{"id":515642,"date":"2026-03-03T18:05:14","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T18:05:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/article.php?article_id=2191141"},"modified":"2026-03-03T18:05:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T18:05:14","slug":"fallout-new-vegas-2-reportedly-in-very-early-discussions-at-microsoft-and-obsidian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/fallout-new-vegas-2-reportedly-in-very-early-discussions-at-microsoft-and-obsidian\/","title":{"rendered":"Fallout New Vegas 2 reportedly in &#8220;very early&#8221; discussions at Microsoft and Obsidian"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/fallout-new-vegas-2-reportedly-in-very-early-discussions-at-microsoft-and-obsidian.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s been (sorry to do this to you) 12 years since the launch of Obsidian Entertainment&#8217;s much-loved post-apocalyptic RPG Fallout: New Vegas, yet hope for a follow-up still lingers among fans. And now, if a new report proves true, there may be a glimmer of hope on the horizon, with &#8220;very early&#8221; discussions for a sequel said to be taking place between Microsoft and Obsidian.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s according to VentureBeat&#8217;s Jeff Grubb who, speaking in the latest episode of his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.giantbomb.com\/shows\/grubbsnax-34-ea-all-hands-dragon-age-and-hair-on-women\/2970-21437\">Giantbomb show Grubbsnax<\/a> (as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.videogameschronicle.com\/news\/fallout-new-vegas-2-is-reportedly-in-very-early-talks-at-microsoft\/\">spotted and transcribed by VGC<\/a>), revealed, &#8220;This is very early, but people have begun to have talks and say these words in sentences, and these words are &#8216;Obsidian&#8217; and &#8216;New Vegas 2&#8242;&#8221;. Grubb added, &#8220;A lot of people at Microsoft think that this could work and there&#8217;s a lot of interest to make it happen.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2022-02-24-fallout-new-vegas-2-reportedly-in-very-early-discussions-at-microsoft-and-obsidian\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2022-02-24-fallout-new-vegas-2-reportedly-in-very-early-discussions-at-microsoft-and-obsidian\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s been (sorry to do this to you) 12 years since the launch of Obsidian Entertainment&#8217;s much-loved post-apocalyptic RPG Fallout: New Vegas, yet hope for a follow-up still lingers among fans. And now, if a new report proves true, there may be a glimmer of hope on the horizon, with &#8220;very early&#8221; discussions for a sequel said to be taking place between Microsoft and Obsidian. That&#8217;s according to VentureBeat&#8217;s Jeff Grubb who, speaking in the latest episode of his Giantbomb show Grubbsnax (as spotted and transcribed by VGC), revealed, &#8220;This is very early, but people have begun to have talks and say these words in sentences, and these words are &#8216;Obsidian&#8217; and &#8216;New Vegas 2&#8242;&#8221;. 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