Avowed Dev Jumps Ship—Obsidian Is the New BioWare Disaster!

The game director of Avowed, Carrie Patel, has officially jumped ship—leaving Obsidian Entertainment after nearly 12 years to join Netflix Games. With Avowed already struggling post-launch, is Obsidian the next BioWare-style collapse?

Why would a major RPG lead abandon the game so soon after release? Where’s the DLC? Where’s the roadmap? Why are Avowed player counts crashing on Steam and Game Pass?

This shocking career move could signal the end of post-launch support, and it raises serious questions about Xbox Game Studios’ internal chaos. Is this a one-off, or is Obsidian following BioWare’s tragic path—where creative leads bail as the studio burns?

Let’s break it all down:

Why Carrie Patel left Obsidian

Avowed’s weak launch and falling player base

The death of post-launch content and DLC support

Obsidian’s decline since Pillars of Eternity

The rise of Netflix Games poaching failed dev teams

What this means for The Outer Worlds 2

This is way bigger than just one dev leaving. Obsidian might be collapsing in real time.

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