Xbox announced on Friday that Obsidian Entertainment’s new first-person action RPG Avowed has been delayed to Feb. 18, 2025.
Earlier this summer, I wrote that Xbox had a pulse after a few quiet and disappointing years for the company’s first-party output. Among the titles I was most excited to see at the Xbox Games Showcase in June was Avowed, a new action RPG from Obsidian Entertainment. It didn’t have an official release date yet, but it looked to be in great shape for a 2024 launch. Unfortunately, that wasn’t meant to be, as Xbox has pushed the game to 2025.
In a tweet on Friday showcasing its upcoming releases, Xbox confirmed that Avowed was being delayed to February 18, 2025. The company says that it wants “to give players’ backlogs some breathing room” before launching the new game:
So many games coming! As such, we’re moving Avowed to Feb 18, 2025 to give players’ backlogs some breathing room.
