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It's obvious that PoE's profits didn't directly "save Obsidian", but the credibility it added to the company (before the Kickstarter they were on the verge of being considered incompetent chucklefucks that nobody liked and nobody wanted to do business with) seems to have made all these new publisher-funded projects possible.
Is this wishful thinking or are there some actual hints at it happening?
It's the most parsimonious explanation. We have signs of it from as early as December 2012, eg: http://www.rpgcodex.net/article.php?id=8684
It almost feels like a fairy tale ending: after years of rushed projects, sudden cancellations, and brutal layoffs, Obsidian is suddenly in control of its own destiny. They've got two promising games on the way, and even just a few months ago, major publishers were knocking on their door: Urquhart told me he's been talking to Bethesda, Ubisoft, Warner Bros., and LucasArts.
Somehow, after the Kickstarter, everybody liked Obsidian (although that article may be overstating things to some degree)