Microsoft investing more in Elder Scrolls and other games

Microsoft is reportedly speeding up the development of The Elder Scrolls, Fallout, and Halo games. On top of that, the company is also considering the future of Xbox.

New reports claim that Microsoft has started seriously considering major changes for the entire Xbox business, including the possibility that Xbox could one day become a separate company or a dedicated subsidiary within Microsoft. In addition, the company reportedly wants to accelerate development on some of its biggest gaming franchises, including Halo, Fallout, and The Elder Scrolls.

Alongside all of this recently leaked information, one of the most interesting details is that Xbox CEO Asha Sharma is reportedly receiving support from Microsoft's leadership for larger investments into the company's most popular series so that new games can arrive faster than before. The main focus is supposedly on franchises such as Halo, Fallout, and The Elder Scrolls. These are all series that have gone years without receiving new mainline entries. For fans, the most exciting part is probably the fact that Microsoft appears to believe these franchises can help bring Xbox back into a stronger position after several particularly difficult years.

Xbox has been dealing with declining console sales and challenges surrounding the growth of Game Pass for quite some time, which is why Microsoft is reportedly exploring a variety of business restructuring options. Among the possibilities are creating a separate subsidiary for joint ventures with partners or even fully spinning off Xbox in the future, although nothing has been decided or officially confirmed at this point.

If these reports are accurate, Microsoft clearly wants to play it safe and rely on its biggest franchises. And for fans of games like Halo, Fallout, and The Elder Scrolls, that could be very good news. But this entire discussion about a potential restructuring of Xbox also shows that the company is still searching for the best path forward for its gaming business.