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Oblivion Remake Set for 2025 Release, Insiders Confirm | Retro Gaming News 24/7 (www.retronews.com)

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Key Details About the Remake

Development Studio: Virtuos is developing the remake. Known for supporting major titles like Horizon Forbidden West and more.
Engine and Technology: The game will use a hybrid engine approach combining Unreal Engine 5 with Bethesda’s original Creation Engine, promising modern enhancements while preserving gameplay mechanics.
Platforms: Expected on Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, and PC. Likely to be included in Xbox Game Pass at launch due to Microsoft’s ownership of Bethesda.

Relation to Other Projects

Separate from Skyblivion, a fan-project recreating Oblivion within the Skyrim engine. The lead developer of Skyblivion will continue working on this project regardless of an official remake.
Multiple insiders have corroborated these rumours, suggesting a significant shift in plans after initial hints during Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard.

How do you think The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion holds up to other games in the series?

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago

Going to be interesting. I sort of think remakes are the logical business path for them to take, since they're struggling so much with creating new titles. But at the same time, remakes kind of make rather little sense, since these games never had much of a story.

Personally, I do not think that Skyrim is better than Oblivion, but convincing a broader audience of that is going to be tricky.
Do you care for playing the remake of a previous iteration, if you're still only halfway through ~~the 17th rerelease of~~ Skyrim?
And if you did want more content like Skyrim, didn't you play Oblivion already (which is still quite playable)?