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Bethesda Game Studios and ZeniMax hit hard by Xbox layoffs, says union
Bethesda Developers Say Xbox Layoffs Will Further Delay The Elder Scrolls VI Development
Xbox's recent mass layoffs at Bethesda are expected to negatively impact the already lengthy development of The Elder Scrolls VI. Team members report that losing institutional knowledge and coworkers will have a "substantial and cascading effect" on the game's development, which has been in progress since its 2018 announcement. The layoffs are affecting multiple studios under the Xbox umbrella, including id Software and Obsidian.
Key quotes
The lasting effects of Xbox's most recent mass layoffs are impossible to measure right now.
The numbers alone don't encapsulate how much institutional knowledge teams could be losing.
Members of the team say that game's already fraught development is going to take a hit after these layoffs.
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The next game in Bethesda's fantasy RPG series was announced way back in 2018
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