Following today's announcement that The Outer Worlds 2 will be getting a special Direct event alongside the Xbox Games Showcase 2025 in June, Xbox has treated us to 11 minutes of gameplay footage via a partnership with IGN.

This is a meaty glimpse at what we can expect later this year, and although it's perhaps a little slower-paced than we'd like (probably the player's fault more than anything), it certainly seems to be shaping up well as things stand.

"Enjoy 11 minutes of exclusive new gameplay from The Outer Worlds 2, the upcoming first-person sci-fi RPG sequel from Obsidian Entertainment. The quest in this video takes you through the N-Ray Facility, where you'll see many of The Outer Worlds 2's new gameplay systems in action."

It sounds like we're going to be hearing a lot about The Outer Worlds 2 over the next few weeks and months, as IGN is apparently about to embark on a month-long series of exclusive content that we'll be keeping an eye out for.

As mentioned elsewhere on Pure Xbox, it really feels like Xbox is putting a lot of confidence into The Outer Worlds 2 as its big launch for the late part of 2025, so here's hoping it'll be able to live up to the hype when it lands.

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