Bethesda’s fourth installment ofThe Elder Scrollsis getting another stint in the limelight thanks toThe Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered, but a new update for the PC Game Pass version of the title has inexplicably removed some of the game’s graphics settings. Players are reporting that anti-aliasing and upscaling have both been disabled inOblivion Remastered, though workarounds are already being discovered.
A post by Reddit userDrBishop1903has shed light on the issue, with a screenshot showing thatanti-aliasing and upscaling have been disabled inOblivion Remastered’s PC settings. A follow-up from Reddit userblobmista4has narrowed the issue down to the PC Game Pass version. The comments in both posts have others suggesting workarounds that involve editing the game’s files or using console commands, though some solutions appear to disable achievements. There’s also general speculation that this update was pushed in error, or was perhaps even intended for the console versions of the game.
Oblivion Remastered Players Have Already Found Solutions To The Missing Options
An Official Fix Is Likely On The Way
For tech-savvy players, solutions can be found in these Reddit threads from usersWolkigerTagandCrafty-Wishbone3805, thoughcommenters are reporting mixed results. Of particular note for achievement hunters is the fact that restoring these settings throughOblivion Remastered’s console commands seems to disable achievements for the affected save file.
At the time of writing, there doesn’t seem to be any official acknowledgment of the patch. In addition to the patch removing visual settings wholesale,it seems to have significantly affected performance as well, with players reporting much worse frame rates. It’s nice that workarounds are being offered, but many players are understandably hesitant to alter their game files. Until an official fix comes, though, these workarounds may be the only solution.Oblivion Remasteredhas generally been celebrated for keeping the original experience intact, includingfamousOblivionglitches, but this update is clearly some form of error.
Oblivion Remastered PC Update Appears To Be A Mistake
Removing Options Is Too Bizarre
All signs point to thisOblivion Remasteredupdate being a mistake, though the exact issue remains unclear. It’s not uncommon for game updates to negatively affect performance on PC – there are just so many permutations of hardware configurations – but outright removing basic graphical settings like anti-aliasing and DLSS support is another matter entirely. It’s even stranger that this seemingly only affects the PC Game Pass version.
Oblivion Remasteredhas been a tremendous success otherwise, reachingover 100,000 concurrent players on Steamjust hours after it was released. The original game was notoriously buggy, and in many ways the remaster continues that tradition, but this broken update is a more egregious instance of technical issues. Hopefully this will be remedied quickly, but since the update has come on a Friday, it may be a little while beforeThe Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remasteredgets a fix for its newfound PC issues.
