Starfield's Delay Throws a Wrench in Avowed Release Window Hopes
Xbox Game Studios has a lot of mysterious games in production, including Obsidian Entertainment's Avowed. In some respects, the game isn't a total mystery, since fans know that it's rooted in Obsidian's Pillars of Eternity franchise, which provides a lot of clues about lore and potential story threads in Avowed. For the most part, though, fans lack a clear picture how Avowed plays or when it might release. Some rumors have offered potential answers to the latter question, and although these answers vary, multiple projections have suggested that Avowed might manage to release sometime in late 2022 or in early 2023.
In the current state of the game industry, however, nothing is certain. Bethesda's new RPG Starfield, which was poised to be an Xbox blockbuster in 2022, is the latest game to get delayed in 2023, joining major peers like the Zelda: Breath of the Wild sequel. Not only does that create a longer wait for Starfield, but it raises questions about when Avowed and other Xbox RPGs might manage to release in the near future. Starfield could serve as an obstacle to Avowed and its peers unless Microsoft carefully manages release schedules for all the hotly demanded RPGs that Xbox Game Studios has in development.
How Many Years Separate Avowed From Pillars of Eternity?
In November 2021, an Nvidia GeForce leak provided fans with a potential release date for Avowed: December 7, 2022. Although this was likely just a placeholder date, it still seemed like it could hint at a winter 2022 release for Avowed, although Starfield's November release made that seem a little doubtful. Expectations changed slightly when Microsoft insider and Windows Central reporter Jez Corden projected a possible early 2023 release for Avowed, based on
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