Obsidian has no plans to make The Outer Worlds 3, likely due to poor sales

"Company head Fergus Urquhart didn't give a reason as to why Obsidian won't be working on a sequel, but he did note that the performance of The Outer Worlds 2 was "disappointing" and that it needs to "think a lot about how much we put into the games, how much we spend on them and how long they take." Urquhart also said that Avowed was something of a miss for the company, but that it remains committed to the franchise."

"Obsidian is still working on DLC for The Outer Worlds 2, so fans have that to look forward to. It released three games last year, which Urquhart said was a bad move for support teams. "Spacing those releases helps the company manage its resources and not burn everybody out. It's not good to release three games in the same year. It's the result of things going wrong," he said."

Obsidian currently has no plans to develop The Outer Worlds 3 following disappointing performance of The Outer Worlds 2. The studio intends to reassess how much is invested in scope, budget, and development time to avoid overspending and extended production. Avowed underperformed but remains an active franchise, with commitments to create more games set in that universe. Development continues on DLC for The Outer Worlds 2 and Grounded 2, and the studio is also working on entirely new, unannounced titles. Avowed will arrive on PS5 on February 17 with an anniversary update including New Game Plus, new races, and new weapon types.

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