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Following the accidental leak confirming The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion remaster's existence and Jeff Grubb's subsequent report claiming it will be released sometime next week, yet another drop of information appears to have seeped through the cracks, this time with the Xbox Support team seemingly revealing the game's exact release date.
The real surprise, however, came when the agent seemingly let slip that the remaster is set to launch on April 21, 2025 – next Monday – with the casual nature of the reveal leading some to suspect it may have been an automated response from an AI bot that had simply hallucinated the date. That theory might have held water, if not for one small detail – before ever addressing Raven's questions, the employee went out of their way to emphasize that they were a "live agent" and not a bot, making it more likely that the date was, in fact, leaked by an Xbox representative who didn't realize it wasn't public knowledge yet.
Another Twitter user later attempted the same approach, only to discover that Xbox had already caught on to what the customer support agent had just revealed and was now in full damage control mode, issuing generic replies about there being "no official information available" at this time.
Numerous insider reports, screenshots accidentally made public by Virtuos, and now Xbox giving us a concrete release date to look forward to – the sheer volume of leaks and discoveries made in April can almost make you think – tinfoil hat time – this might not be coincidence at all, but rather a deliberate move by Microsoft to build hype without spending a dime.
After all, when the only clues about an Oblivion remake or remaster were scattered insider reports and leaked documents, some people wondered if Microsoft would really risk it shadow-dropping a game as iconic and beloved as Oblivion. And judging by how things are playing out, with the remaster stealing headlines and dominating the conversation, they just might, and all without a single dollar spent on marketing.
That's all to say that, as of now, neither Microsoft, Bethesda, nor Virtuos has officially confirmed the remaster's existence or its release date. But if the goal was indeed to let the community do the promotional heavy lifting, hats off to all three, because it's definitely working.
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