For months, we’ve been hearing rumours about the Oblivion remake. This week, an update to the Virtuos website revealed several screenshots of the game to the public. Now, Xbox Support is also leaking the game ahead of its announcement.
X user ‘Raven’ messaged the official Xbox Support account, asking if The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered will be available for cloud gaming. After inputting that question, the support account replied by stating that the game is “set to release on April 21st 2025”, adding that it is “confirmed to be a day-one launch title on Xbox Game Pass”.
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— Raven (@Ser_Raven18) April 15, 2025
At first, I thought this may have been an AI-generated reply, as it almost reads like the support account is spewing out information already circulating across the internet, kind of like a ChatGPT response. However, the time gap between the question and the account’s response indicates that it may have been a human support worker making their way through the queue of support messages.
Microsoft has not yet made any official announcements regarding the Oblivion Remake. While the graphics we’ve seen so far indicate a more extensive remake, the marketing team has instead opted to brand this title as a ‘Remaster’, despite the fact that clearly, much more effort has gone into this new version of the game. Typically, remasters are associated with simple frame rate unlocks and resolution bumps – something already available to owners of the original Oblivion on Xbox Series X/S. It is clear from the leaked screenshots that we are getting something far more ambitious than a simple resolution and frame rate bump here.
KitGuru Says: All eyes will be on Xbox next week for this announcement. Hopefully the rumours are true and the game will drop as soon as its announced, as I’m itching to jump back into my favourite Elder Scrolls game.
