Microsoft announces The Outer Worlds 2 at its E3 2021 showcase

Microsoft announced The Outer Worlds 2, a sequel to Obsidian’s 2019 role-playing shooter, at its E3 2021 showcase on Sunday. The trailer provided very few details about the upcoming game — and in fact, poked fun at similar early announcements by openly addressing just how devoid of real details the trailer was.

“Now, we see our hero, but only their silhouette, because the developers haven’t finished the design,” an ominous voice says in the ridiculously over-the-top trailer. “Or finished the story. Or finished any gameplay that’s actually ready to show. In fact, the only thing they have finished... is the title.”

A post on Xbox Wire does reveal just a bit of information about the game, though. “Taking place in a new star system with a...

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