‘The Elder Scrolls: Oblivion Remastered’ Released a Month Ago, and Players Are Still Waiting for a Patch

vice.comPublished: 5/20/2025

Summary

Despite launching just over a month ago, many players of The Elder Scrolls: Oblivion Remastered are still eagerly awaiting a patch to address critical performance issues that were not present in the original 2005 release. The remaster, developed by Virtuos rather than Bethesda, has introduced bugs affecting gameplay, such as broken story quests and malfunctioning magic visual effects. Additionally, there’s been weeks of silence from the game’s developer about when a patch will arrive, with fans frustrated by the lack of communication regarding fixes for these severe performance problems.