
The Xbox 360’s early success was boosted significantly by ‘The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion’, which was launched exclusively for this console and PCs in January 2006, a mere four months after the Xbox 360’s debut. With its vast fantasy setting, engaging gameplay, humorous NPC dialogues, and substantial file size of 4.6 GB, ‘Oblivion’ flew off shelves, selling millions of copies and garnering multiple awards. Inspired by its success, the developers – Bethesda, Superscape, and Vir2L Studios – introduced a mobile phone version of ‘Oblivion’ in mid 2006, followed by Ubisoft releasing a PlayStation 3 version in early 2007. While physical copies drove most of its initial sales, the game rapidly gained popularity on digital platforms such as Xbox Live Marketplace and Steam.