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Xbox layoffs mean that Elder Scrolls Online's roadmap is "shifting" just two days before Season One's release... the plan put in place for the MMO after the last round of cuts
📰 Julian Benson
👤 Julian Benson
🕒 2026-07-07 17:33:59
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微软宣布裁员1600人并重组工作室，Xbox CEO称将投资转向高优先级项目，Zenimax Online Studios的《上古卷轴在线》原定于发布Season One的计划被迫中断。Zenimax Online Studios在2023年1月宣布取消年度扩展，改为季节性发布模式，但裁员导致该MMO的开发路线图需重新规划。
Yesterday brought the news that
Microsoft were cutting 1600 staff, spinning out four studios, and finding a further 1600 jobs to cut in the year to come
. Xbox CEO Asha Sharma said in an email to staff that she was "making reductions" and "shifting investment to focus on higher priority projects".Today, we're starting to learn what those cuts mean for the teams that Xbox retained, and the projects they were working on. The most public and immediate of these is Elder Scrolls Online.
In January, Zenimax Online Studios, the makers of Elder Scrolls Online, announced they would be
ditching yearly expansions and moving the MMO to a seasonal release model
. The team were just two days ahead of releasing Season One when Xbox hit them with layoffs so severe the release roadmap needs to be rebuilt.
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Microsoft were cutting 1600 staff, spinning out four studios, and finding a further 1600 jobs to cut in the year to come
. Xbox CEO Asha Sharma said in an email to staff that she was "making reductions" and "shifting investment to focus on higher priority projects".Today, we're starting to learn what those cuts mean for the teams that Xbox retained, and the projects they were working on. The most public and immediate of these is Elder Scrolls Online.
In January, Zenimax Online Studios, the makers of Elder Scrolls Online, announced they would be
ditching yearly expansions and moving the MMO to a seasonal release model
. The team were just two days ahead of releasing Season One when Xbox hit them with layoffs so severe the release roadmap needs to be rebuilt.
Read more