Xbox Layoffs Gut The Elder Scrolls 6 Team — Over 50 Bethesda Staff Let Go

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Over 50 people working on the RPG now gone.

Work on The Elder Scrolls 6 has reportedly been heavily affected by the recent wave of Xbox layoffs , with more than 50 key employees at Bethesda Game Studios let go. The cuts have left team morale "shattered", with fears of crunch and delays to the final game spreading throughout the studio.

That's according to a new IGN report , with internal Bethesda staff speaking to the outlet anonymously. "Their loss will have a substantial and cascading effect on the game and morale of this studio," IGN was told, having spoken to several workers. "It's been a mix of every discipline: programmers, artists, and designers." It's said someone who's been part of Bethesda since development on Morrowind lost their job.

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