us to test, and I couldn’t wait to get stuck back in. Shock twist: that promise is decidedly unfulfilled at the moment.Ī remaster to give us Fans Of This Sort Of Thing something to enjoy while we wait for TOW2 ( and Starfield, of course) seemed like such a surefire bet. The Spacer's Choice edition promises improved visuals and performance. I loved it at the time, was delighted when they issued a performance enhancing patch for current-gen consoles a year later, and I was even more delighted when they announced the sequel. ![]() A sort of spiritual follow-up to Fallout: New Vegas that brings a brand new retro-futuristic scifi universe to the pantheon of Western RPGs, where stats actually matter, and speech checks are just as pivotal to the experience as having the biggest gun. ![]() Because The Outer Worlds, Obsidian’s bold, space bound, and deliciously self-aware RPG that came out at the tail end of last-gen in late 2019, is a fantastic game. I wanted to write an article with a headline along the lines of “With Starfield confirmed to be six months away, this Outer Worlds remaster will do very nicely to tide you over”. ![]() But it’s still noticeably choppy out in the open world, to the point where we would still recommend sticking with the original version, which had a 60fps update on consoles some time ago and still looks great. We can report that the situation on PS5 at least is better, certainly a lot more playable, and the game engages VRR now which helps smooth things out if you have a capable screen. Following the publishing of this article, Private Division did release a performance update as promised and are currently working to optimise the game further. ![]()
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