Phil Spencer reveals the main reason for the delay allowed

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Key takeaways

  • Avowed's delay was to balance the number of games on Xbox's Game Pass service, according to Phil Spencer.
  • The delay allows Obsidian to further polish the game ahead of its February 18, 2025 release.
  • Spencer says Obsidian doesn't need more time, but notes that “they will use time.”



Phil Spencer, CEO of Microsoft Gaming, explains the reasoning behind this AcceptedObsidian Entertainment's upcoming action role-playing game was pushed back not to give the studio more time, but rather to accelerate the number of games coming to Xbox's lucrative Game Pass service. Accepted Will be the next great RPG to come from Pillars of Eternity Studio, and was originally scheduled to begin in fall 2024 before being pushed back to February 18, 2025.

Back in August, the official Xbox Twitter account confirmed Accepted It was being delayed to 2025. At the time, the studio said the decision was made to give players' backlogs some breathing room due to the large number of titles coming to both the Xbox console and its Game Pass service. such as from vast expanses Diablo 4: Vessel of Hate and Starfield: Shattered Space As in fully developed sequels Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 and Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, Xbox fans have plenty of games to check out before 2024 comes to a close.


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In a new interview with The Game File (via VGC ), Phil Spencer discusses AcceptedFurther details have been delayed, explaining that the studio “could” push Obsidian's highly anticipated ARPG to 2025 when titles such as Black Ops 6, Indiana Jones and the Great Circleand Diablo 4The huge expansion is ready to be released in the same year. “We couldn't move it because Obsidian needed time. They would use time,” Spencer said. He then added that he and Xbox Game Studios head Matt Booty sat down and planned all the big releases with the Game Pass team and decided to “make it a little bit better”.


with Accepted Coming to Xbox Game Pass on day one, it's no surprise that Spencer and Booty have opted to push back the incredible line-up of triple-A titles currently being released on the service by a few months. was one of the most recent additions Black Ops 6Which happened first Call of Duty The title will be released on Game Pass on day one. According to Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, the shooter has been a huge success for the service, achieving new records for day one players and new Game Pass subscribers.

So time AcceptedWhile the delay is disappointing for fans, there's still plenty for gamers to jump on. And, as Spencer mentioned, Obsidian will use an extra month of development time to further polish and enhance its upcoming title before February 18 rolls around. However, fans were left worried after two of the studio's developers said performance was “one of the last things” that Obsidian would focus on, leading many to believe. Accepted The 60 FPS mode won't feature because one developer said the team is aiming for a “bare minimum” of 30 FPS.


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