{"id":1913464,"date":"2026-05-01T21:36:47","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T18:36:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1913464"},"modified":"2026-05-01T21:36:47","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T18:36:47","slug":"tech-experts-say-the-elder-scrolls-iv-oblivion-remastered-still-suffers-from-issues-that-plagued-it-at-launch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1913464","title":{"rendered":"Tech Experts Say The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered Still Suffers From Issues That Plagued It at Launch"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-cy=\"article-content\" class=\"jsx-2870106660 article-content page-0\">\n<section data-cy=\"article-subtitle\" class=\"article jsx-3932497636 article-section jsx-28683165 news\" data-autopogo=\"true\">\n<section class=\"article-page\">\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\"><a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/games\/the-elder-scrolls-iv-oblivion-remastered\">The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered<\/a>, without a patch on PC since July 2025, still suffers from issues that plagued it at launch, including worsening performance the more you play.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">In May last year, the tech experts at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/cw\/digitalfoundry?l=en-GB\" class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Digital Foundry<\/a> said <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/tech-experts-say-the-elder-scrolls-iv-oblivion-remastereds-camera-breaks-the-longer-you-play-and-eventually-crashes-when-loading-a-save-call-for-emergency-patch\"><u>The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered<\/u> suffered from significant performance problems<\/a>, including hitches while roaming the open world, frame-rate problems, and even performance degrading slowly with more playing time, potentially due to a memory leak.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Now, a year after the game\u2019s release, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalfoundry.net\/news\/2026\/05\/yup-oblivion-remastered-is-still-broken-a-year-after-release\" class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Digital Foundry has revisited Oblivion Remastered<\/a> to check in on how it performs, and found many of the same issues.<\/p>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"jsx-2228525885\"><\/button><span data-cy=\"slideshow-view-trigger\"><\/p>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-preview\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 slideshow-preview\">\n<h3 class=\"title5 jsx-62124236 jsx-1085005187\" data-cy=\"slideshow-preview-title\">The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered Screenshots<\/h3>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-images-container\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 images-container\"><button type=\"button\" data-cy=\"hero-image\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 hero-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2021719738 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><span class=\"button-text jsx-729543028 button button--primary jsx-3381835873 jsx-4266531355 row-pagination-button next contained centered round large\" data-cy=\"paginate next\" title=\"Open Slideshow\"><span class=\"ign-icon right-chevron jsx-2750866048 jsx-2919720488\" role=\"presentation\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-cy=\"right-chevron\" style=\"background:currentColor\"><\/span><\/span><\/button><\/p>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-images-list\" class=\"scrollbar jsx-2072772685 jsx-4243969252 images-list\"><button data-cy=\"gallery-image\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 gallery-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2021719738 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"rounded jsx-412047461 overlay progressive-image jsx-2338608387 expand\" data-cy=\"slideshow-image-overlay\">\n<div data-cy=\"element-caption\" class=\"caption jsx-1762799490\">View 6 Images<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/button><button data-cy=\"gallery-image\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 gallery-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2021719738 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><\/button><button data-cy=\"gallery-image\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 gallery-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2021719738 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><\/button><button data-cy=\"gallery-image\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 gallery-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2021719738 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><\/button><button data-cy=\"gallery-image\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 gallery-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2021719738 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">\u201cAs you may have noticed, the game hasn&#8217;t been patched on PC since its 1.2 update arrived in July 2025 &#8211; a very short post-launch support window, given that the game was only released in late April the same year,\u201d Digital Foundry said. \u201cUnfortunately, that abandonment means that the game remains in a state that could be described as anywhere from \u2018annoying\u2019 to \u2018practically unplayable,\u2019 depending on your appetite for persistent hitches and stutters, crashing and other profound technical woes.