Oblivion Remastered Is Coming to Switch 2 and the Physical Edition Actually Has a Real Cartridge
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered is landing on Nintendo Switch 2 on August 11, 2026. Preorders are live now at Target and GameStop. Walmart, Amazon, and Best Buy already sold out as of July 6, so if you want physical, your options are narrowing.
The Pricing Breakdown
Standard digital on the eShop is $49.99. Deluxe digital is $59.99. The Physical Deluxe Edition is also $59.99, and here's the part worth noting: it's an actual cartridge. Not a Game-Key Card. A real physical copy of the game on a physical cartridge. That's worth calling out because Nintendo has been pushing the card-in-a-box nonsense and it's good to see a major title skip it.
What's In the Deluxe Edition
The Deluxe Edition packs in both story expansions, Shivering Isles and Knights of the Nine, plus a pile of smaller DLC: Fighter's Stronghold, Spell Tomes, Vile Lair, Mehrune's Razor, The Thieves Den, Wizard's Tower, The Orrery, and the infamous Horse Armor Pack. You also get unique Akatosh and Mehrunes Dagon armor, weapons, and horse armor sets that aren't in the base game.
Shivering Isles alone is worth it. Knights of the Nine is fine. The rest of the DLC is whatever, but you're not paying extra for them since the price difference between standard and Deluxe is $10 whether you go digital or physical.
Is This Worth Caring About
Oblivion Remastered came out in 2025 as a remaster of the 2006 original. If you already played it on PC or another platform, this isn't for you. If you want Oblivion on a handheld or your living situation is Switch 2-only right now, this is the version to get.
Get Deluxe if you go physical. Same price as digital Deluxe, and you actually own a disc instead of a license. Target and GameStop still have stock. Go there first.
Source: Ign