Steady Progress on The Outer Worlds 2 and Avowed Says Obsidian Entertainment CEOObsidian Entertainment Confident About Upcoming New
Development of The Outer Worlds 2, the second installment in the space action RPG series, is progressing smoothly, according to Obsidian Entertainment CEO Feargus Urquhart. While the studio largely remains focused on its upcoming RPG, Avowed, Urquhart assured Outer Worlds fans that the highly anticipated sequel is "going really well."In a recent interview with Limit Break Network on YouTube, Urquhart expressed his confidence in the team working on The Outer Worlds 2. "I’m impressed with the team," he said. "We have a lot of people on that game that get it—who have worked on the first one and have been with us for a long time. So I’ve actually been really impressed by it."
Urquhart also noted the challenges the studio faced, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic, and after being acquired by Microsoft. Development on multiple titles, including Grounded and Pentiment at the time, stretched the team thin during that period. "We were kind of a crappy developer for about a year, year and a half," he admitted. At one point, there were talks of stopping work on The Outer Worlds 2 altogether and reallocating the team to Avowed. However, the studio ultimately decided to stick with the original plan and continue developing all the games.
Reflecting on the decision to push through, Urquhart noted how both Grounded and Pentiment "turned out amazing" and shared that Avowed is "looking fantastic," and The Outer Worlds 2 is "looking incredible." No further details were shared regarding actual game content, however with Avowed pushed back to 2025, we speculate that similar adjustments will be made to Obsidian's other projects.
