Oblivion Remastered Reaches Major Milestone on Xbox Game Pass — But Faces Challenges

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So, summer rolled in, and Xbox Game Pass—Microsoft’s go-to for gaming goodness—got a bunch of neat new releases. From their own DOOM: The Dark Ages to surprises like Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 and The Alters, players had plenty to chew on. But hey, turns out most folks are all about The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered. Not shocked? Me neither.

Anyway, Friday morning, there it was—Bethesda and Virtuos Games announced they’ve revamped the 2006 classic with Unreal Engine 5 and it’s already snagged over 9 million players. All sorts of places: Xbox Series X|S, Windows PC (via Xbox PC and Steam), and even PS5. Quite the global party, right?

Oh! Saw their post on social media. A mix of gratitude and humor—classic combination. They shared a pic of Oblivion’s Adoring Fan, grinning like he just won the lottery and his hair doing this weird nine-shaped curl thing. Can’t unsee it now.

“Thanks to everyone who’s jumped into our world,” the devs wrote, nodding at those who became heroes in Kvatch, ruled as Arch-Mages, and all that jazz. Nostalgia trip much?

So, Oblivion Remastered doing this well? Yeah, it’s a big deal, but are we really surprised? It topped charts in April and snagged more accolades crossing both Xbox and PS5 land. The game’s kinda been on a joyride, adding players left and right, hitting a whopping 4 million in the first week.

People—critics, fans, you name it—are raving about how the remaster freshens up the visuals, sound, and music of Cyrodiil. Sure, we gave it a glowing review, 4.5/5 stars. But wait, let’s talk about the elephant in the room: the PC version’s having a bit of a meltdown.

Bugs, glitches, you name it. Reviews are iffy—mixed at best. On one hand, players love the game. On the other, they’re losing their cool over crashes and whatnot. Somebody said, “Optimization? What’s that?” Solid point.

Bethesda’s aware, or so they say. Patch updates have rolled out, trying to squash bugs and give us that smooth gameplay it promised. But, eh, players are still grumbling. Updates are slower than a Monday morning, which isn’t helping their case.

It’s kinda sad how a game getting so much praise is also getting flak for buggy performance. Fingers crossed Bethesda and Virtuos sort things out. But here’s a curveball for you: Virtuos just let go of 270 employees while working on another project. Hope it doesn’t mess things up more.

In the meantime, maybe hold off on the PC version unless you’re on PC Game Pass. If you’re feeling adventurous, community mods like the Unofficial Oblivion Remastered Patch might save the day.

Anyway, there’s a lot going on. Who knew gaming could be this chaotic, right? Just roll with it.