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Oblivion Remastered's lengthy patch drought could end with its Switch 2 release, which Bethesda say includes "optimisations" they hope to bring to PC

Bethesda has confirmed that performance optimizations developed for the upcoming August 11th Switch 2 release of Oblivion Remastered are intended to arrive on PC and consoles later.

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Oblivion Remastered's lengthy patch drought could end with its Switch 2 release, which Bethesda say includes "optimisations" they hope to bring to PC

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered has gone over a year without a major update, but its upcoming release on Nintendo Switch 2 could finally bring long-awaited performance improvements to PC and console players. The remaster has not received a major patch since version 1.2 was released over a year ago to address persistent bugs and performance issues.

According to reporting by Rock Paper Shotgun, Bethesda provided an update on the game's post-launch support in response to a query from YouTuber MrMattyPlays regarding planned patches.

Switch 2 Optimizations Planned for PC and Consoles

Bethesda confirmed that the remaster's development team is currently focusing on completing the Nintendo Switch 2 edition, which is scheduled for launch on August 11th. The studio noted that work done for the new platform port is expected to benefit other platforms in the future.

"[T]he team working on remasters is focused on the Switch 2 launch, which has optimisations we hope to bring back to console/PC," Bethesda stated.

While the studio did not provide a specific timeline for when these optimizations will arrive on PC or other consoles, the statement indicates that technical fixes developed for the Switch 2 build remain in line to be ported back to the existing versions of the game.

Communication Strategy Shift

Addressing its broader updates and public post-launch communications, Bethesda clarified that recent roadmap updates reflect "a shift in our approach to communications that Bethesda game studios has been contemplating for some time now." The developer noted that this change was an internal decision rather than a direct result of recent leadership changes or strategic pivots at Xbox.

For now, players dealing with unresolved bugs and technical issues in Oblivion Remastered must wait until after the August 11th Switch 2 launch to see when those promised optimizations will be rolled out to PC and home consoles.

Editorial note: Generated with AI from the cited sources and published through IRLMSQ's automated news workflow. This article was not reviewed by a human before publication. Editorial standards

Sources: Rock Paper Shotgun
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