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Skyrim Anniversary Edition Adds Fishing, PS5/Xbox Series X|S Upgrades On The Way

Coming this November to all major platforms, The Elder Scrolls Skyrim's new Anniversary Edition features 10 years worth of content alongside the brand-new fishing mechanic.

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If you didn't think it was possible, developer Bethesda Game Studios is re-releasing The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, and it's even introducing a new piece of content. This 10th Anniversary Edition of the game will be available on PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S.

10 years of content isn't all that's in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim 10th Anniversary Edition. There is also a brand-new mechanic that's been added to the open-world action-RPG: fishing. Yes, fishing will be included as a free mini-game when Skyrim's 10th Anniversary Edition drops on November 11.

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The 10th Anniversary Edition of the game comes with other new features, but Bethesda didn't outline these during the latest QuakeCon virtual event. One thing Bethesda noted, however, was that Skyrim's 10th Anniversary Edition will include some new content from the Creation Club.

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition owners on PlayStation 5 or Xbox Series X|S will get access to a free next-gen enhanced version on the same day. Everyone else who has the Special Edition of Skyrim can purchase the Anniversary Edition upgrade for a currently undisclosed amount.

This new edition of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim also marks the 10th version of its release, making it one of the most ported games currently on the market.

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim 10th Anniversary Edition drops on November 11.

In other Skyrim news, bits of the behind-the-scenes of development is starting to trickle out, like how the opening sequence was ruined by a pesky bug (literally) and why foxes have been accidentally leading players to treasure.

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My god i own so many copies of Skyrim.

MostRecent is PS4 VR which i still havent tried..

As annoying as it is i will hopefully just get the Xbox XS upgrade for $10 bucks..

But knowing Bethesda it will only be available down the road so to entice gamers to rebuy the whole game again.. Hey, i could be wrong.

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🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️ Yet another version to play… and I probably will play it

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It's been exactly 10 years since I last played the game on my own system..,,,and this edition might be the appropriate one for me to get back to it.

The fishing game thing is not much of a pull, but I do hope they could put in some mod-inspired content?

For the console versions, I'd really love to be able to change the skies to Aurora Borealis for forever, I'd want unlimited (or a much larger) inventory, autoloot feature, more vendors with bigger wallets, deadlier dragons, and hopefully, all the bugs will be gone, too.

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It should be free to everyone, i'm sure most fans of Skyrim have bought the game at least twice already.

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@Yams1980: I so agree as there are so many versions of Skyrim and should be free to those that already have an version as you posted.

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it's funny .. I literally have done everything... at this point..that's possible in Skyrim.. aside from the creation club content.. yet I find I still want this. If there's new achievements then I'm in. Crazy yes.. but I do love Skyrim. Also.. this is totally just to keep us busy until the next Elder Scrolls.. which from what I last read.. is still a ways out.

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@robertbyronz: Yeah It's gonna be atleast 2 more years..

Bethseda really screwed us over by sitting on ElderSrolls next for 7 years.

Similar to what Gearbox did with Borderlands3. Difference is i doubt Bethesda will rish & release Elderscrolls.. B3 was such a mediocre letdown compared to B2.

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The one platform where this would make sense, the Switch, is missing. 🤔

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So, is it different than the last edition they put out? Beyond the fishing mini game, I mean.

What’s, “10 years of content” mean? Just the usual expansions, or are they packing other stuff in there too?

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@mogan: Stuff from the Creation Club, Mogan. Cosmetics, quests, and some mechanical modifiers. All carefully curated, of course (🙄). However, the Fishing that you love so much, as well as some other features (like Survival Mode), will be free for current owners of the Special Edition. Go nuts, my friend! 🎣🐍

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@mogan: "The 10th Anniversary Edition of the game comes with other new features, but Bethesda didn't outline these"

"Skyrim's 10th Anniversary Edition will include some new content from the Creation Club."

so maybe some tweaks, and other peoples content added to the game.

