ESO Devs Tell Worried Fans That MMO Will Continue Following Layoffs
Developers say the MMO is not winding down and are revising plans to match a smaller team after layoffs.
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The latest round of Xbox layoffs won't be the beginning of the end for The Elder Scrolls Online according to developers at ZeniMax, roadmap is being revised
Last week's sweeping Xbox layoffs have affected The Elder Scrolls Online studio ZeniMax Online, a studio that had already faced cuts a year ago. This has reignited fears amongst the community that the game is being moved into 'maintenance mode', in which no substantial new adventures or updates will be developed for it.
As Elder Scrolls Online fans fear for the MMO, Bethesda reportedly confirms its team is the same size it was when it delivered some of its best content
The Elder Scrolls Online team is unfortunately part of Microsoft's ongoing plan to cut 3,200 employees at Xbox, leaving the developers behind the Bethesda MMO far fewer in number than before.In fact, the team is apparently as small as it was about a decade ago, when the game only really began to take off after its shaky launch – or, at least, that's what prominent community figure Baratron, who helps run the Unofficial Elder Scrolls Pages and it…
Last week's massive Xbox releases also hit ZeniMax Online, the studio behind The Elder Scrolls Online. The studio had to accept cutbacks a year ago, which once again caused the community to fear that the game would be put into 'maintenance mode'. In this scenario, the developers would no longer design big new adventures or updates for it. Read more
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