The Outer Worlds 2 in Pre-Production, According to Video Game Analyst - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 06 December 2020 / 1,525 Views
Publisher Private Division and developer Obsidian Entertainment announced last week The Outer Worlds will launch for PC via Steam on October 23.
A sequel to The Outer Worlds might be in pre-production, according to video game industry senior analyst at Niko Partners Daniel Ahmad. He says a new entry in The Outer Worlds is "being explored," however, he adds that this could change.
The Outer Worlds 2 would be published by new Obsidian Entertainment owners Microsoft, which would likely mean it would be exclusive to the Xbox Series X and S, and PC.
We do know Obsidian Entertainment is developing first-person RPG, Avowed, for the Xbox Series X and S, and PC, as well as working on updates for the early access title, Grounded.
Last I heard a new entry in the franchise is being explored, currently in pre-production.
— Daniel Ahmad (@ZhugeEX) October 11, 2020
Could change into something else ofc, but this is the current status. https://t.co/OGvfHjycNu
A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel dedicated to gaming Let's Plays and tutorials. You can contact the author at wdangelo@vgchartz.com or on Twitter @TrunksWD.
More Articles
Obsidian is insanely busy these days! Wonder if once the ZeniMax purchase is final, they'll reach out to Obsidian about a New Vegas 2? Or maybe even inXile could work on a Fallout in the isometric form like the first 2 games in the franchise.
Well it was a hit, so not surprising. MS should keep the sequel exclusive.
They will since they own the IP.
This is the kind of thing that I think would be reasonable for them to make exclusive. Its an established brand, in that it has had one successful release. But, its not so huge (like Fallout, Elder Scrolls, Doom) that keeping it off of competing consoles would mean a loss of many millions of sales.
Its probably not a bad idea to keep major Bethesda games multiplat. I mean they did pay a fortune for Zenimax. Even if the games aren't exclusive they get the bragging rights of launching titles on Gamespass, exclusive marketing and bundles.
Hmm if the developers have the rights of the IP then it sounds quite logical, given that the first one got a GOTY nomination
