“The Outer Worlds 2 is in TERRIBLE condition – Obsidian’s latest flop has gamers screaming: ANY TRUST LEFT IS GONE!” – Bugs CRASHING PS5 Pro, empty worlds, woke DEI companions shoving agendas down your throat, and sales tanking HARDER than Avowed. From glitchy quests to ‘diversity’ checklists killing immersion, this $80 slop proves Microsoft-owned Obsidian can’t deliver anymore. New Vegas legends? Dead. Fans boycotting, peaks at pathetic 13K players – is this the END for the studio? The rage is exploding…

Obsidian Entertainment’s The Outer Worlds 2, the sci-fi RPG sequel hyped as “Fallout: New Vegas in space” evolved, hit stores October 29 – and promptly imploded. Day-one patches for crashes, blurry visuals on PS5 Pro, and progression blockers plague the title, while player counts peaked at a dismal 13,264 on Steam – failing to crack the top 75 and underperforming even sister flop Avowed‘s 19,198. Critics averaged 80 on OpenCritic, but user scores crater at 4-5/10 on Metacritic, slamming “repetitive busywork,” “empty maps,” and “DEI slop” companions that feel like “checklist hires.” X erupts with #ObsidianIsDead, fans declaring “any trust left is GONE” amid woke controversies echoing Avowed‘s racist hiring scandal. Xbox Game Studios’ 2025 RPG bet – bookended by Avowed (Feb) and this turkey – hemorrhages buzz as boycotts swell, pre-orders lag, and Microsoft whispers layoffs loom.

The Outer Worlds (2019) sold 4 million on charm and satire, channeling Obsidian’s New Vegas legacy into corporate dystopia. Sequel promised “bigger, deeper” with 90+ perks, revamped flaws (debuffs like “Consumerism” for $100 buyers), and Arcadia’s rift-ravaged colonies. Premium Edition early access (Oct 25) masked woes: Forums explode with “Forbidden Secrets” quest bugs trapping players, shader glitches on high-end rigs. Push Square reports PS5 Pro “shaky frame rates” and “blurry grass,” forcing TSR swaps over Sony’s PSSR. Hotfix 1.0.4.0 (Oct 28) patches some, but X rages: “Unplayable slop.”

Launch weekend? Steam ghosts at 13K peak, Nielsen views 40% below Outer Worlds 1. Reddit’s r/theouterworlds laments “mediocrity” post-Avowed, with threads hitting 600 upvotes: “Obsidian failing above mediocrity.” YouTube’s “killed any trust” vids rack millions, tying flops to post-Microsoft decline. RPGFan: “Worst Obsidian game ever – repetition over depth.” IGN gripes finite enemies emptying worlds, VGC dubs it “bilge.”

Obsidian’s woes trace to 2018 Microsoft buyout: Pillars: Deadfire underperformed, Outer Worlds charmed but short (20 hours), Avowed bombed amid DEI firestorm. Art Director Matt Hansen’s “replace crusty white dudes” tweets – Elon Musk-tagged – sparked lawsuits threats from co-founder Chris Avellone. No firings; Hansen stayed, fueling “racist hiring” boycotts. Outer Worlds 2 companions? “DEI checklist”: BIPOC-heavy, no white males, “Marvel quips” sans romance. Steam: “Ugly designs, forced inclusivity.” X’s @Pirat_Nation: “Worse than Avowed – woke kills.”

1. Technical Trainwreck: Crashes, Glitches, Empty Worlds

Launch hell: PS5 quests freeze, PC shaders corrupt, Pro visuals “awful.” IGN: Finite foes despawn, maps “devoid of life.” Forums: 100+ “Undisputed Claim” bugs. X: “RTX 5090 at 45 FPS? Unoptimized trash.”

2. Repetitive Slop: Bigger, But Shallower Than Ever

VGC: Gunplay shines, but “fetch quests galore,” satire “corporate hypocrisy” ignores Obsidian’s Microsoft overlords. RPGFan: “Sift repetition for a rock.” Reddit: “Avowed in space – fizzle after 20 hours.”

3. DEI Companions: ‘Checklist Diversity’ Kills Immersion

No white male crew: “Four BIPOC, one white female (likely LGBT).” Steam: “No romance – sobbing dude jab.” r/KotakuInAction (1K upvotes): “Diversity = not white.” Ties to Hansen’s rants: “Help replace me.”

4. $80 Price Gouge Amid Game Pass Glut

Premium $100 “Consumerism” flaw mocks buyers; base $80 for “mediocrity.” Reddit: “Game Pass filler – no buy.” Peaks signal “wait for sale.”

5. Post-Microsoft Rot: From NV Gods to DEI Drones

New Vegas team gone; DEI scandals fester. X: “Obsidian dead – woke idiots.” Avellone: Sue ’em.

Fallout: Layoffs Loom, Xbox Bleeds

Microsoft’s Xbox revenues tank; Obsidian eyes cuts post-dual flops. Pentiment 2, Grounded 2 next? X: “One more fail, mass layoffs.” Director: “Deeper RPGs? Nah.”

Hissrich 2.0? No – Outer Worlds 2 warns: DEI destroys. Purists flee to indies; Obsidian’s winter deepens. Witcher 4 laughs. Trust? Vaporized.