The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered hits Nintendo Switch 2 on August 11

The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered is coming to Nintendo Switch 2 on August 11. Bethesda announced the date alongside a trailer leaning hard into the game's infamous Adoring Fan NPC — the relentlessly cheerful follower who became one of the original Oblivion's most enduring memes.

The remaster launched last year on PS5, Xbox Series X, and Windows PC, built on Unreal Engine 5 with overhauled visuals and quality-of-life improvements over the 2006 original. It hit 9 million players within three months. The Switch 2 version appears to run reasonably well based on the trailer, which is notable given that Digital Foundry called the PC release one of the worst-running games they had ever tested. The Standard Edition includes the base game plus both story expansions — Shivering Isles and Knights of the Nine.

Oblivion Remastered is arriving on Switch 2 at a turbulent moment for Bethesda's parent company. Microsoft is currently in the middle of what it calls an Xbox reset, with reports pointing to potential closures or sales of studios including Compulsion Games, Double Fine, Ninja Theory, and Undead Labs — possibly one of the largest rounds of layoffs in gaming history. ZeniMax Media, which owns Bethesda, is also reportedly in scope for percentage-based cuts. None of that directly affects Oblivion Remastered's release, but it casts a long shadow over the broader Xbox ecosystem the game sits within. Oblivion itself holds a significant place in Elder Scrolls history — while Skyrim went on to sell 60 million copies and become a mainstream phenomenon, Oblivion was the game that first opened the series up to console audiences at scale.

No pricing has been confirmed for the Switch 2 version. August 11 is the date to mark.