Outer Wilds is the newest in an more and more lengthy line of games to skip Steam at launch and launch solely on the Epic Games Store.
Outer Wilds (to not be confused with Obsidian’s The Outer Worlds, which can also be launching as an Epic Store exclusive), a space-exploration game and the primary title funded by the crowdfunding site Fig, will launch first on PC and Xbox One.
Outer Wilds’ timed exclusivity on the Epic Games Store has been confirmed by an replace on the game’s Fig page, which additionally means that the game – which achieved its funding goal in September 2015 – is nearing a launch.
“Outer Wilds will first be released on XBox One and on PC via the Epic Games Store, with additional platforms coming later”, the submit reads.
“Rest assured that we read all of your comments and our goal is to bring the game to your preferred platform as quickly as possible.” Whether this implies there’s a risk of a PS4 or Switch model as properly stays unclear.
It’s becoming a member of different titles which can be skipped Steam at launch like Metro: Exodus, Borderlands 3 and Ghost Recon Breakpoint. Indeed, it’s build up a pleasant little catalog of exclusives on PC.
Hopefully we’ll have an actual launch date for Outer Wilds quickly.
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