So, when I guessed “late Monday or early Tuesday” I forgot that today was a public holiday in many parts of the world. So, advance that by 24 hours, and we have…
That’s 17:00 here. Catch what is hopefully more than just an announcement live on Bethesda’s Twitch or YouTube channels:
I can’t imagine them not releasing the game right after the stream. The rumours of the past few
weeks and the confirmation yesterday is all the marketing they need.
That said, if the reviews are not kak, and it’s not priced to include tariffs, I’ll for sure give this a play!
It should be on GamePass at least. It is.
Otherwise:
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered on Steam
Release Date: April 22, 2025
Platforms:
Minimum Requirements:
The “walkout” moment is a staple of Bethesda Game Studios’ titles, and there are few that have stuck with me as much as emerging from the sewer-set tutorial of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. That makes it all the more incredible, 19 years later, to see it in thoroughly modern form in The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered – which arrives today.
I watch as a newly-built character loads into the wide open world of Cyrodiil (R.I.P. Emperor Septim) – they turn to see the landscape I know so well in new and improved form. Mist wreathes around the top of nearby mountains, seen again in distorted reflections on the wholly reworked water below. A sunrise cuts across the world, casting long shadows across gorgeous new foliage. Behind me, an even more imposing Imperial City stands proudly, blotting out the horizon behind it.
And then, we’re interrupted by an unscripted attack from a Mud Crab. It might look all-new, but this is Oblivion alright.
Oblivion Remastered comes to Xbox Series X|S, PC (via Steam and the Xbox App for Windows PC) and PlayStation 5. It’s also available day one with Game Pass and, with Xbox Play Anywhere, one purchase on an Xbox platform means you can play on Xbox consoles, Windows PC, and cloud with full cross-entitlements and cross-saves.
Designed in co-operation with the remaster specialists at Virtuos, Oblivion Remastered keeps the core of the original game intact (and includes the Knights of the Nine and Shivering Isles expansions), but drapes it in an incredible new visual style, powered by Unreal Engine 5. Alongside 4K resolution, 60 frames per second performance, all-new textures, lighting effects, and landscape improvements, the game also updates everything from character, spell, and weapon animations, to dynamic time of day and weather effects.
It also adds new quality of life improvements to the original game, including:
Seeing the game in action, the effect is immediate – this is the game millions have loved for almost two decades, in truly modern form. If you’re a longtime fan, everything you know and love is intact, and if you’ve never played, this is the perfect place to begin.
Available for purchase separately, or as an upgrade to the base game, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered Deluxe Edition includes all of the above, and adds:
I’m as excited as you are to say that The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered is out today – return to a true classic on Xbox Series X|S, PC (via Steam and the Xbox App for Windows PC), cloud, and PlayStation 5. It’s available day one with Game Pass, and is an Xbox Play Anywhere title.
From Xbox Wire
It looks amazing!!! I can’t wait to start playing. My internet is going so slow right now I want to cry.
Installing as we speak.
Hot dog! Now this is how you do an announcement!
Meanwhile Elder Scrolls 6 is… where?
I downloaded it, played through the sewers and explored a little afterwards. It all felt great! RIP my time with Avowed…
Saw the price on steam, eeeek! Then I read here it is on game pass. Halfway through downloading it. Oh man, the memories.
There is still hope for this world!
Interesting. I see it was developed in Unreal 5 instead of Bethesda’s usual engines. If I one day finish Baldur’s Gate 3, then I think this will be next on my list.
The combat is very retro, when juxtaposed with the crystal clear and crisp textures and 3D environments is quite interesting.
If I understand what was said in the video correctly then it is literally UE5 on top of the original engine somehow. So the combat, physics, scripting etc is all still the original engine and UE5 only takes care of the visuals. Then they just tweaked some of those older things but not a lot, they kept the soul intact. I could be wrong, but it makes sense to me when I play it.
Interesting. Either way, the graphics was mostly what prevented me playing the game in the first place, so I think this should actually get me into the game.
Some details that modders have discovered about the engines
