Xbox Game Studios have a lot of titles without release windows right now. Aside from thePerfect Darkreboot andThe Outer Worlds 2,there’s alsoAvowedon the way from Obsidian Entertainment. SinceOuter Worlds 2is an Obsidian project, as is the Early Access titleGrounded,it’s no surprise thatAvowedhas avoided the spotlight so far. Even so, it seems some information aboutAvowedmay have made its way out thanks to a reputable insider who claims to have seenAvowed’s recent progress.
Windows Central editor Jez Corden recently claimed thathe has seenAvowed’s progressand expects the game to release sometime in the first half of 2023. That’s big news for fans eager to see Obsidian’s newest fantasy RPG, but it’s also important because of Microsoft’s other upcoming RPGs. Playground Games’Fablerevival doesn’t have a release date either, and for some time now it’s been unclear howFableandAvowedwill accommodate one another. If Corden’s guess aboutAvowed’s release window is accurate, fans may have a better sense of whenFablemight come out.
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Scheduling Avowed and Fable
In a YouTube interview, Corden claimed that he saw a functional build ofAvowedsometime around May 2021. Corden says he got a good look atAvowed’s combat and magic system in the build, which makes it sound like Obsidian has already made a lot of progress.BecauseAvowed’s status was strong in the middle of last year, Corden expects more news about the game to start coming out in 2022, leading up to a release in early 2023. That window is just an educated guess, but it sounds plausible sinceStarfieldwould probably like to keep the attention of Xbox users for a couple of monthsafter Bethesda releases it in November.
An early 2023 release window would also say a lot about Microsoft’s order of fantasy RPG releases.FableandAvowedprobably won’t release around the same time, since then the Xbox RPGs would be competing directly. A late 2023 release target forFablealso makes sense because Playground Games has been hiring lots of developers for major positions since it was announced. If Playground is stilltweakingFable’s development team,Fableprobably needs more development time thanAvowed.
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An Emerging Xbox Calendar
It’s impossible to say for sure if Corden’s guess will be accurate, but there’s one more clue that suggests he might be on the right track. In November 2021, tons of Microsoft games saw their release datespotentially leaked through Nvidia GeForce Now, includingAvowedandFable.According to those leaks,Avowedwould release in December 2022, whileFablewould take until October 2023. While the specific dates are likely just placeholders, they could hint at the windows Microsoft has in mind.Avowed’s late 2022 date lines up pretty well with Corden’s early 2023 estimate, andFable’s leaked date seems especially plausible with that being the case.
Microsoft’s long-term Xbox Series X game release schedule is murky, and odds are it will only get clearer in bits and pieces over time. It’s clear thatthe Xbox Series X’s upcoming gamesneed a lot of work to live up to their ambitions, so they’ll keep moving slowly for the foreseeable future. If nothing else, fans have leaks and insider tips to potentially clue them onAvowedandFable’s future. HopefullyAvowedwill make a triumphant return sometime in 2022 in order to buy time for Microsoft’s other fantasy RPGs.
Avowedis in development for PC and Xbox Series X/S.
