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Obsidian Announces Two Titles and Preps Release of a Third at Xbox Games Showcase

The Xbox Games Showcase was a big show for Obsidian. Not only did we get the chance to announce our first of two expansions that are coming to The Outer Worlds alongside our friends at Private Division, but we also got to show off a new trailer for Grounded, which releases into Xbox Game Preview.

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Lore1561d ago

This studio is going to be huge. Already have a Fallout competitor in The Outer Worlds, and now Avowed looks to be the game to compete with Elder Scrolls. Sony really dropping the ball

Father__Merrin1561d ago

How are Sony dropping the ball lol

vw13031561d ago

I also do not understand. It was extually the only publisher which could match sony firts party. And the only game that I get excited about. Ps presentation won by miles!

Lore1561d ago

Because in “my” opinion, Sony continues to put out the exact same type of games from their first party studios aside from God of War and The Last of Us. Similar to Ubisoft over the past decade. Making an open world and focusing on the “story” is not the way to go about game development. They have no sprawling rpg’s. Being a company that brings in near 70 billion per year, I expect them to add to the rpg fire so that it’s not just Bethesda, CD Project Red, Obsidian, Monolith Soft, Square Enix, and now Xbox making these games. Sony has “0”

Imortus_san1561d ago (Edited 1561d ago )

Sony lack of first party variety in AAA games, they have used the same formula in all there AAA games this gen.

scofios1561d ago (Edited 1561d ago )

"Sony lack of first party variety in AAA games, they have used the same formula in all there AAA games this gen"

This comes from the same people who where cheering 4 generation long the triangle of Halo, Grears , Forza , LOL

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Cmv381561d ago

Tf Sony got to do with this? Your insecurity is showing.

Lore1561d ago

Hmm, insecurity? I’m a playstation gamer and gaming is a hobby/passion of mine. So if I have disappointment I’m going to voice it. When I comment it’s with no bias

However I am concerned for you as an individual, as the thought process on how you came up with your comment seems a bit alarming. Nowhere did I state anything that should’v warranted that response from you regarding insecurity. So good luck to you and wish you well

zeuanimals1561d ago

@Lore: What an insecure response. Lmao.

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Imortus_san1561d ago

@SLiSH1983

I upvoted you, that what I fell, Sony at a ton of great games and great variety int he PS1 and PS2, them on PS3 they trimmed it a bit, but this gen, they trimmed it just too much.

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SyntheticForm1561d ago

Sony are dropping the ball? Really? They're the only ones who even have a ball.

RpgSama1561d ago

Dude, did we see the same event? The event was a dumpster fire. 2 seconds of maybe gameplay from avowed says nothing.

Lore1561d ago

Missing the point. I don’t care how well the game’s end up being. The point i’m making is that they’re actually “trying.” Where as Sony has been nonexistent

Bruh1561d ago

There was actually 2 seconds of gameplay? Where?!

OMNlPOTENT1561d ago

You may be getting ahead of yourself a bit buddy. We haven’t seen anything about avowed other than a tiny trailer. Also Sony’s conference I would put above this one honestly. Not saying this conference was bad, but Sony’s was better in my opinion.

Pedantic911561d ago

You still didn't answer @Cmv38 question.

What does Sony have to do with a studio owned by Microsoft ?
An article that has nothing to do with Sony and a game that's not being released on a Sony platform ?

Class_Viceroy1561d ago

Sony continues to put out the exact same type of games?

The game list from the last handful of years is very diverse and all high quality. Dreams, Ghosts of Tsushima, Nioh 1/2, Horizon Zero Dawn, Spider-Man, Detroit: Become Human, Days Gone, Until Dawn, Bloodborne, The Last Guardian, God of War, The Last of Us 2.

And this doesn't even include the indie/smaller titles and VR stuff. These games are a handful of different genres, and even the action-adventure type games like Horizon, Days Gone, Spider-Man, Ghosts of Tsushima are all very different in how they approach their worlds. Hell you could even argue one of the worst games on this list, Days Gone, would have been a top 3 Xbox Exclusive if they published it this generation.

Microsoft is just trying to catch up to the party. They have not put out quantity or much quality this generation. I like what they've done with the studio acquisitions and I'm actually very interested in a few of these games, especially Obsidian, but to say Sony dropping the ball is laughable.

remixx1161561d ago (Edited 1561d ago )

MS has been dropping the ball for years in regards to creating new ips yet you claim don't is the one churning out real stuff. You've gotta be kidding me.

Since 2016 Sony has been laying down unique and interesting games along with established ips while MS has been pouring you guys the same halo, Forza, gears tea for a while.

Now all of a sudden they announce a new RPG and all is forgiven.

Mr_cheese1561d ago

While I disagree with "dropping the ball", i would like to see an open world RPG aching to Deep Down.

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Bruh1561d ago

Damn they really have an agenda against Bethesda lmao. Now a Skyrim competitor after a Fallout one.

Anyhow Obsidian makes good games, and Bethesda has gone to absolute shiet so it’s time for them to shine

zeuanimals1561d ago

Honestly, Bethesda needs some competition and the fact it's coming from a first party is huge. I hope Sony get their own Bethesda style RPG. Next-gen has the potential to really let those types of games flourish.

thebobbywhite26291561d ago

lol how has bethesda gone to shit you numbskull

Bruh1561d ago

Fallout 76, don’t even need to say anything else numbskull

phoenixwing1561d ago

@bob

also you can easily say that aside from graphics the elder scrolls has gotten worse from changing to oblivion to skyrim

remixx1161561d ago

Fallout 4 is barely an RPG at this point.

