After years of rumor, leaks, and frenzied prophecy, the time has finally come: The Oblivion remaster is happening. The Elder Scrolls has come a long way since we last walked the Imperial heartland, spinning off MMOs, mobile games, digital CCGs, and more renditions of Skyrim than anyone could count.
Given all that, one can’t help but wonder: What does a 2025 remaster of Oblivion actually entail? How will it hold up? Will it still have the baffling persuasion minigame? And are we actually going to be playing it as soon as this week?
The Oblivion remaster’s getting its proper reveal later today. Once Bethesda rips open the Oblivion gate, we’ll be posting remaster details, launch information, and our own reactions right here in our liveblog throughout the day and beyond. Keep checking in!
We’ve been expecting an Oblivion remaster since 2023 thanks to Microsoft leaks
While Morrowind and Oblivion fans have been squabbling for over well over a decade about which Elder Scrolls game is more deserving of a remaster, signs have pointed towards an imminent Oblivion refresh since 2023.
During the FTC v Microsoft hearings, which ended with the US government deciding it was fine for Microsoft to march on with its Activision Blizzard acquisition and someday the entirety of the universe beyond, an internal Microsoft report from July 2020 was accidentally leaked. That report confirmed that Zenimax, Bethesda’s parent company, had been working on an Oblivion remaster. It also mentioned a Fallout 3 remaster, the current fate of which is unclear.
