The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition Download Size Revealed

The download size for the upcoming Skyrim remaster, Skyrim Special Edition, has been revealed trough the Microsoft Xbox Store.

While the original Skyrim for the Xbox 360 (without whatsoever expansions) weighed in at but 4GB, its Xbox One counterpart is 'somewhat' larger – about 5 to six times as large to exist precise.

The download size of Bethesda'southward remastered version of Skyrim was revealed via the Australian Microsoft Store, and clocks in at 22.75GB. Of course, the remastered version includes all of the game's DLC, only its still a big jump in file size.

Winner of more than 200 Game of the Yr Awards, Skyrim Special Edition brings the epic fantasy to life in stunning item. The Special Edition includes the critically acclaimed game and add-ons with all-new features like remastered art and effects, volumetric god rays, dynamic depth of field, screen-space reflections, and more. Skyrim Special Edition also brings the full ability of PC mods to consoles. New quests, environments, characters, dialogue, armor, weapons and more – with Mods, there are no limits to what you can experience.

Those who have purchased The Elder Scrolls Five: Skyrim on PC complete with all of the game'southward DLC volition be able to go the Special Edition at no additional cost.

Apart from PC mods, the remastered Skyrim will also support mods on Xbox One. On PS4, the game will send without mod support due to approval issues with Sony. Co-ordinate to Bethesda's Pete Hines, Bethesda is nevertheless looking for some sort of modernistic back up on Sony'south console.

"Afterwards months of discussion with Sony, nosotros regret to say that while nosotros have long been set up to offer mod support on PlayStation four, Sony has informed us they will non approve user mods the way they should work: where users can do annihilation they desire for either Fallout 4 or Skyrim Special Edition," Bethesda stated final month.

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition is scheduled for a release on PC, Xbox One and PS4 on October 28.