Does anyone else think it's weird to just suddenly shadow drop what is quite possibly one of the greatest games of it's generation? I get the impression that Bethesda aren't proud of this game and they just want to get it done and out of the door. I really hope I'm wrong but after Starfield, well....

QuoteUpdate (2025/04/15 14:48 CET): Some screenshots of the supposed The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion remake have surfaced on Reddit.

Ok... wow... it's really happening :-O

And I have to say the graphics look better than expected. Definitely on par with Skyblivion or even better. Definitely didn't expect that, looking at all the cheap low-effort Remasters lately. But that one in the screenshots look fine.

If I were a Skyblivion Modder I would be enraged. I mean let's be honest: with an official Remaster looking like next-gen, who's gonna care about Skyblivion anymore? Not many probably.

I guess wishing for an ES6 is a "pipe dream" at this point. (sigh)

Sure while the engine underneath Skyrim was/is much more capable then what was used on Oblivion, UE5 is what? A decade newer and much more capable than the Skyrim engine.

Granted, we're talking commercial studio here and are they really going to deliver a 'current gen' (or even a BEYOND current) visual remake?

Given the hit/miss history of remakes IMHO it will be 'wait and see'.

QuoteSkyblivion, an ambitious fan project that aims to recreate Oblivion in Skyrim, is also a while away from launch. But, if you want to play The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion with modern-day graphics, you might not have to wait much longer.

One of the biggest problems with Skyblivion is, that it's complicated to get installed: You need to install Skyrim Special Edition, then install Oblivion GOTY Deluxe, and then install the Skyblivion Mod. That's 3 steps to get it working. In my opinion, that's not something many people will do.

The Remaster will probably be much easier to install. Probably a standalone game with a single install.

If you believe that installing is not an issue, think again: there is also a very sophisticated graphical mod for GTA 3, but when the official Remaster came out - which was inferior than the mod - most people still bought and played the Remaster.

And that same thing is about to happen with Skyblivion. So even if the quality of Skyblivion mod is superior than the Remaster (and I'm pretty sure it is), most people will just buy and play the Remaster.

And if the Oblivion Remaster is released earlier than Skyblivion, it will also take away all attention from the mod.