The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered (Xbox Series X|S) News Articles
Wednesday11th Jun 2025
News Oblivion Remastered Update 1.1 Now Available On Xbox, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Update: It's officially gone live
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered was well-received as a shadow drop, but there are some aspects of the game that could use some work or at least some fixes. Fortunately, it looks like the first major patch is on the way – with Bethesda today announcing Update 1.1. This update will address crashes and...
Thursday22nd May 2025
News Xbox Tops The List In New 'Best-Selling Games' Roundup For The US
Hardware sales have even grown as well!
Stop us if you've heard this one before, but Xbox is doing really well right now. April 2025 was an incredible month for Microsoft as a gaming publisher, with multiple new releases selling extremely well across a variety of platforms. As revealed by Mat Piscatella of analyst group Circana, two Xbox games were...
Monday19th May 2025
News One Month On, Oblivion Remastered Has A Pretty Low Completion Rate On Xbox
Game Pass likely a factor
Just under a month ago, Bethesda shadow dropped Oblivion Remastered after what felt like an eternity of rumour and speculation, and we were here for it. The hype around launch was certainly real, with the game exploding in popularity shortly afterwards - but that hasn't resulted in the majority of its user base blasting...
Monday12th May 2025
News Oblivion Remastered's Performance 'Degrades' Over Time, Digital Foundry Discovers
"Profound problems have yet to be addressed"
Shortly after launch, the folks over at Digital Foundry took a good look at Oblivion Remastered and came away impressed with the Unreal Engine 5 tech powering this remake, even if issues were present - particularly on Xbox Series S. Since then,
Friday2nd May 2025
Video Todd Howard And Bethesda React To Famous Oblivion Documentary
"Who's laughing now?"
Bethesda has been able to take a trip down memory lane after it shadow dropped The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered last month with the help of Virtuos. As part of this journey back in time, it's released a "then and now" video reaction to that famous documentary dating back to 2006. You know, the one featuring Todd...
Wednesday30th Apr 2025
News Xbox's Latest Shadow Drop Was A Problem For Us, Says Indie Publisher
"Feel the pain for our team"
Last week, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered made its debut on Xbox and PC after getting a surprise launch (otherwise known as a "shadow drop") following heavy rumours in the weeks prior. Unfortunately, this affected multiple indie teams who had already decided to launch their Xbox games around that date,...
Tuesday29th Apr 2025
News Oblivion's Remastered Team Is Taking Player Suggestions On Board
How would you improve the experience?
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered has already proven to be quite a success with over four million players checking it out at launch, and now the teams at Bethesda and Virtuos are apparently taking suggestions from the fanbase. If there is something you've stumbled across that doesn't seem right, or...
Monday28th Apr 2025
News Digital Foundry Impressed With Oblivion Remastered, But Xbox Series S 'Takes A Hit'
"Series S sadly takes a hit in most aspects"
Over the weekend, the folks at Digital Foundry have been been going over Oblivion Remastered with a fine comb, including the most-recent Xbox version with that post-release patch applied. Generally sp
News Two Xbox Game Pass Titles Reach Incredible Player Milestones During Launch Week
Last week was a busy one for the service
Last week, we ended up having a huge few days on Xbox Game Pass when Bethesda decided to join the Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 party with Oblivion Remastered - and the pair of brand-new releases have hit some huge player milestones in the time since. At the tail end of the week, we brought news that
Friday25th Apr 2025
News Oblivion Remastered's First Update Is Now Live, But It's Causing Problems
Specifically on PC it seems
It's only been a few days since Bethesda released The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered on Xbox consoles and PC, and we've already got its first update today! Unfortunately, it's causing a few problems at first glance. It seems the PC version of Oblivion Remastered has made some adjustments to video settings that...
Thursday24th Apr 2025
News OG Oblivion Dev Not Sure Bethesda's 'Remaster' Title Actually Does It Justice
It's more like "Oblivion 2.0"
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered is getting a lot of praise from fans and critics, and it seems even former Bethesda developers are impressed. Speaking to VideoGamer, the title's original senior game designer Bruce Nesmith, who left Bethesda during development of Starfield, has admitted he's not sure the...
Tuesday22nd Apr 2025
News Oblivion Remastered Comparison Shows Difference Between Xbox Series X And Series S
Here's how both Xbox versions stack up
We've already given you our "hands on" impressions of Oblivion Remastered on Xbox Series X here at Pure Xbox, but how does the Series X version stack up alongside the Xbox Series S? It's time to answer that question. Down below, you can see gameplay footage of both the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S versions...
News Oblivion Remastered Players Share Their Initial Reviews On Xbox, PS5 & PC
Here's what the first user reviews are saying
It'll come as no surprise to hear that professional Oblivion Remastered reviews haven't been very plentiful following the game's shadow drop release a few hours ago, but there are plenty of user reviews that we can dig into instead! On the Xbox Store, Oblivion Remastered has received almost entirely...
News Microsoft Releases New Xbox Series X|S Dynamic Background For Oblivion Remastered
It's all happening!
We're officially renaming today Oblivion Remastered day with all of the surprise information that's being thrown our way, and now Microsoft has added another drop into the mix - a new dynamic background for Xbox Series X and S consoles. Yep, to celebrate the launch of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered, Team Green has...
News Xbox Is Already Achieving Massive Success With Oblivion Remastered
Top selling game on Steam within hours
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered is the talk of the industry today, and it's evidently been selling extremely well in its first few hours on sale, with the game already becoming the top global seller on Steam. Looking at the Steam page for Oblivion Remastered, it currently has 80,000 players at the...
News Oblivion Remastered Has A Very Cheap 'Deluxe Edition Upgrade' On Xbox
If you want the extra content
You've surely heard the news by now that The Elder Scrolls Oblivion IV: Remastered is available on Xbox Game Pass as a shadow drop, and if you're interested in the Deluxe Edition content, there's a very cheap way to get it. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered - Deluxe Edition Upgrade costs just £9.99 / $9.99 on...
News Bethesda Details Oblivion Remastered Tech Specs & Gameplay Changes On Xbox
It's an absolutely massive overhaul
With Bethesda's Oblivion Remastered now officially out there and fully revealed, the team has gone into detail on all of the big changes tucked into this Unreal Engine 5 overhaul - and it's a very impressive list of improvements for what's considered a 'remaster'. F
News The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered Is Now Available On Xbox Game Pass
Yes, it's out now!!
We're finally here, folks! Today, the teams at Bethesda and Virtuos have officially revealed The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered - and it's out on Xbox Game Pass... right now! The shadow drop rumours were real, Game Pass subscribers can go hands on with this Unreal Engine 5 overhaul of Oblivion from April 22nd.
Monday21st Apr 2025
News Bethesda Officially Announces Oblivion Remastered, Full Reveal Coming Tomorrow
Update: It's now live on Xbox Game Pass!
Well folks, the day has finally arrived. After what feels like an eternity being stuck in actual oblivion, Bethesda has officially acknowledged its upcoming remaster of The Elder Scrolls IV . Yep, we have a YouTube countdown to the first official trailer for Oblivion Remastered - and it arrives tom