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">\u201cIt&#8217;s hard to look beyond the initial design phase when it comes to apportioning blame, which sandwiched the original game&#8217;s architecture within an Unreal Engine 5 front-end. Both of these elements are notoriously CPU and GPU heavy, so the combination presents with extremely poor frame-time stability that gets worse the longer you play. Still, the lack of updates suggest that Bethesda didn&#8217;t feel like meaningful improvements were possible, and not even making the attempt feels even worse.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">It\u2019s yet another damning assessment of Oblivion Remastered, which has a \u2018mostly positive\u2019 Steam user review rating for all reviews, but a \u2018mixed\u2019 user review rating for recent reviews. \u201cAbandonware,\u201d declared one negative review left in April. \u201cThere are still glaring bugs and performance issues. They updated twice after release and now we are getting close to one year without anything.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span data-cy=\"faceoff-view-trigger\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-2024217269 faceoff-widget faceoff-widget-playable\">\n<div class=\"card jsx-1339469126 jsx-1355461925 box jsx-2627838217\"><span class=\"stack jsx-659253495 jsx-291209045 faceoff-description\"><span class=\"stack jsx-2959124702 jsx-3692747885\"><span class=\"ign-icon icon-faceoff-logo jsx-2750866048 jsx-972244182\" role=\"img\" aria-hidden=\"false\" data-cy=\"icon-faceoff-logo\" aria-label=\"Face-Off\" style=\"background:currentColor\"><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"title5 jsx-62124236\">What Are Your Favorite Bethesda Game Studios RPGs?<\/h3>\n<div role=\"progressbar\" class=\"jsx-233883814 progress jsx-1534239600 left-justified\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><span class=\"stack jsx-3236076941 interactive-section hide-overflow\"><span class=\"stack jsx-1061896584 jsx-2031032648 duel-slide\"><\/p>\n<h3 data-cy=\"title3\" class=\"title3 jsx-12333944\">\n<div class=\"jsx-2339945249 fade-in-out\">Pick a winner<\/div>\n<\/h3>\n<div class=\"jsx-3465119906 cards-area\">\n<div class=\"jsx-1353796820 card-holder\">\n<div class=\"jsx-3204433992 faceoff-card spacing-card\"><span class=\"stack jsx-659253495 card-content\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-3204433992 card-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-3288811812 aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-1-1 jsx-767679103 jsx-2338608387\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/assets2.ignimgs.com\/2015\/06\/02\/placeholderlandscapebackgroundpng-4d3ff7.png?crop=1%3A1%2Csmart&amp;width=256&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp&amp;quality=80\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-3204433992 overlay\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-3204433992 card-caption\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-1353796820 card-holder\">\n<div class=\"jsx-3204433992 faceoff-card spacing-card\"><span class=\"stack jsx-659253495 card-content\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-3204433992 card-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-3288811812 aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-1-1 jsx-767679103 jsx-2338608387\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/assets2.ignimgs.com\/2015\/06\/02\/placeholderlandscapebackgroundpng-4d3ff7.png?crop=1%3A1%2Csmart&amp;width=256&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp&amp;quality=80\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-3204433992 overlay\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-3204433992 card-caption\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-718005190 fade-in-out\"><button class=\"button-text jsx-729543028 button button--secondary-alt jsx-3381835873 icon-button contained centered small\" type=\"button\" title=\"New duel\" aria-label=\"New duel\"><span class=\"ign-icon icon-refresh jsx-2750866048 jsx-4173866675\" role=\"presentation\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-cy=\"icon-refresh\" style=\"background:currentColor\"><\/span> New duel<\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><span class=\"stack jsx-1061896584\"><span class=\"stack jsx-1061896584 faceoff-instruction-card\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-2329667819 content\">\n<div class=\"jsx-2830041099 faceoff-results-example\"><span class=\"stack jsx-659253495 list\"><span class=\"stack jsx-659253495 row\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"animated-card\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The