{"id":2091520,"date":"2026-08-13T10:50:38","date_gmt":"2026-08-13T07:50:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2091520"},"modified":"2026-08-13T10:50:38","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T07:50:38","slug":"bethesda-finally-looking-into-patching-oblivion-remastered-on-pc-ps5-and-xbox-amid-praise-for-switch-2-release","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2091520","title":{"rendered":"Bethesda finally &#8220;looking into&#8221; patching Oblivion Remastered on PC, PS5 and Xbox amid praise for Switch 2 release"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Home<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/news\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      News<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/the-elder-scrolls-4-oblivion-remake\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">Bethesda finally &#8220;looking into&#8221; patching Oblivion Remastered on PC, PS5 and Xbox amid praise for Switch 2 release<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">&#8220;We&#8217;ve heard your feedback asking for an additional patch for Oblivion Remastered&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_asset\">\n<figure class=\"headline_image_wrapper\">\n<p>        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"headline_image\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/oblivion-remastered-screen-crop-1.jpg?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"oblivion-remastered-screen-crop-1.jpg\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"302\"><figcaption>\n          <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Virtuos, Bethesda.<\/cite><\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"avatar\">\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Sherif Saed avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/IMG_1950_Uy1XomJ.JPG?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"1638\" height=\"1346\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Sherif Saed avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"IMG_1950_Uy1XomJ.JPG\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"1638\" height=\"1346\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"byline\">\n                  <span class=\"article_type\" data-slug=\"news\"><br \/>\n                    News<br \/>\n                  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"by\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/authors\/sherif-saed\">Sherif Saed<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      Senior Contributor<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\n<p>Published on   <time datetime=\"2026-08-13T10:50:38+00:00\" data-auto-time-zone=\"true\" data-year=\"numeric\" data-month=\"short\" data-day=\"numeric\" data-hour=\"numeric\" data-minute=\"numeric\">Aug. 13, 2026, 10:50 a.m.<\/time>\n              <\/div>\n<div class=\"comments\">\n      <a class=\"comments__link comments-bubble\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/the-elder-scrolls-4-oblivion-remastered-performance-patch-switch-2?view=comments\" rel=\"nofollow\"><br \/>\n          13 comments<br \/>\n      <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mypop-header-wrapper\">\n<p><button class=\"mypop-button button wide\" data-state=\"follow\" data-type=\"tag\" data-uuid=\"6c93cd43-9a66-4e8b-9975-cf265503a772\" data-name=\"The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered\" data-follow-text=\"Follow The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered\" title=\"Follow The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered\"><br \/>\n  Follow The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered<br \/>\n<\/button>          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/elder-scrolls-4-oblivion-remastered-physical-switch-2-release-on-cart-date\">Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered arrived on Switch 2 earlier this week<\/a>, immediately drawing praise for its well-optimised state. This is actually a bit of a problem &#8211; not because of how it runs on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/platforms\/switch-2\">Switch 2<\/a>, but rather because of how it continues to run on PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X\/S.<\/p>\n<p>Those versions of the game <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalfoundry.net\/news\/2026\/05\/yup-oblivion-remastered-is-still-broken-a-year-after-release\">continue to suffer from frame pacing and stuttering issues, as well as various bugs the developer never fixed<\/a>. Oblivion Remastered&#8217;s initial release in April last year didn&#8217;t receive the post-launch support many expected for such a high-profile title, especially one still plagued with problems.<\/p>\n<p>When Oblivion Remastered arrived on Switch 2 earlier this week, however, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=NeufsTQWD-g\">comparison videos<\/a> appeared to show this latest version &#8211; which features a number of expected downgrades compared to PC and big-boy consoles &#8211; came with notable performance improvements. Whatever Bethesda did hasn&#8217;t completely solved the ever-present frame pacing and stuttering issues, but once again, the framerate appears to be smoother on Switch 2.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered - Nintendo Switch\u2122 2 Date Reveal\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Of_G4sRn6G8?