Game Overview:
The Outer Worlds 2 is a first person shooter RPG developed by Obsidian Entertainment and published by Microsoft.
It was announced at Xbox’s E3 2021 showcase.
Design director Matt Singh confirms you can "kill anybody" and still complete the sci-fi RPG. "It's going to roll with it."
Instead of categories for each stat, Skills are now individually separated with a "lot of blending of concepts," per Obsidian's Kyle Koenig.
Alongside launching for PC via Steam and the Microsoft Store, Obsidian adds Blizzard's storefront as a platform, similar to Avowed.
Obsidian Entertainment's upcoming first-person action RPG will also be the centerpiece of a dedicated Direct presentation in June.
After the Xbox Games Showcase, Obsidian Entertainment will debut new gameplay and details for its 2025-bound sci-fi RPG.
While its biggest exclusives launching on other platforms may spell the end of an era, the Xbox brand may see a successful new beginning.
The company has Fable, The Outer Worlds 2, Avowed, DOOM: The Dark Ages, South of Midnight, and Towerborne officially lined up for next year thus far.
Obsidian Entertainment has showcased a new trailer for its upcoming first-person sci-fi RPG, which is due out next year.
Feargus Urquhart says he's "impressed with the team", which has a "lot of people that get it and have worked on the first one."
Cain co-directed the original The Outer Worlds, before leaving Obsidian Entertainment following the RPG's launch.
"The agreement also would ensure that Call of Duty console games are offered on PlayStation at parity with Xbox,” said Microsoft to the FTC.
Microsoft's Matt Booty says a "decision has not been made", regarding the sequel, currently in development for Xbox Series X/S and PC.
According to the LinkedIn profile of an Obsidian employee, The Outer Worlds 2 has been in development for a couple of years.
A job ad suggests that Obsidian Entertainment is shifting its pipelines to Unreal Engine 5, possibly for The Outer Worlds 2.
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.
Obsidian Entertainment might be primed to have an eventful E3 this year, according to a recently published report.
Obsidian Entertainment might be at work on the next game in their new series.
Obsidian says open-world is not the only way forward.
The developer says they have a full "universe" of lore for future games.
Xbox Game Studios head Matt Booty also sees it as the kind of game that could benefit from going exclusive.
