Oblivion Remastered on Xbox Game Pass Reaches Major Milestone — But Faces a Challenge

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Alright, buckle up. So, lately, Xbox Game Pass has been dropping some absolute bangers. Like, seriously, my game backlog is crying for attention. They’ve added stuff like “DOOM: The Dark Ages” and this quirky gem called “Clair Obscur: Expedition 33″—no idea where that name comes from, but it kinda sticks in your brain, right? But the crowd-favorite title, stealing the limelight, has to be “The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered.”

Now, picture this: you’re waking up on a Friday morning, coffee in hand, still half-asleep, and boom—you see this post on Bethesda’s socials. It’s all over the place saying their remastered version of “Oblivion” hit 9 million players. Crazy, right? Xbox, PC, PS5, everyone’s on it—even your neighbor’s cat, probably. The folks at Bethesda threw in a cheeky pic of that classic Adoring Fan. You know, the one with the ridiculous hair? It’s curling into a number nine. Clever or what?

Anyway, the developers are tossing out shout-outs left and right: to everyone from the hero types who saved Kvatch to those shady ones sneaking around as the Gray Fox. It’s like a “thank you” letter but, with dragons. The game took off running in April, within a week, we’re talking 4 million players already. And by now? 9 million. It’s wild. The remaster is gorgeous, mostly. It spruced up Cyrodiil with eye-popping visuals and sound. Critics are loving it, mostly rave reviews, like ours—4.5 stars outta 5. Not too shabby.

But hold up—here’s the deal breaker, if you dare: bugs! I mean, who invited them, right? The PC version’s on Xbox PC and Steam, and let’s just say it’s not winning any popularity contests there. Crashes, stuttering, glitches. It’s like your game decided to take interpretive dance seriously. Reviews are all over with “Mixed” scores, some peeps not impressed at all.

Someone online said, “This game’s optimization is a horror story.” And you wouldn’t believe it, but they weren’t exaggerating. June saw some harsh words—constant crashes and, well, do you really want a slideshow instead of a game? Just saying.

But hold your horses, Bethesda’s on it, or at least trying. Patch 1.2 came, tackling those pesky bugs—well, some of them. It’s a step forward, though folks are still grumbling. Not moving the needle enough, apparently. Meanwhile, updates are trickling in like molasses, and players are losing patience. Especially since Virtuos Games, the co-developers on this thing, just laid off a chunk of their workforce. Yeah, not the best timing.

So, maybe hold off on buying the game for PC right now? Unless you’ve got Xbox PC Game Pass—you could dip your toes in without committing. And hey, the modding community’s always got your back with unofficial patches. It’s a mess, but something about it is still pretty fun. Go figure.