Som bekendt blev Obsidian Entertainment først købt af Microsoft efter partnerskabet med Private Division og udviklingen af The Outer Worlds allerede var begyndt, så derfor udkommer spillet stadig til eksempelvis PlayStation 4, men det kan meget vel være at dette ikke vil blive tilfældet for en eventuel efterfølger, skulle sådan en få grønt lys.
I hvert fald hentyder Xbox Game Studios-chefen Matt Booty netop til denne mulighed, samt at de via dette spil hjælper med at konstruere en serie, som kan holde, og have en plads blandt Microsofts førstepartsserier.
Han har sagt dette til Game Informer:
"From what we've seen of Outer Worlds, my hope is that that's something we can build and that it really becomes an enduring franchise and it really starts to grow and we can help expand that."
"I think that it's a great universe they've created and I think about what are the things that you need for a franchise to kind of bear weight? Like what can it withstand? Is it a narrative, is it a set of characters, is it a universe that's big enough that you could start to add onto it?"
The Outer Worlds udkommer d. 25 oktober.