I think people are so attached to the idea of Obsidian as this amazing studio, and the made up version of "the perfect Baldur's Gate game" they've got in their head, that they forget how mediocre Obsidian really is. People got so wound up with the whole "Obsidian got screwed by Bethesda" narrative (which is mostly true tbf) they now put rose tinted glasses on with every single Obsidian release, because hey, remember New Vegas?
Like, PoE is one of the most over written, bloated with information and shoddy worldbuilding RPGs I've ever played, and gameplay wise it wasn't that amazing either. This is of course just my opinion, but I do think Obsidian is a heavily overrated studio. I get tired of seeing everyone and their uncle shout them out whenever the question of "Who should make an RPG of this IP?" comes up.
Also, considering what I've heard about CP2077, I'm not so sure handing over Baldur's Gate to CDPR would've been a good idea either.
