Skyrim Anniversary Edition Has Been Rated For Nintendo Switch (Again)

Would love this, the Switch version doesn't have mods, and so would benefit the most from all the creation club content.

Yeap nothing wrong with having more Skyrim for the Switch.

Yet another third-party rumor leading me to believe the September Direct might unfortunately be a Mini/Partner Showcase.

Will probably have to wait past September to see a proper unveiling of BOTW2 after all

Feel like I'm one of the few dozen people that have never played this game at this point lol. They're taking milking to a while new level!

I got Skyrim for switch once….. and l’ll get it again… just to have Skyrim fishing on the go.

I’m not sure how many times I can buy this game, or have bought this game…. I’ve gotten 2 versions (original and special) on PS, 3 versions (original, special and anni) on Xbox, and Special edition on Switch.

Lordy, I’m a Bethesda sl*t…. Now if they would just bring over Fallout 3/NV and maybe FO4…. Shut up and take my money!

I am in as long as my previous save is compatible with this. (There is no way that I am starting over).

Oh it's definitely coming. Bethesda won't miss a chance to squeeze another release of this game on Switch.

But I'm all for it. There were some legitimately good additions in this version. So ya, I'm down.

Never had any interest in Skyrim personally but my best friend recently picked up Anniversary Edition on Steam so cool for people interested in the upgrades if it does indeed get ported to Switch.

Bought it for PS4 but didn't bother with it after playing it for half an hour it runs like 💩

This would be cooler if it was a collection. How bout Elder scrolls 1-4 at least? I'd be down for that!

I appreciate that they brought Skyrim to the Switch a few years ago, and I had a lot of fun returning to that world, but I wish they’d opt for giving us something from the Fallout franchise instead of more Skyrim.

Todd is just down and determined to remind everyone that Skyrim will never truly die.

Nope. They're not getting me again. I've already bought Skyrim twice, and I didn't even like it that much the first time.

Doesn't it say August 31, for the release date?

I already have the fridge edition, so I'm good.

I love this game. I think I bought it like 5 times now. Reminds me of the holidays. So… yeah I’ll upgrade even though I couldn’t give a pooh about mods.

Isn't all of the official DLC already in the "old" switch version?
If so, I don't know if this anniversary edition is worth it.

I mean, I love fishing and mods but...yeah... i dunno.
This shouldn't be more than 10bucks for existing switch skyrim owners.

i dont want rebuy this again , can it just updated ?

I never got Skyrim for Nintendo Switch, but I want this version.

Oh hell yeah! Skyrim is one of my favourite games of all time. More of it is always welcome.
Also, give us Fallout 4

@redd214 I haven’t played it either and I don’t know a thing about the game. If anyone can tell me why I should wait for the anniversary edition when the original gets discounted often, I’ll wait for that instead.

Hard pass, Skyrim is probably the worst open world game I've ever played. Actually no, Oblivion is. At any rate this game has been surpassed by so many games in every aspect. I have no idea what people see in it.

This should be either a free or a low price DLC upgrade for people who already forked out 60 bucks for the game on Switch.

You could use this to help decide whether Splatoon 3 deserves the 3. Imagine if this game was Skyrim 2. There would be uproar. So yeah, all the talk about Splatoon being a new game or not is rubbish.
As for Skyrim? It's all right, bit over rated if you ask me.

"Stop! Stop! He's already dead!"

Oh I do love me some good 'ol fishing.

Also, isn't the Creation Club stuff mods you need to pay for? I heard that's not all free right?

I've been having a major renaissance recently, played it for nearly 200hrs now and love it. I would buy it again for Creation Club and a spot of fishing. Not sure how the mods would work on a Switch though

I hope they add more Amiibo support & exclusive content. That is one of the BEST ways to help encourage people to buy the game again....which at this point is all there is since everyone who's wanted to play the game already owns a copy in some form. Extra EXCLUSIVE content like more Nintendo themed items & quests is what they need to include to ensure strong sales.

