Obsidian Director Rebuts Misinformation After Xbox's 3,200 Job Cuts
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Updated · Eurogamer.net · Jul 11
Obsidian Director Rebuts Misinformation After Xbox's 3,200 Job Cuts
1 articles · Updated · Eurogamer.net · Jul 11
Summary
Brandon Adler said Obsidian spent an "extremely difficult week" saying goodbye to laid-off developers, while pushing back on online claims that the studio has lost the talent behind its best-known RPGs.
Adler said people in lead and director roles are still largely the same developers who worked on The Outer Worlds, Pillars of Eternity and Fallout: New Vegas, arguing Obsidian's "DNA" remains intact despite changes over 20 years.
Microsoft's 3,200 Xbox layoffs reportedly hit Obsidian hard, with the studio said to have lost about a quarter of its staff as Xbox narrowed focus to its biggest franchises.
That shift has reportedly moved Obsidian onto a new Fallout game and forced multiple cancellations, including a sequel to 2025 role-playing game Avowed.