The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered landed with shiny new visuals, but its old quirks stuck around like that one stubborn bug you just can’t shake. Bethesda stated that the newest patch was intended to improve performance, yet real-world tests reveal a different story.
Digital Foundry ran thorough tests on PS5 and Xbox Series X/S, and the results? Frame rates are still all over the place, with random hitches and weird visual glitches hanging on like an uninvited guest. Bethesda’s patch notes promised fixes for frame drops and less hitching, but testers found the game performing almost identically to before the update.
What’s wild is that the frame rate can vary wildly even when loading the exact same save after a fresh reboot. You’d think a patch would bring some consistency, right? Nope. Alex Battaglia from Digital Foundry described the situation as “baffling and sad at the same time,” noting that many of these issues date back to the original 2006 release and may be impossible to fully resolve.
At least there’s a small win: the patch corrected some door-related bugs that annoyed Dark Brotherhood fans. However, if you were hoping this update would finally make Oblivion Remastered run smoother, you might want to lower those expectations. Neither Bethesda nor popular community mods have cracked the code on what’s tanking the frame rate.
Wondering if mods could save the day? Tests show that even the mod with over 650,000 downloads barely improves performance. Yikes. So yeah, the jank lives on, and your nostalgia might have to carry you through those frame drops.
Got thoughts on this patch and the state of Oblivion Remastered?
