The Outer Worlds' new version is getting slammed on Steam—'Spacer's Choice Edition: now with 200% more performance issues!'

pcgamer.com:

Private Division's pledge that the prettied-up Spacer's Choice Edition of The Outer Worlds would run at a smooth 4K 60fps may have been premature. The next-gen version of the studio's satirical 2019 RPG released yesterday and it's already accrued a «Mostly Negative» rating on Steam, with numerous players complaining of performance issues in the newly-remastered game.

«It runs far worse than the original version of the game,» reads a review from Tyler McVicker(opens in new tab) (formerly Valve News Network), who says that «The 'improved' look of the game is not worth massive perf drops and stutters that weren't there before». Another review, from Dangerz Close OG(opens in new tab), is slightly less measured: «As someone who was playing the OG version right up to this version downloading I can safely say they made a right pig's ear of this remake».

But the review that perhaps sums up the reaction best is this one from Akerwood(opens in new tab): «You've tried the best, now choose the rest. Spacer's Choice Edition. Now with 200% more performance issues!»

Those kinds of reviews are echoed elsewhere. Over on Reddit, a user named JBamby01(opens in new tab) complained of persistent stuttering on their RTX 3070, venting that they «truly just don't understand how all these companies can keep getting away with shit like this». Meanwhile, other players whose machines can chew through Cyberpunk are begging for a fix(opens in new tab). Some players say they can attain a playable framerate by dialling down the settings to the point that the game resembles the original version, but at that point, there's not much reason to play the new one besides its higher level cap.

Perplexingly, these issues are even afflicting next-gen consoles,