Oblivion Remastered: Can Your Steam Deck Handle the Chaos?

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Summary

  • The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered has performance issues on Steam Deck, including low frame rates and frame rate drops.
  • Players must heavily tweak settings and enable XeSS upscaling to reach a playable frame rate of 30 FPS on Steam Deck.
  • Those wanting the best possible performance can stream The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered on Nvidia GeForce Now.

It seems that The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered is encountering some performance problems on the Steam Deck, requiring players to make significant adjustments to settings in order to maintain playable frame rates. After much anticipation and conjecture, Bethesda officially revealed and launched The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered on April 22 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and personal computers (PC).

20 years after its initial launch, the remastered version of “The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion” whisks players back to the troubled land of Cyrodiil during the Oblivion Crisis and the final days of the Third Era. Built on Unreal Engine 5, this remaster preserves the game’s iconic voice acting, narrative framework, and other cherished RPG aspects while significantly enhancing its graphics and game mechanics. However, due to the use of Unreal Engine 5, “The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered” requires a powerful PC, thanks to advanced lighting effects, high-definition shadow mapping, and other resource-intensive features. While it may be playable on the Steam Deck, there have been reported issues with the game’s performance on this handheld system.

Upon launching “The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered” on Steam Deck, gamers might observe that its graphics settings are initially set to a low preset with Intel’s XeSS upscaling solution at Balanced, according to PCGamesN. However, these settings may not be sufficient to maintain a steady 30 FPS for the Steam Deck version of “The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered” due to platform-related issues. To enhance the frame rate and minimize stutters and drops, players must adjust the settings and toggle either Performance or Ultra Performance modes. Keep in mind that such changes may lead to other complications like diminished image sharpness. Additionally, employing frame generation to boost the frame rate can introduce input lag and ghosting if the initial frame rate is too slow.

The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered is Struggling to Run at 30 FPS or Higher on Steam Deck

Gamers aiming for top-tier performance on Steam Deck might find streaming “The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered” through Nvidia GeForce Now beneficial. While an Nvidia GeForce Now membership is essential to leverage the highest performance settings, it offers a visual quality surpassing the native play on Steam Deck at present. It’s also noteworthy that Xbox Game Pass subscribers can stream “The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered” via Xbox Cloud Gaming.

At present, “The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered” requires approximately 125 GB of available storage on your computer, and Steam advises gamers to have at least 16 GB of RAM for optimal play. However, to run the game at its recommended settings, you’ll need a system with 32 GB of RAM, along with powerful modern graphics processors (GPUs) and central processing units (CPUs). If recent speculations prove true, players might have an enhanced handheld gaming experience by playing “The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered” on the rumored Nintendo Switch 2.

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2025-04-24 06:14