Obsidian Entertainment claimed in an interview with WccfTech that because of Microsoft’s acquisition of the firm, it is no longer concerned about pitching itself to possible investors and risking losing its distinctiveness.
Brian Hines, a senior designer, provided some insight into the negotiations between Obsidian and Microsoft. The buyout had no effect on its eagerly anticipated and darkly humorous The Outer Worlds because Obsidian had a publishing deal with Private Division.
Of course, the developer is not given complete freedom over its intellectual property, and Microsoft is in charge. Clearly, there is a greenlighting procedure. We don’t always have complete freedom to do as we choose,” Hines added. It is unquestionably more concerned with things like, “Okay, let’s make the games cool. Let’s create the games that we want to.
Why did Microsoft buy Obsidian?
Because of Obsidian’s track record of success, Microsoft decided to buy the studio, and the company has made it clear that it wants to see the developer continue to succeed.
Obsidian Entertainment has evolved into one of the primary first-party studios for the Xbox publisher ever since it was acquired by Microsoft in 2018. It now appears that Microsoft wasn’t the only business interested in purchasing the Fallout: New Vegas developer.