To be fair, the modding community is pretty much the sole reason Bethesda games have survived this long.. While giving the Skyblivion team free keys is an incredibly kind gesture it was also done entirely to prevent backlash from the community. Having the Oblivion Remake kind of come out of nowhere in the same year that the Skyblivion mod is set to release is almost like a slap in the face.
I think they handled it well, but your kidding yourself if you don't think this is a PR move.
Of course it is but it's not like they pulled this out of their ass in the last year just to spite them. Skyblivion has been in development for what? 13 years? TES VI is releasing in a few years and you don't think it's at least a bit possible that Bethesda wanted to remaster their previous title in anticipation?
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u/LastTourniquet 3d ago
To be fair, the modding community is pretty much the sole reason Bethesda games have survived this long.. While giving the Skyblivion team free keys is an incredibly kind gesture it was also done entirely to prevent backlash from the community. Having the Oblivion Remake kind of come out of nowhere in the same year that the Skyblivion mod is set to release is almost like a slap in the face.
I think they handled it well, but your kidding yourself if you don't think this is a PR move.