The number of players reached by The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered is remarkable, but perhaps not unexpected if we take into account that we are facing a well -known saga and a delivery that many still remember. In addition, we talk about a remaster made from scratch that has allowed the game to be originally released in 2006 with a fully renewed graphic aspect, refined gameplay and improvements in quality of life, a treatment that invites Cyrodiil to explore again. If the Remaster had been limited to an increase in the resolution of the assets, it would hardly have the same result and impact.
You also have to take into account the Game Pass effect. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered is available from the first day in the service catalog just like the rest of Xbox Game Studios, Bethesda Softworks, Activision and Blizzard, and its impact perhaps has been greater due to surprise. It is true that the existence of the game was leaked a few days before and Bethesda Softworks warned of its presentation, but as shadow drop It worked the same and the launch resonated by forums, websites and social networks.
Being a surprise launch there are few analysis of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered, but those that have been published are very positive and the average grade exceeds 85 out of 100. Regarding the players, the more than 20,000 reviews in Steam are «very positive», while the number of simultaneous players has exceeded 190,000. The comparison is not fair, but it is a figure that is still far from the 287,000 concurrent players that The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim more than 13 years ago.
For the clueless, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series and PC is a title with totally renewed graphics that includes the base game next to the Shivering Isles and Knights of the Nine expansions as well as all additional contents. The next installment of the saga will be The Elder Scrolls VI.