Obsidian Entertainment claims that "Pillars of Eternity 2" is not popular, but no sequel is planned

On today (November 11) last year, Obsidian Entertainment was acquired by Microsoft. After the acquisition, Obsidian Entertainment launched "Outer World" once again proving its strong RPG production capabilities. However, as another popular RPG series "Pillar of Eternity", whether the new work will be put on the agenda after "Outer World", Obsidian said that due to the "Pillar of Eternity 2: Deadfire", the official is still There is no plan for renewal.

Obsidian Studio's designer Josh Sawyer of the "Fallout: New Vegas" and "Pillars of Eternity" series responded to questions about the sequel of the "Pillars of Eternity" series on Tumblr. He said that "Pillars of Eternity 2: Deadfire"'s "applauded but not popular" put the series into an awkward situation. Josh Sawyer said that if "Pillars of Eternity 2: Deadfire" is a truly failed work, it would be a good thing for the sequel to be launched. Because the development team will be able to learn lessons from "Pillars of Eternity 2: Deadfire" and let the development team know where to start to improve this series. However, the fact is that "Pillars of Eternity 2: Deadfire" is a game with a very good reputation among players, but its sales are very disappointing. This makes them have no confidence in launching a sequel, and the team still needs to study why it caused "applause but not popular".