@NintendoGamer86 I keep seems Ng the amiibo in the menu but what does it actually do? Is it really that good to add more of it?

If it was all on the cart then I'd be interested, but what size are these additional mod files?

@gcunit EDIT: Okay, apparently the Anniversary Edition contains all Creation Club items for free.

@chipia Thanks. Is that just a hunch of yours, or are you basing it on something you've read?

Seeing people saying some wrong things. You don't buy the extra content, the Anniversary Edition, whether upgraded or purchases whole, includes all the Creation Club content with the purchase. I have the PC version, this is how it works. Also, here is some official explanation of what's included: "The Anniversary Edition and Upgrade includes over 500 unique pieces of content from Creation Club, including quests, dungeons, bosses, weapons, spells, and more."

@gcunit EDIT: Thank you @Branovices !

I'll buy this for the 5th time if it comes to switch 😂

I reckon I’d upgrade. I stopped playing Skyrim and never picked it back up so could be a good excuse to start afresh

I’d be interested if there was more character customisation options, or at least more hairstyles.

It's a shame Skyrim still has any relevancy at all now. It's been so long, we should have gotten way better open world high fantasy titles from the industry.

@Would_you_kindly Have to agree - Oblivion on the PS3 runs better than Skyrim on the PS4 and even the Pro's extra horsepower can't help! Your better off with ESO - would love it if that came over to the Switch.

@scannerdarkly7 Seriously, this game has been ported enough. Didn't they announce ES6 was in development back in 2013? It's time to move on from Skyrim world.

@sanderson72

I never played it on PS4 but I owned it on PS3.

If the PS3 version runs better then that means to me that the PS4 version must run like straight booty. Because the PS3 version ran very bad.

@Debo626

Coming soon Skyrim: The Classic Edition for PS2, GameCube, and Xbox.

YESS DO IT INJECT SKYRIM WITH MODS INTO MY VEINS IM TOO RISKAVERSE TO GET A GAMING PC

the original release is still $60 on Switch. What pricepoint would this event be?

Just play it free on Game Pass

I’ve tried these all since Morrowind. Skyrim I think I’ve started 3 times. I just can’t get into it. I want to like it…but I guess I’m just more into JRPGs.

Do I dare give this another go? Skyrim on PS3 and Fallout 4 on PS4 absolutely broke me of Bethesda-style games, but I hear nothing but unanimous praise for them...

@SearchingS as per the article “While this version costs full price on other platforms, owners of the existing version have been able to pay for a cheaper upgrade option.”

@Cia It's not about surpassing the game.

Sure there are games out there with better graphics, better gameplay, better sound and so on.

But this is a beloved franchise with vast lore and unique character.

No other game surpass the elder scrolls games in being Elder Scrolls games.

Just like no games out there surpass Mario in being a Mario game.

This franchise is successful because it has character.
it's open, has great lore, packed with charmingly buggy content and beautiful music.

TAKE ALL MY SEPTIMS! 🐉

@sanderson72 yeah I've got a pro & I honestly think it's one of the worst looking / running games of the generation they couldn't even be bothered to patch in a boost to the frame rate

@Austrian I think it's a £16 upgrade charge on other consoles

@DaniPooo 'charmingly buggy content' lol

@Debo626 agreed but thing is mate, what else has come out since that's high fantasy, open world? Always being told the market's saturated with that theme alone, I don't see that at all!

@ecco6t9

This. I’m gonna buy it no matter what (Physical copy ofc), but I’m really hoping there’s a sort of data transfer so I can move my current characters over.

@Shadeon_Koopa Anniversary Edition tosses in a BUNCH of the Creation Content for free, but there are others that you’d have to pay for if you wanted them

@badmotorfinger74 a Fallout 3+NV collection would be awesome rn tbh.

