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Ryuu96 said:

shikamaru317 said:

Zenimax Online as a whole could be up the creek without a paddle at this point, Elder Scrolls Online development seems to be winding down as the playerbase dwindles (once regularly in the top 50 most played games on Xbox when I would look a couple of years ago, it is currently down at #114), and now they have no game to transition into, making them a ripe target for a future full studio closure.

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Fucking hell I don't understand how this is so complicated for some to understand, Lol.

I absolutely love The Elder Scrolls Online too but cancelling their next MMO is a braindead decision which increases the odds of Zenimax closing significantly.

Yeah, even if they immediately begin development on another new IP, or an Elder Scrolls Online 2 on their new engine (so that it will have modern graphics instead of 2012 graphics), said new game will take 5 to 7 years to make. If Microsoft's bean counters decide at any point in the next 5 years or so that they need to layoff more employees, Zenimax Online will be among the most ripe targets for full studio closure. A studio whose next game is multiple years away, and whose current game has a low playerbase (ESO's has been steadily shrinking), is always going to hop off a page in neon ink to bean counters.