

Both games have only received trailers so far, but there’s evidence that The Elder Scrolls 6 is still a long way away. This leads to the the main rumor about Avowed's release window, that a major part of Obsidian’s success plan involves releasing Avowed before The Elder Scrolls 6. With next to no announcements about The Elder Scrolls 6 since its trailer released in 2018, it makes sense that Obsidian would want to get in first. The Outer Worlds was seen by many as a response to the Fallout series, while Avowed picks up the back end of the double-punch by targeting The Elder Scrolls.

Since the release of The Outer Worlds there has been speculation that, following the disappointing release of Fallout 76, Obsidian is gunning for Bethesda’s top spot in the first-person RPG market. Then, Obsidian developed Fallout: New Vegas which was published by Bethesda.

Bethesda took on the Fallout franchise, which many Obsidian developers had worked on while employed by Black Isle Studios. Not only are both first-person fantasy RPGs, but Obsidian and Bethesda have a long history together. Ever since Avowed's teaser trailer released, observers were quick to connect the game to Bethesda’s Elder Scrolls series.
