Obsidian's long-awaited fantasy RPG Declared technically it will now be released on February 13, 2025 After a delay he postponed it until next year, assuming you're willing to pay $89.99 for the fancy Early Access edition. It's also coming to Battle.net, Activision Blizzard's PC launcher, because Xbox is crossing the rays after a bunch of massive acquisitions.
Xbox opened pre-orders and confirmed staggered release in a new blog post. The Avowed Digital Standard Edition costs $69.99 (or can be played on Game Pass on day one) and comes with the usual game. The $89.99 Digital Premium Edition includes up to five days of early access, two premium skin packs, a digital art book, and a soundtrack. Finally, the $94.99 Steelbook Premium Edition has all the content of the Digital Premium Edition plus a physical map and steelbook case, but only a digital code for the game.
You'll have the option to upgrade to the digital premium edition for $24.99 a la carte only to get the digital goodies if you want, but obviously early access is only valid if you charge in advance.
Pre-order incentives and early releases are quite common; he separate blog post from Blizzard confirming Avowed's imminent Battle.net launch is certainly the real draw in this news package.
Avowed will be the first non-Activision Blizzard game to come to Battle.net since Microsoft acquired the company in the largest acquisition in the history of the gaming industry. It is also one of the few games that ever Access the launcher from outside of a direct Activision or Blizzard studio. Destiny 2's brief stay on Battle.net comes to mind, but that was when Bungie was still partnered with Activision, so we're splitting hairs either way.
Of course, you'll still be able to play Avowed on Xbox or through Steam or the Xbox app for PC, but a Battle.net option for this Obsidian-developed game is the kind of shakeup from the company that really puts a new spotlight on the business Microsoft corporate. spending spree.
Here is the real irony of all this. Avowed was supposedly delayed to “give pending players a break,” but its paid early access release is now releasing a day early. Assassin's Creed Shadows drops on February 14, and its standard release date still falls the week before Wild monster hunter arrives on February 28. Gaming industry, we have to talk about February 2025. This is getting silly now.
Avowed was not delayed “because Obsidian needed time” to improve the RPG, but because “they will use the time.”