With pressure to increase revenue, impending layoffs, and the potential sale of beloved gaming studios, it’s no secret that Xbox is in turmoil. How it handles that turmoil remains to be seen. Recent reporting suggests that Microsoft’s gaming division will double down on its biggest franchises and aims to releaseElder Scrolls 6 and Fallout 5 as soon as possible. With Bethesda’s track record โ and the lengthy development cycles of most big-budget games โ that proposal sounds preposterous. There is one way that Xbox could actually pull it off, though.