@mattesdude I feel the same way. I got four hours into Skyrim on Switch before birdsong and lack of Z-targeting made the experience not worth continuing to pursue, and I ended up trading it in for BotW (which I've now played for almost a thousand hours so, good trade lol).
I'm over 100 hours into XC3 right now and loving all of it.

@scannerdarkly7 Elden Ring says hello.

I would die a happy man if they ever stopped rereleasing this garbage game

I have to admit that I thought my copy of skyrim on ps3 was broken/faulty first time I played the game.
I couldn't believe how bad the (combat) controls are. I even brought it back to the store where some clerk explained to me that the game indeed controls that bad.
I needed at least 10h on switch to get used to them.
especially close combat is fundamentally broken.

Where's the Fallout games though? Today is my 40th birthday so please let that be announced!

@project_ Incorrect, Anniversary Edition comes with all Creation Club content ever released, plus a bunch more that wasn't released previously.

Pretty sure the fishing part was part of a free update for every other platform regardless of whether they got the Anniversary edition. Speaking of which the Switch and Playstation are the only platforms where this version even makes sense as one has no mods and the other may as well have no mods.

I actually recently picked up the Special Edition on Steam and chose my own mods amd Skyrim is still better than most games I've played since it's initial release

@Branovices yeah Switch and I'd say Playstation are the platforms where this makes the most sense, I didn't bother with the upgrade on PC as there's so much I can add anyway

I'll probably get this even though I already have 6 different copies of the game.

I won´t be picking it up for the same reason I didn´t play it on PC. You cannot pick which DLCs you want to use. Hearthfire was good but especially Dawnguard was really harmful to the original experience.

As long as it keeps the Nintendo content. Didn’t enjoy it enough to upgrade (I have the day 1 version on pc not special edition).

Well when it comes out I will get this version and sell my older version.

What an astounding waste of time. These are the guys who haven't found time in the last eleven years to make a sequel.

Really depends on how cheap the "cheaper upgrade option" is. $10 sounds about right.

@DaniPooo
Thanks for the intelligent response. I think I get it now

ES may not be a series I personally enjoy, but at least it has its own personality.

@BreathingMiit
Elder Scrolls became really big after Skyrim and the open world genre has evolved a lot since then. I'm pretty sure the development of ES 6 takes so long because they want to give the fans a quality product.

Same thing applies to next Zelda or GTA for example. These are the biggest open world series out there (not counting RDR series). Each developer want to do all they can to bring the best possible product.

This is my prediction for the strengths of these three sequels:

Zelda BotW sequel is probably the most fun game to play

GTA 6 is technologically most advanced game

ES 6 is probably not as good as the previous two unless they try new ways to build their world and characters, but I'm certain it won't disappoint the fans.

Best graphics goes to GTA 6 most likely

Best overworld goes to Zelda or GTA 6.

Best gameplay goes to Zelda probably

Best story goes to GTA 6 unless Nintendo hires Koizumi to write Zelda's scenario

Best rpg aspects goes to ES 6 likely

Most interactive world is either from Zelda or GTA6. I'd put my money on Zelda at this point.

Best music goes to either Zelda or GTA 6 depending on your tastes. I'm pretty sure ES 6 music is once again generic medieval music.

ES 6 should be able to at least defeat older games meaning GTA 5 and the original BotW to be able to really compete. I don't think Bethesda has the talent to go against new Zelda or GTA 6.

That being said, I'm sure ES6 will still be loved. It simply has to do its own thing with improvements.

Ah yes,now the 11th anniversary is coming up for the game released on 11.11.11. ^^

Very curious to see if further optimization has been managed for the Switch version.

I first played this game on Switch (& I love it), have put over 1000 hours into it, & still haven't beaten it. I probably started over 3 or 4 times just because I wanted to do things differently, but eventually I moved on to other games. I tried to get into it again a few months ago, but I ended up tackling some of my backlog, instead.

@SpaceboyScreams i love Elden, but it's a taken a ten+ year gap between the games in question