US EditionOblivion Remastered Is an Impressive Remaster with Dire Performance Problems, Says Digital Foundry
- Digital Foundry reviewed The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered, released in 2025, and found severe performance issues on PC and consoles.
- These problems stem from legacy optimization flaws carried over from the original 2006 game and the demanding use of Unreal Engine 5 features.
- Testing with top-tier components such as the RTX 5090 graphics card combined with a Ryzen 7 9800X3D processor revealed persistent stuttering, irregular frame pacing, and limitations due to restricted CPU thread utilization, resulting in noticeable gameplay interruptions.
- Digital Foundry described the experience as "probably the worst-running game that they have ever tested," with stuttering persisting even on top-tier setups and modest improvements from patches.
- These issues suggest Bethesda and Virtuos must address CPU performance and optimization for the remaster, or players should consider using the original version with community mods instead.
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