UPDATE 2/8/24: Following rumours of a delay for Obsidian Entertainment’s Avowed, Microsoft has now officially moved the fantasy action-RPG’s release out of 2024.
Avowed will now launch for Xbox and PC on 18th February next year, as confirmed in an official infographic shared on social media. The image, featuring release dates and windows for all Xbox’s currently announced games, confirmed Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, plus Starfield’s Shattered Space Expansion, are still expected to launch this year.
In text accompanying the graphic, Microsoft said it was moving Avowed’s release to February 2025 in order to “give players’ backlogs some breathing room.” In a separate post, Xbox boss Phil Spencer wrote, “We’re proud of what the Obsidian team have accomplished with Avowed and want to make sure they have the best launch possible.”
So many games coming! As such, we’re moving Avowed to Feb 18, 2025 to give players’ backlogs some breathing room.
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ORIGINAL STORY 1/8/24: Avowed, the upcoming fantasy action-RPG from Obsidian Entertainment, has reportedly been delayed, moving out of its previously announced 2024 release window into 2025.
That’s according to journalist Tom Warren, writing in The Verge’s (paywalled) Notepad newsletter. “I’m hearing that Obsidian is about to announce an Avowed delay to early 2025,” he revealed, adding the decision had been made to avoid a “very busy period” for Game Pass.