Elder Scrolls: Blades\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-3288811812 aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-1-1 jsx-767679103 jsx-2338608387\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/assets-prd.ignimgs.com\/2024\/05\/02\/elder-scrolls-blades-button-fin-2020-1585357499024-1714671142459.jpg?crop=1%3A1&amp;width=35&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp&amp;quality=80\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><\/div>\n<div data-cy=\"caption\" class=\"caption jsx-1762799490 jsx-4062512292\">1ST<\/div>\n<p><\/span><span class=\"stack jsx-659253495 row\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"animated-card\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind \" class=\"progressive-image jsx-3288811812 aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-1-1 jsx-767679103 jsx-2338608387\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/assets-prd.ignimgs.com\/2024\/05\/02\/elder-scrolls-iii-morrowind-button-crop-1642643969450-1714671145675.jpg?crop=1%3A1&amp;width=30&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp&amp;quality=80\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><\/div>\n<div data-cy=\"caption\" class=\"caption jsx-1762799490 jsx-3275827620\">2ND<\/div>\n<p><\/span><span class=\"stack jsx-659253495 row\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"animated-card\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-3288811812 aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-1-1 jsx-767679103 jsx-2338608387\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/assets-prd.ignimgs.com\/2024\/05\/02\/elder-scrolls-skyrim-button-2017-1629409446732-1714671148445.jpg?crop=1%3A1&amp;width=25&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp&amp;quality=80\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><\/div>\n<div data-cy=\"caption\" class=\"caption jsx-1762799490 jsx-3275827620\">3RD<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"stack jsx-659253495 jsx-322876697\"><\/p>\n<div data-cy=\"caption\" class=\"caption jsx-1762799490 jsx-3548004449\">See your Results<\/div>\n<div class=\"interface jsx-326752785 jsx-1059318201\">Finish playing for your personal results or see the community\u2019s!<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/span><span class=\"stack jsx-659253495 action-buttons\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/faceoffs\/what-are-your-favorite-bethesda-game-studios-rpgs\" class=\"button-text jsx-729543028 button button--primary jsx-3381835873 continue-button contained full-width large\">Continue playing<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/faceoffs\/what-are-your-favorite-bethesda-game-studios-rpgs\/results\" class=\"button-text jsx-729543028 button button--secondary jsx-3381835873 contained full-width large\">See results<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">\u201cWhatever update they did last ruined the performance for me,\u201d said another disgruntled player. \u201cThe game even lags on the main menu, when previously I was able to play the game at an acceptable level. Unfortunately I can&#8217;t get a refund with over 100 hours played. Game&#8217;s abandoned.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Oblivion Remastered, overall, seems like a big success for Bethesda, which contracted <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/despite-laying-off-270-staff-development-studio-virtuos-remains-fully-committed-to-the-elder-scrolls-iv-oblivion-remastered-cyberpunk-2077-and-metal-gear-solid-delta-snake-eater\">Virtuos<\/a> to help remake its much-loved role-playing game using Unreal Engine 5. <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/the-elder-scrolls-iv-oblivion-remastered-reaches-9-million-players\">It\u2019s seen over 9 million players<\/a>, and <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/bethesda-chief-todd-howard-says-fallout-is-the-franchise-that-were-doing-the-most-in-right-now-coy-on-potential-return-to-new-vegas-or-a-fallout-3-remaster-while-fans-wait-for-fallout-5\">Bethesda development chief Todd Howard told IGN<\/a> in December that the studio was \u201creally, really pleased with how well it did.\u201d So it seems somewhat odd that the game hasn\u2019t seen an update since July 2025.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Digital Foundry suggests the release of the upcoming Nintendo Switch 2 version of Oblivion Remastered may be the time for an update for all versions. It&#8217;s due out at some point in 2026.<\/p>\n<div data-cy=\"accent-divider\" class=\"jsx-3449795453 divider jsx-2786329600\"><\/div>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\"><em>Wesley is Director, News at IGN. Find him on Twitter at @wyp100. You can reach Wesley at wesley_yinpoole@ign.com or confidentially at wyp100@proton.me.