{"id":11995,"date":"2026-07-20T14:07:54","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T11:07:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/?p=11995"},"modified":"2026-07-20T23:19:43","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T19:49:43","slug":"bethesda-chief-todd-howard-issues-rare-reddit-comment-fans-immediately-call-for-the-elder-scrolls-iv-oblivion-remastered-patch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/2026\/07\/20\/bethesda-chief-todd-howard-issues-rare-reddit-comment-fans-immediately-call-for-the-elder-scrolls-iv-oblivion-remastered-patch\/","title":{"rendered":"Bethesda Chief Todd Howard Issues Rare Reddit Comment, Fans Immediately Call for The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered Patch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Bethesda chief Todd Howard has issued a rare post on Reddit, telling gamers that the developer is &#8220;constantly listening\u201d to fans on the website. And so, unsurprisingly, fans have responded with requests.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Howard posted in the r\/games subreddit in the wake of Bethesda&#8217;s announcement of its roadmap of releases over the coming years. With The Elder Scrolls 6 taking up Bethesda Game Studios\u2019 attention, Howard confirmed Fallout 5 is now in pre-production, New Vegas developer Obsidian is working on a new Fallout game, Fallout 3 and New Vegas remasters are in the works, and Starfield is still alive.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">That announcement itself followed a significant round of layoffs across Xbox, which hit Bethesda and its various studios hard as new Xbox CEO Asha Sharma continues her \u201creset\u201d of Microsoft\u2019s gaming business. That reset involves doubling down on Xbox\u2019s core franchises, and for Bethesda that means more The Elder Scrolls and Fallout games, more quickly.<\/p>\n<p><span data-cy=\"slideshow-view-trigger\"><\/p>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-preview\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 slideshow-preview\">\n<h3 class=\"title5 jsx-62124236 jsx-1085005187\" data-cy=\"slideshow-preview-title\">Every IGN Fallout Review<\/h3>\n<div data-cy=\"slideshow-images-container\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 images-container\"><button type=\"button\" data-cy=\"hero-image\" aria-label=\"Open Slideshow\" class=\"jsx-1711207865 hero-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2896921488 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/bethesda-chief-todd-howard-issues-rare-reddit-comment-fans-immediately-call-for-the-elder-scrolls-iv-oblivion-remastered-patch.gif\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"><span class=\"button-text jsx-729543028 button button--primary jsx-3381835873 jsx-4266531355 row-pagination-button next contained centered round large\" data-cy=\"paginate next\" title=\"Open Slideshow\"><span class=\"ign-icon right-chevron jsx-2750866048 jsx-2919720488\" role=\"presentation\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-cy=\"right-chevron\"><\/span><\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Howard then took the unusual step of actually posting on Reddit, calling himself a \u201cprofessional lurker\u201d who gets \u201cgreat ideas\u201d from the website. He called on fans to continue to provide feedback and post their ideas for future Bethesda games, which he may or may not take inspiration from.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Here\u2019s the post in full:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Hey Reddit. I\u2019m a professional lurker and read your comments all the time. Many here do and we deeply appreciate all the passion for our work. I know I don\u2019t really post, and we\u2019re usually very quiet. Today\u2019s info was an attempt at changing that and letting everyone know what we\u2019ve been working on the past several years, and a look at what\u2019s coming. So know we\u2019re constantly listening and keep telling us how to be even better. You\u2019d be surprised how many great ideas I get from Reddit. So upvote your favorite and we\u2019ll do it. Maybe.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">This is Howard&#8217;s first comment on Reddit in six months. The last was to simply say &#8220;Dear Reddit, please never change,&#8221; in a thread about someone who modded Todd Howard into Fallout 4. Before that, Howard posted on Reddit three years ago to thank fans for their &#8220;passion and excitement&#8221; for Starfield. And, before that, Howard posted five years ago as part of a Reddit Ask Me Anything celebrating Skyrim\u2019s 10th anniversary. In that AMA, Howard said he hadn&#8217;t posted on the internet in 15 years.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">I don\u2019t think this means Howard is all of a sudden going to start posting a lot in Reddit or even online generally. But, clearly, this is the start of a new era under Microsoft, one that will see a lot more Fallout, that\u2019s for sure. It stands to reason that more communication will be needed to help get Bethesda&#8217;s vision across.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Unsurprisingly, Howard&#8217;s Reddit post was followed immediately by requests from fans, the first of which called for patches for The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered. &#8220;Thanks Todd. Please get Virtuous to keep patching Oblivion and give it as much love as you guys gave Skyrim, because it feels abandoned right now which is a shame,&#8221; said redditor GamerLove1.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">As we reported in May, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered is without a patch on PC since July 2025, and still suffers from issues that plagued it at launch, including worsening performance the more you play.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Will Oblivion Remastered eventually get some love? Oblivion Remastered, overall, seems like a big success for Bethesda, which contracted Virtuos to help remake its much-loved role-playing game using Unreal Engine 5. It\u2019s seen over 9 million players, and Howard himself told IGN in December that the studio was \u201creally, really pleased with how well it did.\u201d So it seems somewhat odd that the game hasn\u2019t seen an update in so long. Oblivion Remastered launches for the Nintendo Switch 2 on August 11, 2026, so perhaps we&#8217;ll see a big update for all versions then.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Meanwhile, Bethesda has said that while it won&#8217;t host a traditional Fallout Day broadcast this year, it&#8217;s planning something special for Fallout&#8217;s 30th anniversary in 2027, when Fallout Day will be celebrated live in Washington, D.C. Also next year, Bethesda plans to release a major Fallout 76 expansion called Raven Rock, which acts as a prequel story to Fallout 3.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\"><em>Photo by Alan Chapman\/Dave Benett\/WireImage.<\/em><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\"><em>Wesley is Director, News at IGN. Find him on Twitter at @wyp100. 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