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Outer Wildspublisher Annapurna Interactive has acknowledged that the PS5 physical version of the game’sArchaeologist Editionhas missing content. Normally, this particular edition ofOuter Wildsshould come with the base game as well as theEchoes of the EyeDLC.
Released back in 2019,Outer Wildsis an action-adventure game in which the player steps into the shoes of an explorer mapping their way through the mysteries of a doomed planetary system.The Echoes of The EyeDLC, which launched in 2021, prolongsOuter Wilds’s space journeywith brand-new locations to navigate.Outer Wilds:The Archaeologist Edition, whose physical version for PS5 and Switch launched on August 30, offers this combined experience in a single package. Unfortunately for PS5 users, the physical copy still has incomplete content due to an unexpected issue.
Annapurna Interactive recently confirmed that the PS5 physical version ofOuter Wilds: Archaeologist Editiondoesn’t featureThe Echoes of The EyeDLC on disc. It revealed this happened because “the wrong version of the game made it into manufacturing.” The American publisher had joined hands with iam8bit to launch thesci-fi gameon physical media. It mentioned that the investigation into this lapse in manufacturing is still underway. Moreover, Annapurna Interactive encouraged buyers of the faulty PS5 copies to present a “proof of purchase” on “support.iam8bit.com” to get a voucher code to download the missing DLC instead.
Outer Wilds: Archaeologist Edition Physical Copy for PS5 Defeats its Purpose
While the Nintendo Switch version ofOuter Wilds: Archaeologist Editionfeatures both the base game and the expansion on physical media, its PS5 counterpart falls short of this expectation due to the aforementioned manufacturing hiccup. Even though the resolution offered by Annapurna Interactive and iam8bit alleviates the problem, it can’t really solve the issue with the affected PS5 copies definitively.
The rise of digital games has been steady and virtually inevitable, but this hasn’t stopped enthusiasts from sticking to traditional discs and adding to their shelf collection. However, issues like these that effectively rid the buyer of owning the complete product on physical media are disappointing, to say the least. Hopefully, Annapurna Interactive can pin down the root cause and prevent such issues from happening again, with physical releases ofThe Stanley ParableandCocoonalso shipping later this year.
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A strange satellite photo that can’t be explained. A new museum exhibit that marks the trailhead for one last journey into the wilds. Should you pull at the thread and unravel the solar system’s deepest secret, or is some knowledge better left in the dark?Welcome to the Space Program!You’re the newest recruit of Outer Wilds Ventures, a fledgling space program searching for answers in a strange, constantly evolving solar system.Mysteries of the Solar System…What lurks in the heart of the ominous Dark Bramble? Who built the alien ruins on the Moon? Can the endless time loop be stopped? Answers await you in the most dangerous reaches of space.Echoes of the EyeThe hearthian space program has detected an anomaly that can’t be attributed to any known location in the solar system. Grab your flashlight and prepare to illuminate the darkest secrets of the Outer Wilds…
