Oblivion Remastered is an Instant Hit

Although Bethesda released The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered mere hours ago, the long-awaited RPG classic is already dominating charts and winning over players across all platforms. The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered’s launch was hardly a surprise, but fans are eagerly showing up for the game to the tune of hundreds of thousands and counting.

After a long spell of rumors and speculation, The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered was finally shadow dropped today, bringing a comprehensively updated version of the beloved 2006 RPG to PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC. Hailed as an expansive and groundbreaking open-world role-playing experience, Oblivion has long been a cult classic in Bethesda’s storied Elder Scrolls franchise. This ground-up remake brings long-awaited enhancements that many Oblivion fans had hoped for, especially on the visuals, performance, and quality-of-life fronts.

Expectedly, many Bethesda fans are very happy with The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered. Within minutes of its release, the game skyrocketed to the top of Steam’s global bestseller list, overtaking mainstays like Counter-Strike 2. Lots of Steam users clearly wasted no time once they plonked down $50-60 for The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered, with over 128,000 concurrent players (and rising) in the game at the time of writing. User reviews for The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered have also begun pouring in on Steam, with the game currently sitting at a Very Positive overall rating.

Aside from PC, The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered is available on PS5 and Xbox Series X/S. Precise player numbers from either console aren’t available yet, but given how much hype The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered is generating on social media, it’s likely to perform well on both current-gen systems. It’s worth noting, though, that Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers can download and play The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered at no additional cost, while Steam and PS5 users have no option but to buy it for full price.

For that amount of money, The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered offers numerous upgrades, such as support for resolutions up to native 4K and uncapped framerates on PC (up to 60fps on console), an overhauled UI, improved enemy scaling, enhanced graphics thanks to Unreal Engine 5, and more. The base version of The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered also includes the Shivering Isles and Knights of the Nine DLCs, while the $60 Deluxe edition additionally packs in new quests that bestow players with the Akatosh and Mehrunes Dagon Armors, Weapons, and Horse Armor Sets, as well as a Digital Artbook and Soundtrack App.