Its funny I swear there was a fishing mod somewhere.

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In 10 years: We're bringing Skyrim to the PS6! And you can play "Pick the nose" mini game!

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At this point this game is nothing else but a spam, and AdBlocker is not working on it.

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Face palm?! C'mon Bethesda really?? Sure it's a fun game.... a decade ago. Talk about flogging a dead horse. Who am I kidding though, let's face it folks, they'll be laughing all the way to the bank... again. I guess at least it's a free upgrade for us that own it already, so probs check it out for 10 mins and that's it. Was kinding hoping MS would put a cork in Todd Howard's mouth for doing this crap. Oh well

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Console versions will be loaded with bugs that moders fixed a decade ago on PC of course.

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No one should buy this. Its ridiculous how much they have milked this game and how long its been since we've had a new ES.

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@Alex4789123: Yes, I feel it is being milked until S6 comes about.

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Skyrim is such an anomaly. A bad game getting endless re-releases. How the ****?

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Will this come to Gamepass?

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The release gap between ES: Arena and Daggerfall. 3 years.

The release gap between Daggerfall and Morrowind. 6 years.

The release gap between Morrowind and Oblivion. 4 years.

The release gap between Oblivion and Skyrim. 5 years.

The release gap between Skyrim and Elder scrolls 6. 10 f***ing years in a f***ing row, and in f**king counting. And we don't even have a f***ing screenshot yet!

Jesus, know I know how Kingdom hearts fans feel like.

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I took my time with Skyrim...10 yrs and still havent seen anything aside of the intro lol
How dare they bring out another version of the game 😂

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@sladakrobot: 😂 Same here. I even have the Xbox 360 version that I bought as a bargain but never played it because of other pending games and next year I bought an Xbox One S with, guess what? Skyrim SE. I played the intro, got the first achievement, and shelved it to play other things in my still unfinished backlog.

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@hjroman: haha i am glad to hear i am not the only one 😅👍

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@sladakrobot @hjroman: So this is where my 'real friends' are. 😂

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I was hoping MIcrosoft would STop ToddHoward/PeteHines from this BullCrap..

**They easilly coulda done this update for FREE or $5bucks to all customers.

~Lets face it= Betseda skipped a whole console generation and the game came out 10 years ago!!! A DECADE!!

10 years is a big gap in gaming ages..

The gamers under 20 aren't gonna have any momentum with the next game.

Yeha they will hype it via promotions everywhere but when Skyrim dropped we already knew it was gonna be EPIC cause Oblivion was fresh on our minds from 5 years before..

*Think of how badly Bethesda has been with games not New ElderScrolls/

All moneymaker crappycrap casino micro nonsense.

FalloutShelter,,Fallout76,,ElderScrolls Blades MobileGame,,

What i miss? Fallout was never on the same quality level as ElderScrolls but

Fallout 4 wasn't even close to the same ballpark as Fallout 3and neither of them were even same sport as New Vegas.

imo Fallout should have it's own team/department and ElderScrolls it's own and Starfield etc.. And im sire it's this way now but it shoudla been this way 8 years ago..

IMO they only started on new Elder Scrolls 4 years ago at best..

I hope nobody buys this new Skyrim at full price..

I swear i better not get it!!!!

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There is a saying my old mum used to use and think it applies quite well here, money for old rope.

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"If you didn't think it was possible, developer Bethesda Game Studios is re-releasing The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim..."

Learn how to spell Gamespot, the word is "re-re-re-re-re-re-releasing"

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I love Skyrim, but enough is enough. How many times are they going to sell people this game? Elder Scrolls VI should’ve been out 5 years ago. We had an entire console generation go by without a brand new Elder Scrolls game. Same thing goes for GTA.

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@stickemup: Agree 100%

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You can already fish in Skyrim. It’s called just grabbing the silly things! There doesn’t need to be a crappy fishing mini game. Fishing mini games are never good or easy.

