In mid-April, several Xbox users noticed that Wasteland Remastered appeared as free in the digital store. They added it without knowing it was a system error. inXile Entertainment confirmed the bug and explained that the downloaded copy was not functional. Now, as a gesture of compensation, the studio will give a working version to those who claimed it during the mishap.
Technical details of the bug and the applied solution 🛠️
The error originated in the Xbox store's pricing configuration, which showed the title at zero euros for a brief period. inXile clarified that the downloaded files did not correspond to a playable build, but rather an internal test version without complete content. To resolve this, the development team identified affected users through platform logs and prepared functional keys that will be distributed in the coming weeks, thus avoiding refunds or manual processes.
The classic don't look at me, I'll give you a broken game 😅
So, you get a game for free but it turns out it doesn't start. It's like buying a used car and discovering the steering wheel is missing. Good thing inXile decided to fix it, though one wonders if the person who set the price to zero is the same one who left the code half-finished. In the end, those who got the disappointment now get a functional title. It almost works out better than paying for it.