"There's really no one left": Former Elder Scrolls Online dev says the MMO "basically funded other failing projects" as Microsoft guts the studio
A former senior content designer for The Elder Scrolls Online, Andrew Young, expressed anger over recent layoffs impacting up to half of the studio's developers. He stated that the MMO "basically funded other failing projects" while struggling with its own resource allocation. The article also mentions the closure of mobile spin-offs like The Elder Scrolls: Blades and The Elder Scrolls: Legends, and notes that Microsoft's Xbox division is undergoing significant cuts expected to total 3,200 jobs.
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