Following layoffs at ZeniMax Online Studios, planned new content for The Elder Scrolls Online has been delayed, but the studio says it remains committed to supporting the game. The delay matters because it follows wider Microsoft cuts and the cancellation of the studio’s separate MMO project, raising concerns about the pace of future development.

The studio had been shifting ESO away from annual large-scale Chapters towards smaller, more frequent seasonal updates. Reports indicate that nearly half of ZeniMax Online’s workforce was affected by the cuts, leaving a reduced team to maintain and expand the long-running MMO; no revised release date for the delayed content was specified.