It's been a concerning few months for The Elder Scrolls 6 fans, with Bethesda undergoing major layoffs as part of XBOX's massive restructuring plan. Bethesda was caught in the middle of a massive overhaul to XBOX's strategy after several years of expensive acquisitions, slower-than-expected Game Pass growth, declining hardware sales, and a company-wide push to improve profitability.
Unfortunately, in recent weeks, well over 100 employees across multiple teams were let go, including ZeniMax Online Studios and Bethesda Game Studios, including developers working on Fallout and The Elder Scrolls 6. As a result, many gamers and industry professionals, as well as Bethesda employees themselves, predict that development on TES6 is certainly going to be affected.
After waiting nearly a decade for another glimpse at The Elder Scrolls 6 at this point, further delays will come as a major blow to patient players, but Bethesda insists that fans don't have anything to worry about (via Eurogamer).
According to an official update from Bethesda Softworks in response to a TES6 query from YouTuber MrMattyPlays, The Elder Scrolls 6 "roadmap is unaffected" by the recent round of layoffs at the studio. This may be difficult to believe for many gamers,...
