What we know about Avowed, the incoming medieval fantasy RPG from developer Obsidian on Xbox Series X and PC.
Avowed, currently being developed by Obsidian Entertainment, is shaping up to be one of the most highly-anticipated Xbox exclusive titles yet. From the developer behind The Outer Worlds and Fallout: New Vegas, Avowed is a first-person medieval fantasy RPG set in Eora, the world of the Pillars of Eternity games. Thanks to its visuals, Avowed is drawing comparisons to the Elder Scrolls franchise, which is to be expected since we don’t know all that much about it yet. Now that the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S have been released, we’re hoping that 2021 will bring some more news about this platform exclusive, especially as developer Obsidian has recently said, «we are looking forward to showing off what we have been working on soon.” Here’s everything we know so far about Avowed, including its first trailer, what platforms it’s coming to, and when we expect it to release. The first Avowed trailer sets the scene clearly, with medieval battlements, flaming arrows, and plenty of war-torn landscape beset with skeleton warriors. We get a brief glimpse of the player viewpoint at the end, showing off a similar first-person outlook and the ability to wield a sword in one hand and cast rune-based spells in the other. So far, so Skyrim. There’s no Avowed release date as of yet, so we’re not expecting to see Avowed until late 2021 at the very earliest.2022 or later seems more likely at the moment, especially since Avowed didn’t make an appearance in this Xbox Wire list of 2021 Xbox exclusives to look out for. Avowed will be an Xbox console exclusive. That means it will likely release on Windows 10 PCs and Xbox Series X/S. It will also be coming to Xbox Game Pass, as with all first-party Microsoft games. Now that Microsoft has acquired Obsidian, we shouldn’t expect to see the game come to PS5, even though The Outer Worlds landed on both PlayStation and Xbox platforms. Absent from E3 but more coming «soon» Avowed was absent from Microsoft and Bethesda’s E3 2021 joint showcase, making it one of many highly anticipated titles that we didn’t see during this year’s E3.
