Jez Corden of Windows Central also believes that Obsidian's first person fantasy RPG could be revealed sometime this year.
The survival sandbox title is currently holding a free weekend for PC players on Steam, which ends on February 13th at 8 AM PT.
According to the LinkedIn profile of an Obsidian employee, The Outer Worlds 2 has been in development for a couple of years.
Pentiment will reportedly be a dialogue-heavy game with choice and consequence mechanics, similar to Disco Elysium.
Weapon upgrades, stats, armor types, and new enemies also await in the biggest update yet for Obsidian's sandbox survival title.
Along with differing abilities for each class, there will be familiar spells from Pillars of Eternity, more colorful visuals than The Elder Scrolls and more.
Later this month, players will be able to upgrade health and stamina, apply status effects to weapons and equip different armor types.
A job ad suggests that Obsidian Entertainment is shifting its pipelines to Unreal Engine 5, possibly for The Outer Worlds 2.
Despite the game launching day 1 on Xbox Game Pass, it seems the RPG has seen a lot of success in a relatively short time.
Xbox boss Phil Spencer says Avowed isn't just going to be Obsidian Entertainment's version of The Elder Scrolls.
Multiple upcoming first party Xbox games are currently scheduled for 2023 launches, according to GamesBeat journalist Jeff Grubb.
The developers of Hellblade, The Outer Worlds, Psychonauts, and other "dev partners from around the world" will be featured in the extended showcase.
The development team is "hard at work making something we're sure fans of our games and the Pillars of Eternity universe are going to love."
Grounded: Doom and Shroom update adds cute little companion animals as well as fierce giant spiders, all coming later this month.
There's no gameplay and nothing showcased may actually be in the full game. But it's coming and will launch day one on Game Pass.
Insider Nate Drake says information from GamesBeat's Jeff Grubb is "more up to date", though the fantasy RPG was "definitely considered for E3."
Obsidian Entertainment might be primed to have an eventful E3 this year, according to a recently published report.
Obsidian Entertainment wants to make future updates for the survival game "more meaningful with more and better content."
Insider sponger, who reported the fantasy RPG as releasing in late 2022/early 2023, has been told that it's "in great shape."
Private Division also confirms that Obsidian and Microsoft will publish "future iterations in the franchise.