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@Fierce_Deity_08: yeah I thought so? So what then, this mew mini get means that you can now sit on a jet and dangle the rod for a few hours...or just jump in and grab them? Hmm, wonder which I'd do?

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@Fierce_Deity_08: one time it was. Just once!

FarCry5 was fun fishing for sure..

A great way to buuild up money in the early/middle game when you don't wanna push the main story forward but need money.

Then again it's not as fun as hunting animals.

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@Fierce_Deity_08: yes there does. fishing isnt supposed to be easy. standing near a lake and watching the scenery while waiting for a nib is a perfect fit for the world of nord.

it is possible bethesda fucks it up by making it a series of qtes done in static closeup cameras. or if there is no one else fishing or if the fish economy doesnt make sense (which it doesnt in original skyrim)

but skyrim is the game that deserves fishing. if the next game is set in lets say summerset isles there fishing makes less sense

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@PrpleTrtleBuBum: Fishing is easy, catching them is not.

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Pff! I've been fishing for years in Skyrim. You just used player.additem.

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Can't wait for Skyrim and GTA V to be ported to PlayStation 10. lol

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Meh at this point they're just kinda begging you to pirate it right?

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This is the way to release a remaster.

- On GamePass Day 1.

- New Features

- FREE NewGen upgrade

Although we shouldn't get a Free upgrade as this new version includes new content making it a different product from what we already own...that's if we go by what other companies say as an excuse of not providing Free upgrades.

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@johnny0779: what a hypocrite you are you shit on Sony for the ghost of tsushima even though they add new content a new island yet you are fine that we shouldn't get free upgrade bc they add something new to Skyrim

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What, not a free upgrade?

I mean I bought the og version, then the dlc, then the SE version. Im sure I am not the only one.

they sold millions of copies of this game, the upgrade should have been free.

I never finished the vampire dlc, hundreds of mods ruined it for me at the end. not sure I have the patience to retread old ground.

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@deth420: Deth 40% of all Gamers did this same exact thing.

and 1/2 of them did it on multiple platforms too..

I must own 12-15 Skyrims on different consoles,different versions etc.

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@deth420: they literally are giving us a free upgrade if we own the game already

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition owners on PlayStation 5 or Xbox Series X|S will get access to a free next-gen enhanced version on the same day. Everyone else who has the Special Edition of Skyrim can purchase the Anniversary Edition upgrade for a currently undisclosed amount.

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@locke90:

So you are 'on-board' w/ Bethesda relaunching SKyrim again at full price for everyone else?

Most gamers are rightfully fed-up with how often Bethesda has burned them and been anti fans or at the least=greeedy..

How Many SKyrims Do you Own Locke?

there's the regular edition,,then the legendary epic one with all the DLC,,then there's other consoles and next gens..

Bethesda shoulda done more then added fishing..

If they are gonna go this long inbetween ElderScrolls then add a major feature like base building or RTS where we get our own castle and totally tweak the phase and change the game up.

Then you can justify $30 bucks..

*Like someone above posted= they are begging gamers to pirate the game. The only reason not to is morality. and that's what fans are spitting..

What say you Brother?

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@sippio: or something as inspiring as campaign coop. I’d easily buy it again for that.

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@ocelot-six: modders have had a tough time getting coop to run well, so you know Bethesda will literally never figure it out lmao

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@locke90 said:

@deth420: they literally are giving us a free upgrade if we own the game already

Everyone else who has the Special Edition of Skyrim can purchase the Anniversary Edition upgrade for a currently undisclosed amount.

I mean it was right there.

The free part is for the console version upgrade. not the new anniversary upgrade.

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“Coming this November to all major platforms,”

so where’s the switch version

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@IcyBlaze_XZ: haha

i thought they said "major" platforms?

My wife has a switch for Pokemon.

(just playin homie)

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