Summary
Although Bethesda releasedThe Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remasteredmere hours ago, the long-awaited RPG classic is already dominating charts and winning over players across all platforms.The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered’slaunch 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 Remasteredwas finally shadow droppedtoday, 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,Oblivionhas long been a cult classic in Bethesda’s storiedElder Scrollsfranchise. This ground-up remake brings long-awaited enhancements that manyOblivionfans had hoped for, especially on the visuals, performance, and quality-of-life fronts.
Expectedly, many Bethesda fans are very happy withThe Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered. Within minutes of its release, the game skyrocketed to thetop of Steam’s global bestseller list, overtaking mainstays likeCounter-Strike 2. Lots of Steam users clearly wasted no time once they plonked down$50-60 forThe Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered, withover 128,000 concurrent players(and rising) in the game at the time of writing. User reviews forThe Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remasteredhave also begun pouring in on Steam, with the game currently sitting at a Very Positive overall rating.
The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered Debuts to Hundreds of Thousands of Concurrent Players
For that amount of money,The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remasteredoffers 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 ofThe Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remasteredalso includes theShivering IslesandKnights of the NineDLCs, 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.