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<p><span class=\"stack jsx-1475529924\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-2155806329 adunit-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"jsx-2155806329 bobble bobble-1 pogocnt pg-article\">\n<div data-mix-name=\"secondaryMedrec\" data-pos=\"1\" data-pogo-hide=\"1\" class=\"jsx-343126785 pogo-slot\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<section class=\"article-page\">\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\"><a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/games\/the-elder-scrolls-iv-oblivion-remastered\">The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered<\/a>, without a patch on PC since July 2025, still suffers from issues that plagued it at launch, including worsening performance the more you play.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">In May last year, the tech experts at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/cw\/digitalfoundry?l=en-GB\" class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Digital Foundry<\/a> said <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/tech-experts-say-the-elder-scrolls-iv-oblivion-remastereds-camera-breaks-the-longer-you-play-and-eventually-crashes-when-loading-a-save-call-for-emergency-patch\"><u>The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered<\/u> suffered from significant performance problems<\/a>, including hitches while roaming the open world, frame-rate problems, and even performance degrading slowly with more playing time, potentially due to a memory leak.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Now, a year after the game\u2019s release, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalfoundry.net\/news\/2026\/05\/yup-oblivion-remastered-is-still-broken-a-year-after-release\" class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Digital Foundry has revisited Oblivion Remastered<\/a> to check in on how it performs, and found many of the same issues.<\/p>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"jsx-2228525885\"><\/button><span data-cy=\"slideshow-view-trigger\"><\/p>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-preview\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 slideshow-preview\">\n<h3 class=\"title5 jsx-62124236 jsx-1085005187\" data-cy=\"slideshow-preview-title\">The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered Screenshots<\/h3>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-images-container\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 images-container\"><button type=\"button\" data-cy=\"hero-image\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 hero-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2021719738 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><span class=\"button-text jsx-729543028 button button--primary jsx-3381835873 jsx-4266531355 row-pagination-button next contained centered round large\" data-cy=\"paginate next\" title=\"Open Slideshow\"><span class=\"ign-icon right-chevron jsx-2750866048 jsx-2919720488\" role=\"presentation\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-cy=\"right-chevron\" style=\"background:currentColor\"><\/span><\/span><\/button><\/p>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-images-list\" class=\"scrollbar jsx-2072772685 jsx-4243969252 images-list\"><button data-cy=\"gallery-image\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 gallery-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2021719738 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"rounded jsx-412047461 overlay progressive-image jsx-2338608387 expand\" data-cy=\"slideshow-image-overlay\">\n<div data-cy=\"element-caption\" class=\"caption jsx-1762799490\">View 6 Images<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/button><button data-cy=\"gallery-image\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 gallery-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2021719738 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><\/button><button data-cy=\"gallery-image\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 gallery-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2021719738 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><\/button><button data-cy=\"gallery-image\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 gallery-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2021719738 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><\/button><button data-cy=\"gallery-image\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 gallery-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2021719738 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">\u201cAs you may have noticed, the game hasn&#8217;t been patched on PC since its 1.2 update arrived in July 2025 &#8211; a very short post-launch support window, given that the game was only released in late April the same year,\u201d Digital Foundry said. \u201cUnfortunately, that abandonment means that the game remains in a state that could be described as anywhere from \u2018annoying\u2019 to \u2018practically unplayable,\u2019 depending on your appetite for persistent hitches and stutters, crashing and other profound technical woes.