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jawa_ wrote:
Jenuall wrote:I'm still not actually clear what this edition even is - is it just the Special Edition with some added community content?

As I understand it...

> If you have the existing Special Edition, you will receive a free game update that enables the game to run at 60 FPS and higher resolution (4k? TBC) on XSX and PS5. You will also receive four new "Creation Club" additions.

> The new Anniversary Edition will be the updated game and also include all existing "Creation Club" additions plus the four new ones. I believe that this will be a full-price release.

> An "upgrade option" (paid) will be available for owners of the Special Edition to gain the full "Creation Club" content that is included with the Anniversary Edition.

I'm anticipating that the Anniversary Edition will cost around £50 and the upgrade will cost around £25; but this is speculation on my part.

Thanks for this btw

For someone already playing on PC it seems like the Anniversary edition doesn't really offer much. We've already got FPS and resolution that go as high as you can get them and the PC scene has mods coming out the wazoo so the Creation Club stuff doesn't feel like it will be all that appealing.

jawa_ wrote:It seems unusual that - unless I've missed it! - we're ten days from release and we haven't seen the updated version; no screens or footage. And no price has been announced. I know it's being pessimistic but, if it wasn't at least a half-decent update, wouldn't they have shown it by now?

Yoshimi wrote:
jawa_ wrote:It seems unusual that - unless I've missed it! - we're ten days from release and we haven't seen the updated version; no screens or footage. And no price has been announced. I know it's being pessimistic but, if it wasn't at least a half-decent update, wouldn't they have shown it by now?

Thanks for highlighting that vid, Yoshimi; I had seen it although - IMHO! - it does little to show the game running on the new consoles; they just mention "next gen optimisations" thirty seconds before the end of the vid.

I guess it could be that the gameplay shown is running on the new consoles, but I kinda doubt it as they would have made more of it if so.

It seems a bit unclear at this point. Again, IMHO!

Various sneak peaks -

THE CONTEST, BOW OF SHADOWS, NECROMANTIC GRIMOIRE AND MORE! - https://elderscrolls.bethesda.net/en/ar ... -variety-1

GHOSTS OF THE TRIBUNAL - https://elderscrolls.bethesda.net/en/ar ... e-tribunal

THE CAUSE - https://elderscrolls.bethesda.net/en/ar ... -the-cause

FARMING, GOLDBRAND, BITTERCUP AND MORE! - https://elderscrolls.bethesda.net/en/ar ... -variety-2

FISHING - https://elderscrolls.bethesda.net/en/ar ... ek-fishing

twitter.com/BethesdaStudios/status/1456342288905510917

What possible strawberry floating questions can anyone still have about Skyrim.

Malibu Skyrim

Victor Mildew wrote:Malibu Skyrim

The Dovahkin has a new hat!

Robbo-92 wrote:
Victor Mildew wrote:Malibu Skyrim

The Dovahkin has a new hat!

No don’t you see! It’s still just the same game we’ve been playing for ten years and have bought six times already!

The upgrade for Special Edition owners is a lot less than I was expecting to be honest, its £15.99 for UK based folk

I'll probably just buy it on the 11th at that price.

Robbo-92 wrote:The upgrade for Special Edition owners is a lot less than I was expecting to be honest, its £15.99 for UK based folk I'll probably just buy it on the 11th at that price.

Yeah, I guess it's not a bad price, Robbo, although it's worth checking out exactly what the forthcoming free and paid options offer. Courtesy of Eurogamer:

Skyrim's Anniversary Edition bundles together 2016's Skyrim: Special Edition and all Creation Club content released at the time of the Anniversary Edition's launch - amounting to over 500 elements, including quests, dungeons, bosses, weapons, and spells. Creation Club, for those unfamiliar, is the name given to Bethesda's curated pool of officially sanctioned mods, with each item available for purchase using premium currency Credits in the Special Edition.

the entirely standalone version of Skyrim: Anniversary Edition will cost USD £47.99/€54.99/$49.99 USD when it comes to PlayStation, Xbox, and PC physically and digitally on 11th November. Owners of Skyrim's Special Edition will be able to upgrade to the Anniversary Edition for £15.99/€19.99/$19.99 at launch.

Bethesda notes that all achievement/trophy progress will carry over from the Special Edition to the Anniversary Edition, except when upgrading from PS4 to the PlayStation 5 version.

Additionally, it's worth being aware that mod creators have warned upgrading to the Anniversary Edition could break a significant number of existing mods, specifically those build using the popular Skyrim Script Extender (SKSE) plug-in.

As for Skyrim's free next-gen upgrade, it'll be available to owners of either the current Skyrim: Special Edition or the incoming Anniversary Edition, and promises "enhanced graphics, faster loading times and more."

Some commentators have pointed out that for folk that don't have the Special Edition, it'd be better to buy a cheaper download key of that version and then get the upgrade rather than purchase the new Anniversary Edition at full price.

Finally, I'm going to - again! - moan about the fact that we're now five days from release and we still haven't seen the "next gen upgrade" in any kind of clarity or detail. If it's decent, which it may well be, why haven't Bethesda shown much if it?

Ridiculous pricing. :lol:

£16 for a mod bundle, and valuing the base game at £32 still? :lol:

I’m still unsure if the Special Edition free update will have all the same graphical bells and whistles of the Anniversary Edition or not :lol:

Robbo-92 wrote:I’m still unsure if the Special Edition free update will have all the same graphical bells and whistles of the Anniversary Edition or not

I believe it will, Robbo! The only difference is that the Anniversary Edition comes with a load of officially-approved mods.

This will be the 4th release of Skyrim on PC.

Skyrim, Skyrim special edition, Skyrin Anniversary and Skyrim VR.

Get the special edition in a sale and then use the mods to make it look really nice.

Skarjo wrote:What possible strawberry floating questions can anyone still have about Skyrim.

Hey Todd "I haven't had an original idea in the last 20 years as I am a brain dead shill" Howard, how many more times will you release sky rim on PC and call it the definitive edition?

Does this new edition include VR support or is Skyrim VR still a standalone thing?

Zilnad wrote:Does this new edition include VR support or is Skyrim VR still a standalone thing?

That's it's own thing as far as I can tell.

Zilnad wrote:Does this new edition include VR support or is Skyrim VR still a standalone thing?

Complete stand-alone version.

It's interesting how this is coming very close to the recent console release of Binding of Isaac: Repentance. Both games originally released in 2011, both having new DLC that is in large part an official release of mod content, and both similarly priced as DLC and full complete releases. Having not yet played either, Repentance looks to be the better deal in how game changing it is.

OrangeMKN wrote:It's interesting how this is coming very close to the recent console release of Binding of Isaac: Repentance. Both games originally released in 2011, both having new DLC that is in large part an official release of mod content, and both similarly priced as DLC and full complete releases. Having not yet played either, Repentance looks to be the better deal in how game changing it is.

I certainly hadn't anticipated Skyrim and Binding of Isaac being grouped together... you've kept us on our toes here, Orange! I hope that you enjoy both of 'em!

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