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XBOX CEO Asha Sharma praises The Elder Scrolls VI after live playthrough
Asha Sharma said the long-awaited RPG’s scale and story are impressive after a live playthrough, as workers protested layoffs outside Bethesda’s studio.
- On Tuesday, Xbox CEO Asha Sharma visited Bethesda Game Studios in Rockville, Maryland, viewing a live playthrough of The Elder Scrolls VI and praising its "scale and grandeur" as "incredible."
- Unionized workers greeted the leadership visit with a giant inflatable rat and 800 red flags, each representing a colleague lost to layoffs since July 2025.
- Xbox announced roughly 3,200 layoffs last month as part of a "great reset" to restore profitability, including 166 developers from the Rockville office, with another 1,600 cuts pending through 2026.
- "We heard that Microsoft leadership was coming to our office this week, and decided to make our presence visible," said Nathan Hahn, a Bethesda technical director, while some staff claimed leadership "doesn't understand art."
- Despite organizational turmoil, Bethesda confirmed the development roadmap for The Elder Scrolls VI remains unchanged, with the project in full production using Creation Engine 3 since 2023.
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Xbox CEO Asha Sharma's internal playthrough of The Elder Scrolls 6 was disrupted by a giant inflatable rat, as Bethesda union protests layoffs
An early internal preview of The Elder Scrolls 6 by Xbox CEO Asha Sharma was met by a giant inflatable rat, looming over the Bethesda offices in Rockville, Maryland.
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