Oblivion Remastered Couldn't Come At A Worse Time For Some Games

It's been a long time coming. Bethesda and Microsoft finally unveiled the long-awaited and rumored Oblivion Remastered today, and as an added surprise, they released it right alongside the announcement, a practice colloquially known as a shadow drop. Starting today you can purchase the lovely remastered version of an all-time classic RPG on PC, PlayStation 5, or Xbox Series X|S, or play it through your Game Pass subscription. It's exciting news for fans of the series, but it raises the question: Why now?The timing is troublesome for other games, most pointedly Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. The debut from new studio Sandfall Games has gotten some glowing preview coverage, but now it risks being overshadowed by Oblivion. After all, it is also a massive RPG, it's also launching at $50, and it's coming out in just two days, on April 24. That's some heavy overlap for competing games launching so closely, even without accounting for the power of the Elder Scrolls brand. Clair Obscur has gotten positive buzz, but it's not exactly a household name.Perhaps most confusingly, Clair Obscur is also coming to Game Pass, which reads as a nice vote of confidence in the debut game and is a big get for Game Pass itself. Microsoft has been maintaining its promise to release new first-party games on Game Pass, but its third-party offerings have been less consistent. In recent months, the library has increasingly consisted of independent games, with the occasional rotation of bigger franchises like Grand Theft Auto. Expedition 33 looked to be an exciting new RPG with real franchise potential, and Microsoft was preparing to get in on the ground floor.Continue Reading at GameSpot

Apr 22, 2025 - 19:38

Oblivion Remastered Couldn't Come At A Worse Time For Some Games

It's been a long time coming. Bethesda and Microsoft finally unveiled the long-awaited and rumored Oblivion Remastered today, and as an added surprise, they released it right alongside the announcement, a practice colloquially known as a shadow drop. Starting today you can purchase the lovely remastered version of an all-time classic RPG on PC, PlayStation 5, or Xbox Series X|S, or play it through your Game Pass subscription. It's exciting news for fans of the series, but it raises the question: Why now?

The timing is troublesome for other games, most pointedly Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. The debut from new studio Sandfall Games has gotten some glowing preview coverage, but now it risks being overshadowed by Oblivion. After all, it is also a massive RPG, it's also launching at $50, and it's coming out in just two days, on April 24. That's some heavy overlap for competing games launching so closely, even without accounting for the power of the Elder Scrolls brand. Clair Obscur has gotten positive buzz, but it's not exactly a household name.

Perhaps most confusingly, Clair Obscur is also coming to Game Pass, which reads as a nice vote of confidence in the debut game and is a big get for Game Pass itself. Microsoft has been maintaining its promise to release new first-party games on Game Pass, but its third-party offerings have been less consistent. In recent months, the library has increasingly consisted of independent games, with the occasional rotation of bigger franchises like Grand Theft Auto. Expedition 33 looked to be an exciting new RPG with real franchise potential, and Microsoft was preparing to get in on the ground floor.Continue Reading at GameSpot