The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered was one of 2025’s biggest hits after a sudden shadow drop, especially in the United States, which is encouraging news if you (like me) are still waiting for Fallout 3 and New Vegas refreshes. Before that happens, though, there’s a Switch 2 port of the massive Cyrodiil-set RPG in the works, and it now has a release date.
First revealed in early February during a Nintendo Direct, Oblivion Remastered for Switch 2 promised a fully featured version that instantly sounded more ambitious than the Skyrim and Fallout 4 ports due to the involvement of Unreal Engine 5. It must be noted that, after a couple of major patches, developer Virtuos appears to have given up on fixing the game’s deeper performance issues, so the existence of such a translation to far less powerful hardware is intriguing to say the least.
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered – Nintendo Switch™ 2 Date Reveal
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As revealed by the Adoring Fan-centric trailer above, The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered will conquer Switch 2 on 11th August, and pre-orders are currently open via the Nintendo eShop at £49.99 (Standard version) and £59.99 (Deluxe edition). As a reminder, the Deluxe edition has unique new quests with extra armour sets and weapons on top of the base game and its original expansion packs.
Even better, it’s been confirmed the physical release will have the full game on a cartridge. No code in a box – like the Skyrim and Fallout 4 conversions – this time around, and no game-key card. Maybe it was online complaints that pushed Xbox and Bethesda to finally deliver on that front, or maybe it was the plan all along for some unknown reason.
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Here’s how it looks on Switch 2.
Surprisingly, the press release also confirms the resolution and performance targets for what should be one of the most demanding Switch 2 ports so far: 900p at 30 frames per second on handheld and 1080p at 30 FPS docked. DLSS upscaling support is confirmed, too. After May’s Indiana Jones and the Great Circle port, I’m more optimistic about this one’s chances even if the newly shared screenshots look quite soft.
Another (small) shock is that Oblivion Remastered may be the most complete Bethesda Switch 2 port so far when it comes to control options, with motion controls, touch screen support, and mouse mode all confirmed. That’s a good sign, even if I remain worried about the presentation and performance. That won’t prevent me from rolling a new character though.
