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Bethesda to Refocus on Biggest Franchises Following Xbox Reset

As a result of Xbox’s big 2026 reset, Bethesda will be setting its focus on five of its biggest franchises, including, of course, The Elder Scrolls and Fallout.

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Xbox’s rumored reset has just gone into effect, and CEO Asha Sharma has come out with her vision for a slimmer Xbox division, a vision that includes Bethesda going back to basics.

Bethesda focusing on Elder Scrolls, Fallout, Doom, Quake, and Wolfenstein

“The most significant restructure in Xbox history” is underway as Asha Sharma announced the brand will be cutting 3,200 of its jobs, with five of its first-party studios leaving the Xbox family in different capacities. Double Fine and Compulsion Games will become independent once more, and Hellblade maker Ninja Theory, as well as State of Decay 3 developer Undead Labs, are still in discussions to be sold off.

Marvel’s Blade studio Arkane has the haziest future of the five soon-to-be former Xbox studios, and it has one of Xbox’s most promising games in development, the brand’s one and only Marvel game. The project has reportedly gone over budget and suffered an internal delay, putting Arkane in the unfortunate position of being the only Bethesda studio in danger of being closed down. However, that’s not to say the other Bethesda........

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