Outbound launches today on PS5, Switch 2 and Nintendo Switch

The slow-life camping-car adventure Outbound rolled out today, May 15, on PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch 2 and Nintendo Switch, complete with a new launch trailer. The console drop lands just after the game’s earlier PC and Xbox release, putting a native Switch 2 version in the mix right from the start.

What’s new today

Publisher Silver Lining Interactive and developer Square Glade Games confirmed the PS5, Switch 2 and Switch launch, pricing the download at 2,970 yen in Japan and highlighting a fresh trailer to mark the release. A small DLC add-on that lets you drive a school bus also went live for 330 yen. A boxed edition for PS5, Switch 2 and Switch is slated for June 25 under Sega’s label, giving collectors a date to mark.

All of this comes via a Japanese release brief that also reiterates the staggered rollout: PC and Xbox Series versions arrived earlier in the week, with Sony and Nintendo platforms following today. The notable part for platform watchers is simple: Switch 2 gets another same-day, native release, adding to early chatter around the system’s growing launch-year lineup.

The game in a nutshell

Outbound is a cozy, road-trip sandbox where you restore a beat-up camper, kit it with crafting stations and storage, and head off into a near-future wilderness. It supports up to four-player online co-op, so friends can caravan together, scavenge, and turn downtime into upgrades between long drives.

Why it matters

Beyond being a mellow, systems-driven sandbox, today’s drop quietly strengthens the Switch 2’s day-and-date story. Seeing smaller studios target Nintendo’s new hardware at launch suggests the pipeline is warming, and it gives players another cross-platform save-the-weekend kind of release to spin up on console.

You can catch the details and trailer in 4Gamer’s report, which also notes the June 25 physical release.