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/Of_G4sRn6G8\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered &#8211; Nintendo Switch\u2122 2 Date Reveal<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"button video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Of_G4sRn6G8\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figure>\n<p>So are those improvements going to be ported back to the PC, PS5 and Xbox versions? The answer appears to be tentative yes. Following Oblivion Remastered&#8217;s release on Switch 2 and the subsequent revival of discussions focusing on the issues still dogging other platforms, Bethesda confirmed that it&#8217;s working on giving players what they&#8217;ve been requesting.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;ve heard your feedback asking for an additional patch for Oblivion Remastered,&#8221; Bethesda said <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BethesdaStudios\/status\/2087193201249522113\">on X<\/a>. &#8220;The Nintendo Switch 2 version of the game has a number of optimisations that we are looking into bringing to other platforms and we will share more when we are able.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, this isn&#8217;t the first time Bethesda has hinted it&#8217;s going to return to those versions, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/elder-scrolls-6-development-roadmap-unaffected-xbox-layoffs\">telling YouTuber MrMattyPlays last month<\/a> that some of those Switch 2 optimisations &#8220;we hope to bring to console\/PC.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Whatever Bethesda has in the works for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X\/S, hopefully it&#8217;s significant enough to finally improve their technical state.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? Make us a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\">Preferred Source on Google<\/a> and catch more of our coverage in your feeds.  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/elder-scrolls-4-oblivion-remastered-physical-switch-2-release-on-cart-date\">Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered arrived on Switch 2 earlier this week<\/a>, immediately drawing praise for its well-optimised state. This is actually a bit of a problem &#8211; not because of how it runs on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/platforms\/switch-2\">Switch 2<\/a>, but rather because of how it continues to run on PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X\/S.<\/p>\n<p>Those versions of the game <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalfoundry.net\/news\/2026\/05\/yup-oblivion-remastered-is-still-broken-a-year-after-release\">continue to suffer from frame pacing and stuttering issues, as well as various bugs the developer never fixed<\/a>. Oblivion Remastered&#8217;s initial release in April last year didn&#8217;t receive the post-launch support many expected for such a high-profile title, especially one still plagued with problems.<\/p>\n<p>When Oblivion Remastered arrived on Switch 2 earlier this week, however, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=NeufsTQWD-g\">comparison videos<\/a> appeared to show this latest version &#8211; which features a number of expected downgrades compared to PC and big-boy consoles &#8211; came with notable performance improvements. Whatever Bethesda did hasn&#8217;t completely solved the ever-present frame pacing and stuttering issues, but once again, the framerate appears to be smoother on Switch 2.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered - Nintendo Switch\u2122 2 Date Reveal\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Of_G4sRn6G8?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/Of_G4sRn6G8\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered &#8211; Nintendo Switch\u2122 2 Date Reveal<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"button video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Of_G4sRn6G8\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figure>\n<p>So are those improvements going to be ported back to the PC, PS5 and Xbox versions? The answer appears to be tentative yes. Following Oblivion Remastered&#8217;s release on Switch 2 and the subsequent revival of discussions focusing on the issues still dogging other platforms, Bethesda confirmed that it&#8217;s working on giving players what they&#8217;ve been requesting.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;ve heard your feedback asking for an additional patch for Oblivion Remastered,&#8221; Bethesda said <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BethesdaStudios\/status\/2087193201249522113\">on X<\/a>. &#8220;The Nintendo Switch 2 version of the game has a number of optimisations that we are looking into bringing to other platforms and we will share more when we are able.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, this isn&#8217;t the first time Bethesda has hinted it&#8217;s going to return to those versions, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/elder-scrolls-6-development-roadmap-unaffected-xbox-layoffs\">telling YouTuber MrMattyPlays last month<\/a> that some of those Switch 2 optimisations &#8220;we hope to bring to console\/PC.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Whatever Bethesda has in the works for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X\/S, hopefully it&#8217;s significant enough to finally improve their technical state.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered Bethesda finally &#8220;looking into&#8221; patching Oblivion Remastered on PC, PS5 and Xbox amid praise for Switch 2 release &#8220;We&#8217;ve heard your feedback asking for an additional patch for Oblivion Remastered&#8221;. 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