Fraser Gilbert

1 day ago | purexbox.com | Fraser Gilbert |Anthony Dickens

It's been a wild 24 hours in the world of Xbox, with Bethesda shadow-dropping the heavily rumoured Oblivion Remastered on Series X|S, PS5 and PC yesterday, and there's no doubt it's been a massive success for Xbox so far. The sales were always going to be good though, weren't they?! The big question is whether you're enjoying your experience with Oblivion Remastered so far, or whether it's caused a few grumbles that you feel need addressing in an upcoming patch.

2 days ago | purexbox.com | Fraser Gilbert |Anthony Dickens

We've already given you our "hands on" impressions of Oblivion Remastered on Xbox Series X here at Pure Xbox, but how does the Series X version stack up alongside the Xbox Series S? It's time to answer that question. Down below, you can see gameplay footage of both the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S versions of Oblivion Remastered courtesy of Fuzion Xbox Testing on YouTube, which not only compares the same bit of open world gameplay on both consoles, but also tests frame rate in the process.

2 days ago | purexbox.com | Fraser Gilbert |Anthony Dickens

NewsXboxOblivion RemasteredReview RoundupHere's what the first user reviews are sayingIt'll come as no surprise to hear that professional Oblivion Remastered reviews haven't been very plentiful following the game's shadow drop release a few hours ago, but there are plenty of user reviews that we can dig into instead!On the Xbox Store, Oblivion Remastered has received almost entirely positive reviews so far, culminating in a 4.9/5 rating in both the UK and US based on over 2,000 user reviews.

2 days ago | purexbox.com | Fraser Gilbert |Anthony Dickens

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered is the talk of the industry today, and it's evidently been selling extremely well in its first few hours on sale, with the game already becoming the top global seller on Steam. Looking at the Steam page for Oblivion Remastered, it currently has 80,000 players at the time of writing, and that peak number looks set to rise significantly over the coming hours. It also has a "Very Positive" rating on the platform.

2 days ago | purexbox.com | Fraser Gilbert |Anthony Dickens

NewsXboxOblivion RemasteredDeluxe Edition UpgradeXbox Game PassIf you want the extra contentYou've surely heard the news by now that The Elder Scrolls Oblivion IV: Remastered is available on Xbox Game Pass as a shadow drop, and if you're interested in the Deluxe Edition content, there's a very cheap way to get it.