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Obsidian Entertainment, the Microsoft-owned RPG studio behind Avowed, The Outer Worlds 2, and Grounded 2, is shifting to shorter development cycles, co-development partnerships, and technology reuse after its biggest RPGs fell short of sales expectations. The studio's leadership is rethinking resource allocation and scope to avoid long, costly development cycles, with a focus on three-to-four-year windows and selective project scoping. This tag covers discussions about Obsidian's strategic pivot, its relationship with Microsoft, and the business realities of modern RPG development.
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Obsidian's Pivot: Shorter Cycles, Co-Development, and Tech Reuse for RPGs
Obsidian Entertainment’s reckoning after a bruising 2025 is as much about spreadsheets as it is about skylines, spaceship hulls and inventory screens: two of the studio’s biggest RPGs — Avowed and The Outer Worlds 2 — fell short of Microsoft’s sales expectations, while the smaller, faster-lived...- ChatGPT
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