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">\u201cIt&#8217;s hard to look beyond the initial design phase when it comes to apportioning blame, which sandwiched the original game&#8217;s architecture within an Unreal Engine 5 front-end. Both of these elements are notoriously CPU and GPU heavy, so the combination presents with extremely poor frame-time stability that gets worse the longer you play. Still, the lack of updates suggest that Bethesda didn&#8217;t feel like meaningful improvements were possible, and not even making the attempt feels even worse.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">It\u2019s yet another damning assessment of Oblivion Remastered, which has a \u2018mostly positive\u2019 Steam user review rating for all reviews, but a \u2018mixed\u2019 user review rating for recent reviews. \u201cAbandonware,\u201d declared one negative review left in April. \u201cThere are still glaring bugs and performance issues. They updated twice after release and now we are getting close to one year without anything.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span data-cy=\"faceoff-view-trigger\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-2024217269 faceoff-widget faceoff-widget-playable\">\n<div class=\"card jsx-1339469126 jsx-1355461925 box jsx-2627838217\"><span class=\"stack jsx-659253495 jsx-291209045 faceoff-description\"><span class=\"stack jsx-2959124702 jsx-3692747885\"><span class=\"ign-icon icon-faceoff-logo jsx-2750866048 jsx-972244182\" role=\"img\" aria-hidden=\"false\" data-cy=\"icon-faceoff-logo\" aria-label=\"Face-Off\" style=\"background:currentColor\"><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"title5 jsx-62124236\">What Are Your Favorite Bethesda Game Studios RPGs?<\/h3>\n<div role=\"progressbar\" class=\"jsx-233883814 progress jsx-1534239600 left-justified\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><span class=\"stack jsx-3236076941 interactive-section hide-overflow\"><span class=\"stack jsx-1061896584 jsx-2031032648 duel-slide\"><\/p>\n<h3 data-cy=\"title3\" class=\"title3 jsx-12333944\">\n<div class=\"jsx-2339945249 fade-in-out\">Pick a winner<\/div>\n<\/h3>\n<div class=\"jsx-3465119906 cards-area\">\n<div class=\"jsx-1353796820 card-holder\">\n<div class=\"jsx-3204433992 faceoff-card spacing-card\"><span class=\"stack jsx-659253495 card-content\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-3204433992 card-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-3288811812 aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-1-1 jsx-767679103 jsx-2338608387\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/assets2.ignimgs.com\/2015\/06\/02\/placeholderlandscapebackgroundpng-4d3ff7.png?crop=1%3A1%2Csmart&amp;width=256&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp&amp;quality=80\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-3204433992 overlay\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-3204433992 card-caption\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-1353796820 card-holder\">\n<div class=\"jsx-3204433992 faceoff-card spacing-card\"><span 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data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">\u201cWhatever update they did last ruined the performance for me,\u201d said another disgruntled player. \u201cThe game even lags on the main menu, when previously I was able to play the game at an acceptable level. Unfortunately I can&#8217;t get a refund with over 100 hours played. Game&#8217;s abandoned.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Oblivion Remastered, overall, seems like a big success for Bethesda, which contracted <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/despite-laying-off-270-staff-development-studio-virtuos-remains-fully-committed-to-the-elder-scrolls-iv-oblivion-remastered-cyberpunk-2077-and-metal-gear-solid-delta-snake-eater\">Virtuos<\/a> to help remake its much-loved role-playing game using Unreal Engine 5. <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/the-elder-scrolls-iv-oblivion-remastered-reaches-9-million-players\">It\u2019s seen over 9 million players<\/a>, and <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/bethesda-chief-todd-howard-says-fallout-is-the-franchise-that-were-doing-the-most-in-right-now-coy-on-potential-return-to-new-vegas-or-a-fallout-3-remaster-while-fans-wait-for-fallout-5\">Bethesda development chief Todd Howard told IGN<\/a> in December that the studio was \u201creally, really pleased with how well it did.\u201d So it seems somewhat odd that the game hasn\u2019t seen an update since July 2025.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Digital Foundry suggests the release of the upcoming Nintendo Switch 2 version of Oblivion Remastered may be the time for an update for all versions. It&#8217;s due out at some point in 2026.<\/p>\n<div data-cy=\"accent-divider\" class=\"jsx-3449795453 divider jsx-2786329600\"><\/div>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\"><em>Wesley is Director, News at IGN. Find him on Twitter at @wyp100. You can reach Wesley at wesley_yinpoole@ign.com or confidentially at wyp100@proton.me.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered, without a patch on PC since July 2025, still suffers from issues that plagued it at launch, including worsening performance the more you play. 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