RaidenBlack1561d ago

The new IP somehow reminded me of Deep Down.

RamRod881561d ago

Obsidian is going to be one of the premiere studios for Xbox next gen.

phoenixwing1561d ago

they're the hope in the dark really. as long as they get to keep making rpg's I'll keep buying them

Imortus_san1561d ago

3 games, damm, this guys are working like crazy.

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Avowed Should Open The Floodgates for the World of Eora

Avowed will be expanding on the bespoke fantasy world established in Pillars of Eternity, and which holds great promise for more in the future.

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Avowed’s disappointing demo betrays its excellent world and combat | PCGamesN

A wondrous world is hiding in the remnants of Avowed's vibrant take on medieval fantasy, but a rough demo marred PCGamesN's preview experience.

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PhillyDonJawn59d ago (Edited 59d ago )

Huh? So he enjoyed it but the ending to the demo was too easy which left him disappointed. Did I understand this correctly? Had they removed or made grenades rare and limited would that made it better? Author didn't dive into the disappointment enough

Profchaos59d ago

Complaint over the easy difficulty it's a demo often very early stage gameplay it's meant to be easy it's also not a souls game so I think they needed to temper their expectations.

phoenixwing59d ago

I imagine they're playing a very edited version where everything is setup for them to succeed

jznrpg59d ago

It doesn’t need to be a souls game to have some sort of challenge to it. I’ve played demos you couldn’t just button
mash through. Maybe they did make it easy on purpose maybe they didn’t. Most great RPGs give you a challenge of some sort. Hopefully this does as well.

90sGamingWasBetter59d ago

This only makes me more interested, I really don't see the appeal of overly difficult Souls like games.

RhinoGamer8859d ago

Amen, the souls games essentially are losing a large chunk of their potential audiences by simply not offering difficulty levels. $$$ being swiped off the table.

Sanityrecalled59d ago (Edited 59d ago )

That would be a great way to lose their entire current audience. I certainly wouldn't play them anymore. I think Elden Ring has shown that they have a big enough fan base to not worry about appealing to everyone. Not every game needs to appeal to every audience. That's how you end up with every game becoming homogenized slop the same as every other game. There's enough AAA games like that for people who want it.

babadivad59d ago

Never played a "Souls" game but Elden Ring is in the top 5 games I've ever played. I loved it.

FIELDMARSHALL_P59d ago

You should try some of the others they may not be for you I feel like they made eldin ring hard but more accessible than other souls games for players. It's a pretty good into to their genre. I've played them all only beat demons souls, dark souls 1&2, bloodborne, and working through eldin ring taking my time. I could hop into the dlc but just leveling up more and trying to get through the mountain of the giants first.

FIELDMARSHALL_P59d ago

I love souls games but I also love regular games with difficulty sliders. It just depends on what I'm in the mood for. I can say playing from demon's souls on has made a lot of games super easy to me. Souls game just make you concentrate more.

Crows9059d ago

They made sure journalists played on the journalist difficulty.

But seriously this is obsidian. I have little doubt it will be good....unless this is a turning point for the studio since the purchase.

koga8859d ago

It's a preview demo designed specifically for a single slice of gameplay shown to only a select few people, not a demo for the general public. Is the writer of this too young/inexperienced enough to not remember the E3 floor demos? They are literally created to show off the game but also be tuned to allow the previewer to finish no matter what, otherwise we get the stupid previews with writers saying they didn't know how to jump or shoot properly.

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Avowed Art Director Says Xbox Series X Often Runs Better Than PC

Wccftech writes: "Still, the statement remains puzzling, especially in light of the previous comment on targeting 30 FPS for the console version."

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LordoftheCritics64d ago

Did the art director mention the PC specs or is this another xbox plug?

Number1TailzFan63d ago

Yeah, if it's even just half way decently optimised it would run far better on a high spec machine

IAMRealHooman63d ago

not much detail or even specs of a PC, just saying series x ran well, still figuring out the s

InUrFoxHole63d ago

Bro the series S was a great idea with poor execution. Sad because the potential was there.

Nooderus63d ago

The series x is a solid machine

InUrFoxHole63d ago

Yeah love it but MS really screwed up with the parity clause

1Victor63d ago

@lordo: “ Did the art director mention the PC specs or is this another xbox plug?”
Doe he need to ?
All he needs to know is that promo paycheck is already in the bank 🤣

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anast63d ago

HA! Yeah, this game is going to suck mostly likely. Too bad.

Crows9063d ago

Obsidian makes good games every single time. Doubtful outcome

InUrFoxHole63d ago

@anast
Idk if you've seen the recent stuff on it but apparently gamers are impressed by it. Maybe not for you though but it's getting traction

anast62d ago

The only time I was wrong was about Cyberpunk being good on release. I suppose there could be a second time. But usually, when they make statements like this, it usually means there's an issue of some kind. If it were another CRPG style game I would be more confident.

Lightning7763d ago

How's that possible when the game is running 30?

gerbintosh63d ago (Edited 63d ago )

He didnt say what PC it was. He could be talking about a Tandy 1000

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