TheAvowedteaser trailer created a lot of excitement for Obsidian’s next first-person RPG after the critical success ofThe Outer Worlds. With many fans already hoping that Obsidian’s next game could be theSkyrimof the upcoming next generation of consoles, interest is very high despite what little information fans have been given about the game so far.
Avowedis currently coming to PC and Xbox Series X, which could help to tip some buyers in favor in the new Xbox over the PS5. Not only that, but withSkyrim’s historic sales and impatience growing over the slow development ofThe Elder Scrolls 6,Avowedcould stand to be the new system’s biggest seller.
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Avowed’s Development
Avowedwill be set in Obsidian’sPillars of Eternitysetting. The previous games had an isometric top-down perspective, and while bothPillars of EternityandPillars of Eternity2: Deadfirereceived critical acclaim, Obsidian began looking at more profitable ways to use the setting it had already developed. Isometric RPGs are not the most popular genre, after all.
Many of Obsidian’s developers worked onFallout 2at Black Isle Studios and saw its transition to first-person first-hand when Bethesda outsourced the development ofFallout: New Vegasto Obsidian. The developer also showed its ability to develop first-person RPGs for its own IPs withThe Outer Worlds, aFallout-style space opera RPG which sold over 2.5m copies despite being an entirely new IP.
Comparing Skyrim’s Sales
In 2014, Bethesda confirmed thatSkyrimsold over 20 million copiesworldwide since its release in November 2011, making it one of the best-selling RPGs of all time. Since then, however, the first-person RPG genre has been unable to replicate that joined critical and commercial success.
WhileFallout 4also had great sales numbers, with 12 million sales on launch day in 2015, the game did not receive the same critical acclaim from fans or the media asSkyrim. As a result, whenThe Outer Worldsreleased its first trailer many hoped that Obsidian would be able to provide the RPG experience thatFallout 4had been unable to deliver.
It is likely that Obsidian’s association with Bethesda and hopes that the smaller developer could breathe new life into the first-person RPG genre were behind the surprisingly high number of sales thatThe Outer Worldsachieved. As fans ofThe Elder ScrollsapproachSkyrim’s 10-year anniversary next November, there has been no news aboutThe Elder Scrolls 6since its teaser trailer was announced, which already showed less indication of the gameplay than theAvowedtrailer.
Avowed’s Future
If fans continue to build excitement forAvowedas theSkyrimfor the next generation, the game could attract even broader interest thanThe Outer Worlds. Many gamers are turning to thePS5 for exclusives likeGod of War,Spiderman, andHorizon: Zero Dawnsequels, but none of those scratch this particular itch on PS5.
Avowedhas already drawn the most attention out of any Xbox Series X exclusive aside fromFable.With fans hankering for theirElder Scrollsfix, not only could the game stand to be one of Obsidian’s highest selling games, it is likely that it could be both the Xbox Series X’s biggest seller.
Avowedis in development for PC and Xbox Series X.
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