Obsidian Entertainment has laid out what is next for the original version of The Outer Worlds, and PlayStation players come out of it in a pretty good spot. The studio is preparing delistings for the base game on some platforms, alongside permanent price changes, but the PS4 and PS5 side of the story is mostly simple: if you already own the older PlayStation version, you are being moved forward.
Anyone who owns the base PS4 version of The Outer Worlds before 27 May 2026 will receive an automatic upgrade to The Outer Worlds: Spacer's Choice Edition on PS5. That date matters because Obsidian is removing the original release from most storefronts then. The exceptions are PS4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch, so the change appears to mainly affect PC listings rather than the last-generation console versions.
After 27 May, pricing will also change. The PS5 Spacer's Choice Edition is getting a permanent $20 drop, bringing it down to $39.99. For new players, that makes the current-generation package cheaper. For existing PS4 owners who get in before the cut-off, it makes the upgrade offer feel even more like a tidy bit of housekeeping for a game with a very old-school space-RPG heart.
What Is Changing
- PS4 owners of the base game before 27 May 2026 get the PS5 Spacer's Choice Edition upgrade automatically.
- The original version is being removed from most storefronts on that date, with PS4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch staying listed.
- The PS5 Spacer's Choice Edition will drop by $20 to $39.99 after 27 May.
- A patch is live now, with PS5 players looking for version 2.5.7.0.
- A larger update is planned for later in May with performance work, lighting changes, quest and gameplay fixes, and grenades as a new combat option.
The Spacer's Choice Edition was first presented as a remaster, with higher-resolution visuals, dynamic weather, revised lighting and environments, better performance and load times, and more detail on characters. Its launch did not fully land, though, and its Metacritic score opened 13 points lower than the original version. The hope now is that the next major May patch brings it closer to that original promise, just as a fresh group of PS4 owners is about to receive the PS5 edition at no extra cost.
