Press reports indicate that Xbox leadership plans to accelerate development of new entries in the Fallout and Elder Scrolls series, as reported by Rock Paper Shotgun. The information emerges amid corporate changes at Microsoft: CEO Satya Nadella stated during a public event that the gaming division needs to become a "sustainable business," suggesting Xbox has operated at a loss over the past 25 years.
The push to release games faster would be driven by current Xbox leadership under pressure to reverse this financial situation. At the same time, Microsoft is exploring restructuring or spinning out Xbox as an independent subsidiary — a move that may include mass layoffs, according to industry press reports.
Fallout and Elder Scrolls are key franchises in Microsoft's portfolio following the Bethesda acquisition in 2020. The last mainline Elder Scrolls title, Skyrim, launched in 2011, while Fallout 4 came out in 2015. Both series have remained exclusive to Xbox and PC in the console market, never reaching PlayStation.
The information comes from internal sources reported by media outlets and has not yet been officially confirmed by Microsoft.
