Outriders is releasing on February 2, 2021, Square Enix and People Can Fly introduced this week, and it’s coming with some useful options like guarantees of free next-gen upgrades and cross-play. A launch date trailer shared alongside the announcement confirmed off more of the game and confirmed that it’s going to now launch a bit later than the Holiday 2020 window beforehand focused by the creators. Outriders will launch for the PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X, Xbox One, and PC platforms.
The new sci-fi shooter was first scheduled to launch someday throughout Summer 2020 however was later pushed again to the vacation season. Its February 2nd launch date means it’ll miss the launch window of the brand new Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5, however gamers on these platforms can no less than sit up for getting a free improve when the game is offered in the event that they don’t have a next-gen console by the point it’s out. A free improve from the PlayStation Four model to the PlayStation 5 model will likely be provided and the leap between the Xbox One and Xbox Series X will likely be made attainable by Microsoft’s Smart Delivery program.
Once the game does launch, you’ll be capable of play it with any of your folks which have it no matter what platform they’re on and whether or not they’ve upgraded to a next-gen model or not. That’s as a result of the game will absolutely assist cross-play throughout all platforms and generations. Aside from the consoles listed beforehand, it’ll be accessible on the PC platform via each the Epic Games Store and thru Steam. It’ll come to Google Stadia at a later date in 2021.
▪Full Cross Play Support
▪Free PS4 to PS5 improve
▪Smart Delivery from Xbox One to Xbox Series X|S
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On the subject of the game’s delayed launch window, Outriders Community Manager Toby Palm attributed a part of the setback to COVID-19 problems and mentioned that the time spent on the game between now and its launch will assist guarantee a “smooth and issue-free” expertise.
“It had been our full intention to deliver Outriders to you within the Holiday 2020 season,” Palm mentioned. “COVID-19 has certainly affected our operations over the past months, but the teams have all worked extremely hard to adapt to changing circumstances. While the core game is now in a largely complete state, our testing operations were unfortunately among the most affected by the work-process-restructuring caused by the novel coronavirus. To that end, we need a bit more time to get it right and ensure that the Outriders experience will be as smooth and issue-free as it possibly can be when we launch. It is our utmost priority to give you the best and most complete Outriders experience possible, at all costs.”
Outriders is scheduled to launch on February 21, 2021.
