Bethesda is releasing Skyrim yet again, this time for Xbox Series X|S and PS5
Current-gen upgrades are inbound for this massive role-playing game.
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What you need to know
Yes, really. During QuakeCon 2021, Bethesda Game Studios announced an Anniversary Edition of The Elder Scrolls V: Skryim. Players who own Skyrim Special Edition will get a free upgrade to the correspondingXbox Series X,Xbox Series SorPS5current-gen versions of the games. Oh, and Bethesda added fishing, alongside over 500 pieces of Creation Club content in the Anniversary Edition.
Microsoft recently acquired Bethesda parent company ZeniMax Media. While not every game will be exclusive, many will be, including Bethesda Game Studios' next big role-playing game, a science-fiction title calledStarfield. Starfield is currently slated to arrive on November 11, 2022, exactly 11 years after the first launch of Skyrim.
Other future Bethesda Softworks titles coming exlusively to Xbox platforms includeRedfall, a vampire-hunting game developed by Arkane Austin.
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is one of the best-selling western role-playing games of all time, with well over 30 million copies sold, as one of thebest Xbox gamesavailable.
Bethesda also announced anew port of the original Quakeduring QuakeCon 2021, which is now available on Xbox, PlayStation, PC and Nintendo Switch.
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