Xbox Layoffs Rewire ESO Leadership, Casting Doubt on The Elder Scrolls Online’s Future
TL;DR
Microsoft’s 1,600-strong Xbox layoffs reach ZeniMax Online Studios as studio head Jo Burba and several ESO leaders are cut. Burba says the studio’s future is in good hands with new leaders Josh and Nick, while a Maryland WARN notice lists hundreds of layoffs and staff express concern about development pace as more cuts across Xbox are expected through 2027; ESO’s team size remains similar to when it shipped recent DLC, but morale and output questions persist.
- Xbox Lays Off Elder Scrolls Studio Head Who Took Over After Last Layoffs Kotaku
- ZeniMax Online Studios leadership to exit as part of Xbox cuts Game File | Stephen Totilo
- Hundreds rally at Bethesda HQ to protest Xbox layoffs, and Ars was there Ars Technica
- Laid off Elder Scrolls Online dev says players won’t get new content at ‘anything approaching’ the previous rate Video Games Chronicle
- The Elder Scrolls Online Is Planning A 'Revised Roadmap' Following Xbox Layoffs Pure Xbox
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