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Bethesda recently released an update for The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered for the Switch 2, adding in a bunch of fixes for numerous crashes and other weird little glitches.
The problem, however, is that the update seems to have made the visuals noticeably worse. Reports starting trickling in on Reddit, with users stating that the game is now blurrier whether you’re playing docked or handheld.
One specific comparison shot showcases the game’s overworld, and while the user has struggled to match the time of day and lighting, it’s clear that the image on the right shows diminished visual quality post-patch. Speculation online is leaning toward some sort of DLSS issue, which would make sense but is not definitively confirmed.
We’ve redownloaded the game ourselves to see how it all looks. While the difference is fairly subtle, we’d have to agree that the overall image quality has taken a downward turn. It all just looks a bit softer and lacking in detail. Worse yet, the sketchy performance hasn’t been improved either, so we’ve got an experience that still stutters just like before, but it now looks worse.
Here’s an image we captured during docked play after the new patch:
Image: Nintendo Life / Bethesda
Hopefully Bethesda will see fit to look into this and issue another update to fix it. We’ll let you know as soon as we hear more.
Have you noticed a change in Oblivion Remastered’s visuals after the latest patch? Let us know with a comment down below.
[source reddit.com]
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