A brief look at The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered, out now on Xbox, PC and PS5.
Microsoft has shadow-dropped what is essentially a full remake of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion.
The most shocking part appears to be the mix of Creation Engine with Unreal Engine 5. Under the hood, it looks like there's a very similar game running the game logic as it originally did. But everything else about the release looks brand new, in a way that other recent remakes haven't.
It's a relatively demanding game too on console, with the game not always hitting 60fps. From my time briefly trying it, the game performs better on consoles when Screen Space Reflection is turned off in the games Settings.
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion™ Remastered modernizes the 2006 Game of the Year with all new stunning visuals and refined gameplay. Explore the vast landscape of Cyrodiil like never before and stop the forces of Oblivion from overtaking the land in one of the greatest RPGs ever from the award-winning Bethesda Game Studios.
The game is available on Game Pass or starting from AU$84.95 on Xbox, PC, Steam and PS5 for the standard edition. It's also Steam Deck verified and looks like it runs okay, but doesn't have the most consistent performance there in the open world, depending on where you are.
