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Technical analysts report widespread performance issues in The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered across all console platforms, leaving players awaiting crucial updates.
Despite its blockbuster launch with 4 million players and 'Very Positive' Steam reviews, Oblivion Remastered faces recurring technical challenges that impact gameplay.
Digital Foundry's comprehensive console analysis reveals systemic performance shortcomings. Technical director Thomas Morgan noted regarding Virtuos' Unreal Engine 5 revamp:
Every platform exhibits problems—PS5, PS5 Pro, and both Xbox Series models struggle with open-world traversal stutter. Persistent sub-60fps performance worsens during extended sessions, potentially indicating memory leaks. Most critically, frequent crashes plague all PlayStation and Xbox versions when reloading saves.
In practical terms, prolonged playthroughs show degraded performance compared to fresh starts. Morgan discovered save cycling introduces new bugs, including an odd camera elevation glitch during horseback riding that requires game resets.
The potential memory leak causing progressive performance deterioration raises urgent concerns, as do the frequent save-load crashes.
Players hope Bethesda will prioritize fixes, especially as extended playthroughs increase exposure to these technical limitations.
"This represents a critical situation for any remaster," Morgan emphasized. "Virtuos must prioritize crash-related stability issues immediately."
Digital Foundry's analysis questions whether the remaster was prematurely released, noting patch discrepancies—while Xbox Series X received a hotfix, PlayStation platforms remain unaddressed.
While console performance draws criticism, PC players face similar challenges. DF previously described the PC version's optimization as severely lacking.
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Despite technical hurdles, Oblivion Remastered achieved remarkable commercial success, becoming 2025's third-best-selling U.S. title within its first week after its surprise April 22 launch—only surpassed by Monster Hunter: Wilds and Assassin's Creed: Shadows.
The Virtuos-developed remaster introduces substantial visual and mechanical enhancements through Unreal Engine 5. Beyond expected 4K/60fps performance, improvements span leveling systems, combat animations, interface design, with added dialogue, refined third-person perspective, and advanced lip-syncing. These substantial changes have led some fans to debate whether it qualifies as a full remake—though Bethesda maintains its remaster classification.
Veteran players now advise newcomers to complete Kvatch early before level scaling escalates difficulty. Remarkably, some explorers have breached Cyrodiil's boundaries to access rumored Elder Scrolls VI regions like Valenwood and Hammerfell.
For comprehensive guidance, consult our Oblivion Remastered master guide featuring an Interactive Map, complete Main Quest and Guild Quest walkthroughs, Character Optimization strategies, Essential Early-Game Tips, comprehensive PC Cheat Codes, and additional resources.
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