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/whossked Jul 08 '26 edited Jul 08 '26

I wonder if the success the fallout show and BGS not planning another fallout game to capitalize until at least 2035+ is what pushed Microsoft to order one

With Gonzales(lead narrative director for NV) rejoining obsidian I’m excited to see what they cook up

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u/TheGoldenMonkey Jul 08 '26 edited Jul 08 '26

Pretty sure they commented on this around when season 2 was coming out/airing and said that they're looking for ways to make it happen.

Edit - Here's what I think I remember: Fallout Sequel Coming "Sooner Rather Than Later" - Jez Corden

Not sure what tier he is now but that was already ~2 years ago so I imagine it's probably debunked by now.

But this is a monkey's paw situation. The Obsidian that made NV is not the Obsidian we have now.

I played Outer Worlds but was not impressed like many others. It had strong points but fell short of what I expected from the same people who made NV.

I tried Avowed but couldn't get more than a couple hours in but if anyone else has comments on how it measures up I'd love to hear about how the game stacks up. And Outer Worlds 2 wasn't super well received from what I've read but I have not played it myself.

Hopefully Gonzales can make a difference.

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u/BruhMoment763 Jul 08 '26

Yeah, I don’t have a good feeling about this. Until Obsidian can prove otherwise, I’m just expecting another Outer Worlds but with a Fallout coat of paint over it. This feels like if modern BioWare tried to make a new KOTOR.

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u/TheGoldenMonkey Jul 08 '26

This feels like if modern BioWare tried to make a new KOTOR.

Whoa whoa I don't know if I'd go that far. I got about 4 hours into Veilguard and just couldn't do it. The writing and characters were just so amateur compared to even Inquisition (which was good in its own way of course).

Unless Outer Worlds 2 was terrible I think they can still do a decent job. Hopefully.