Candid: Obsidian's RPG for Xbox and PC will be Unreal Engine 5

Obsidian Entertainment is an American development studio affiliated with Xbox Game Studios. The studio is particularly known for its The Outer Worlds series, and is currently working on creating their next RPG, Avowed. Ads are somewhat rare in relation to this game, but there seems to be evidence that development is taking place within Unreal Engine 5.

RPG in a new graphic era

To say Avowed gives so little news is an understatement. since then advertisement In July 2020 during the Xbox conference, information is presented drop by drop and game unveiling becomes slow. However, the LinkedIn profile of one of the developers responsible for the visual effects reveals an interesting hint about the graphic side of the game.

Aaron Dubois, that’s his name, has already indicated in his profile to work on Avowed as Head of Game Visual Effects from Obsidian Entertainment. To achieve this, there is a clear mention of the latest generation of graphics engines, Unreal Engine 5. As much as we have consciousness Because eight Xbox Game Studiosincluding Obsidian Entertainment, were already working on this graphics engine, which is not surprising.

The game will be designed for unroll In the medieval fantasy world of the Pillars of Eternity franchise, far from another studio project, Outer Realms 2. Avowed is expected to be one of the next big exclusives in the Xbox ecosystem and will be released live on Xbox Game Pass. Maybe he will give more news during next one Xbox conference on June 12?

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