Official Xbox account confirms release date for Oblivion Remastered

Gamers are patiently awaiting official confirmation from Xbox or Bethesda about the recently leaked Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered after screenshots of the title leaked online, and now we have the closest thing to an official word on the title.

An X user has asked the official Xbox Support account if the Oblivion Remastered will be launching on cloud gaming, which prompted a response that states, "Yes, the Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered will be available for cloud gaming." The official Xbox Support account didn't stop there as it went on to say the title is set to be released on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and will have access through Xbox Game Pass.

While those last points aren't particularly surprising considering Microsoft owns Bethesda, what was surprising is when the account was asked when the game will be "available to play". The account responded, "The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered is set to release on April 21, 2025." In a follow-up message, it wrote, "It is confirmed to be a day-one launch title on Xbox Game Pass, which strongly suggests that it will be available for cloud gaming through Xbox Cloud Gaming."

Notably, this isn't the first time we have heard the April 21 date pegged for the launch of the title, with gaming industry insider Jeff Grubb saying Oblivion Remastered is set to launch the week of April 21. Furthermore, while this appears to be a chatbot seemingly responding to user queries, the time difference between replies indicates these aren't automatically generated responses, and perhaps a human support worker.

Regardless, it's interesting that of all places to "leak" a release date, it's the official Xbox Support account - and also that same date has been mentioned by insiders in previous leaks.

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As for Xbox or Bethesda, neither has officially commented on the existence of the game, let alone a release date, but rumors indicate the title is going to be shadowdropped, meaning it will release without any prior marketing.