Oblivion Remastered on Xbox Game Pass Reaches Major Milestone — But There’s a Catch

Wow, where do I even start with this summer’s Xbox Game Pass lineup? I guess we gotta talk about some real gems like DOOM: The Dark Ages and all these other wildcards like Clair Obscur: Expedition 33—that one really came outta nowhere—and The Alters too. But the big kahuna this time? Oh, it’s gotta be The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered. Everyone’s buzzing about it.

So, picture this: Friday rolls around and BAM! Bethesda and Virtuos Games drop this bombshell that the remastered edition of this 2006 classic RPG has crossed 9 million players. Imagine that! I didn’t even know how many people were still into it. This is across Xbox Series X|S, Windows PC, and PS5. I’m not sure why that number got me, but it did.

And they didn’t just tell us in a boring way. Oh no. They whipped up a funny social media post with Oblivion’s Adoring Fan, you know, that pesky NPC who never stops smiling—I swear, his grin was almost too sincere—as a nod to reaching nine million players. Can’t make this up!

The developers also gave a shout-out to everyone who’s been living the fantasy life in Cyrodiil. They’ve been all like, "Yo, thanks for being heroes and thieves and whatnot. We appreciate ya!” Honestly, kind of cheesy, but also heartwarming? Or maybe I’ve gone soft.

As if we needed more proof that Oblivion is crushing it, the game topped sales charts back in April—one of only three Xbox titles to beat PS5 on its own turf. Not too shabby, right? Four million players just in week one! Like, where are all these people coming from?

The game looks amazing, no doubt about that. Critics are raving about how they’ve kept the charm while adding new polish. But here comes the buzzkill—the PC version’s got some gnarly bugs. Folks on Steam and Xbox PC are like, “Uh, wait a minute, my game keeps crashing!” What a mess.

There’s this one review that’s stuck in my head. Some player went all out complaining about the game being a wreck. I’m talking crashes, frame rate hiccups—the works. It’s like getting a gorgeous sports car only to find out it barely starts.

A patch came out this month, trying to iron out all these pain points, but are the players happy? Eh, not really. They want more fixes, and they want them now. What’s taking so long? And to top it off, Virtuos Games just laid off 270 people. Yikes. Not exactly confidence-inspiring.

So, if you’re thinking about diving into Oblivion Remastered on PC, maybe wait a bit? Unless you’ve got Xbox Game Pass, then you can try it without splurging. And hey, there are mods to help with performance issues, like those unofficial patches floating around.

Anyway, fingers crossed Bethesda gets it together and smooths things out. This game deserves its moment, without players wanting to throw their PCs out the window.