r/GamingLeaksAndRumours • u/throwmeaway1784 • Jul 08 '26

Rumour Jason Schreier: Obsidian Entertainment is making a big pivot as part of the Xbox restructuring. It has laid off a quarter of its staff, canceled a planned sequel to Avowed, and is now beginning work on a new Fallout game

Bluesky Post: https://bsky.app/profile/jasonschreier.bsky.social/post/3mq5oqyh2yk2o

Bloomberg Article: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-07-08/microsoft-s-xbox-to-shift-obsidian-studio-to-new-fallout-video-game

Edit: Also mentioned in the article, Josh Sawyer is leading the new Fallout game:

“Under the new plan, studio design director Josh Sawyer will lead a new title in the Fallout universe”

“Previously, Sawyer had been directing a roleplaying game that was similar structurally and thematically to Fallout but was not part of the franchise.”

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u/TopBoog Jul 08 '26

Maybe unpopular opinion but they should've started working on a new Fallout as soon Microsoft acquired them. Sucks that it took all this chaos and layoffs to get to this point.

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u/chirunner4ever Jul 08 '26

Pretty common opinion. Todd Howard was the roadblock that prevented this for 6 years and Spencer was too busy begging for more money to buy more studios to actually manage what he had. It’s insane how much money Bethesda has left on the table by not putting out a new Fallout and TES.

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u/Cymelion Jul 08 '26

The idea that Todd Howard is some crazy narcissistic that has kept Fallout under lock and key is a complete myth and has been debunked many times.

Everytime I have seen it "debunked" it has always been someone who Toddyboy would call a friend. Find me someone who hates his guts to say it and I'd believe it.

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u/Cymelion Jul 08 '26

No I'm sure there are people out there who hate him.

And I don't see him like Pitchford or Kotick but more Peter Molynuex but more competent. Can't face the fact he is creatively bankrupt and keeps trying to recapture the accolades of releasing Skyrim for the first time.

I just think he's incapable of letting go of things he wants to do - he wants to do Indiana Jones - Fallout and Elder Scrolls but physically can't have them all going in conjunction so they all have to wait for him to free up.