--- title: Bethesda pivots to "franchise-centric" planning model... description: Bethesda is shifting to a franchise-centric planning model as part of a broader Xbox restructuring that includes 3,200 layoffs (20% of the workforce). CEO Jill... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/bethesda-pivots-to-franchise-centric-planning-model-amid-xbox-restructure-egrito7ul twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Bethesda pivots to "franchise-centric" planning model amid Xbox restructure | daily.dev og:description: Bethesda is shifting to a franchise-centric planning model as part of a broader Xbox restructuring that includes 3,200 layoffs (20% of the workforce). CEO Jill... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/bethesda-pivots-to-franchise-centric-planning-model-amid-xbox-restructure-egrito7ul og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/eGriTo7ul.png og:image:alt: Bethesda pivots to "franchise-centric" planning model amid Xbox restructure og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Bethesda pivots to "franchise-centric" planning model amid Xbox restructure **[GamesIndustry.biz](https://daily.dev/sources/gamesindustry)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Bethesda is shifting to a franchise-centric planning model as part of a broader Xbox restructuring that includes 3,200 layoffs (20% of the workforce). CEO Jill Braff announced the strategy change focuses resources on Bethesda's strongest franchises rather than individual studio roadmaps. The restructuring has hit multiple studios hard: ZeniMax Online Studios faces up to 50% workforce cuts, Arkane Lyon has begun consultation proceedings, and Bethesda Softworks and Id Software have also seen unspecified job losses. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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