Skyrim and Fallout made Bethesda devs feel "safe" from mass layoffs before Xbox ended decades-long careers in…
Bethesda Game Studios developers, known for franchises like Skyrim and Fallout, felt secure from mass layoffs at Xbox, but were instead blindsided by job cuts affecting long-term employees. An employee described the experience as devastating, with meetings lasting only two minutes to end decades-long careers. The loss of institutional knowledge is a significant concern for future game quality.
- Entities
- Company: Microsoft
- Game: Fallout 5
- Person: Ray Lederer
- Company: Xbox
- Topic: Mass Layoffs
- Game: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
- Game: Fallout
- Person: Anne Barrett
- Person: Christiane Meister
- Company: Bethesda Game Studios Montreal
- Topic: Game Development
- Game: The Elder Scrolls 6
- Company: Bethesda Game Studios Austin
- Topic: Industry Trends
- Person: Asha Sharma
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