The gates open for portable Cyrodiil as Bethesda’s classic RPG finally arrives on Nintendo’s newest hardware.
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered is live on Nintendo Switch 2. After launching on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S and PC in April 2025, the Unreal Engine 5 visual overhaul reaches Nintendo players today, complete with both major expansions and a proper physical cartridge.
Full Game on Cart, No Key Card
Collectors win big. The physical Deluxe Edition ships with the full base game on the cartridge, not a download code or Game-Key Card. Shivering Isles and Knights of the Nine are included, along with the classic smaller DLC packs such as Fighter’s Stronghold, Mehrune’s Razor and the infamous Horse Armor Pack. A digital code unlocks exclusive Akatosh and Mehrunes Dagon armor sets.
Digital Standard Edition sits at $49.99. The physical Deluxe runs $59.99. Download size clocks in around 61 GB.
How It Runs on Switch 2
Bethesda targets 900p at 30 fps in handheld and 1080p at 30 fps when docked, with NVIDIA DLSS handling upscaling on both modes. Motion controls, touch-screen support and mouse mode via the Joy-Con 2 are all present.
Early testing shows the port holds the 30 fps target solidly inside dungeons and cities. Open-world traversal still carries the same hitching and stutter that has followed the remaster across every platform. Image quality, however, often looks sharper than the Xbox Series S version thanks to DLSS.
Why This Matters for Switch 2 Owners
This is the first time any version of Oblivion has appeared on a Nintendo platform. It joins Skyrim, Fallout 4 and Indiana Jones and the Great Circle in Bethesda’s growing Switch 2 RPG library. For players who never owned the 2006 original or the 2025 remaster, it offers the full story on the go. Veterans get to revisit the best (and most chaotic) open world of its era with modern visuals and portable freedom.
The jank remains. The jokes about mudcrabs and the Adoring Fan still land. And for the first time, you can close the gates of Oblivion while sitting on a train.
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