Is The Elder Scrolls Online DOOMED?

ESO just lost half of its employees… or did it? Despite initial hyperbolic reports, the team behind ESO at Zenimax Online Studios does NOT appear to have been cut in half. As of this time, only 33 employees are confirmed to be laid off, and no — canceling your ESO Plus subscription is not the right way to “get back” at the “corpo overlords” at Microsoft. It is, however, a great way to ensure the game you supposedly love does actually die. Learn what actually happened with the ESO layoffs, and discover both the best-case and worst-case scenarios. Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 01:09 - Who was laid off at ZOS in July 2026? 02:43 - How many ZOS staff were let go in the July 2026 layoffs? 03:53 - Did the Jluy 2026 Xbox layoffs delay new ESO content? 05:29 - It’s too soon to say what the effects of the 2026 ZOS layoffs will be 07:15 - ZOS had plenty of dead weight… 09:05 - Layoffs generally aren’t random… 10:40 - Is ESO truly dead after the 2026 layoffs? 11:53 - Is ESO the next New World? 13:54 - What would maintenance mode look like for ESO? 15:24 - What is the worst-case scenario with the 2026 ESO layoffs? 16:33 - What is the best-case scenario with the 2026 ESO layoffs? 17:13 - ‘Member the 2025 ZOS layoffs? 18:29 - Is the future of ESO still bright? 19:18 - Medium-dose copium analysis 19:50 - What will happen to ESO after the layoffs 2026? 20:41 - Summary 21:50 - Comment 22:41 - Prayer 23:10 - Outro ☄️ Support Spopes with Super Thanks! 💬 Discord:   / discord   💖 Subscribe @spopesspeaks 🛒 Shop: https://spopes-shop.fourthwall.com/ ⚔️ Membership:    / @spopes232   #elderscrollsonline #elderscrolls #eso