The Outer Worlds 2’s first DLC, Side Effects Guaranteed, arrives December 2 for $14.99, and it comes with a free update that lets everyone respec at any time. Before it lands: how will you play it, and does a two-part story make you buy now or wait?
Video: “The Outer Worlds 2 - Side Effects Guaranteed Trailer | PS5 Games”, official PlayStation YouTube channel, published November 10, 2026 (7:00 p.m. Paris time), 1 min 59 s. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjlWK1Wl6dc
Questions for you:
- The DLC triggers right before the point of no return. Do you still have a save there, or will you use the new alternate start with a pre-made level 27 character?
- With the free respec update and the level cap going from 30 to 36, will you rebuild your Commander or keep your current build?
- Choices carry over into part two (spring 2027, per Obsidian). Do you buy part one on December 2, or wait until both parts are out (or take the Premium Edition Upgrade)?
- Gordon Hazen favors diplomacy; Algernon Lankester wants to exploit Elysium Valley’s settlers. Which side are you leaning towards so far?
- New flaws like “Lethally Tolerant” (instant death on a Toxicity Crash): would you take that risk?
- PS5, Xbox Series X|S or PC: where are you playing, and did you finish the main story?
Tell us your current level and favorite companion.
Sources: Xbox Wire, November 10, 2026 https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2026/11/10/side-effects-guaranteed-the-outer-worlds-2-dlc/ ; PlayStation Blog, November 10, 2026 https://blog.playstation.com/2026/11/10/the-outer-worlds-2s-first-dlc-arrives-december-2/ ; Steam page https://store.steampowered.com/app/4465910/ (read November 10, 2026). Image: official screenshot, Steam, © Xbox Game Studios / Obsidian Entertainment.