Oblivion Remastered on Switch 2 Is a 61.5GB Download, but the Cartridge Holds the Full Game

The eShop listing for The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered has put a number on the thing Switch 2 owners actually needed to know before Tuesday: the game is a 61.5GB download. That lands two days before the remaster arrives on Nintendo Switch 2 on 11 August 2026, and it makes this one of the largest single installs on the console so far.

How big is Oblivion Remastered on Switch 2

61.5GB is the download size for the digital version. The Switch 2 ships with 256GB of internal storage, of which a chunk is already taken by the system, so a single install of this size is a meaningful bite out of what most people have left.

If you are short on room, the Switch 2 only accepts microSD Express cards for expansion — standard microSD and microSDXC cards that worked in the original Switch will not do the job here. That is worth checking before Tuesday rather than at 60GB into a download.

For context on the same day's listings, Madden NFL 27 comes in at 49.9GB on Switch 2, Blazblue Entropy Effect X at 16.6GB and Duskfade at 5.9GB. Oblivion is the outlier.

The physical version is a real cartridge

This is the detail that separates the boxed release from a lot of recent third-party Switch 2 launches. The physical edition carries the full game on the cartridge rather than being a Game-Key Card, so there is no mandatory download of the base game before you can play. Deluxe extras still arrive by download code.

Pricing is $49.99 for the standard edition and $59.99 for the Deluxe. Prices outside the US vary by storefront and region, so check your own eShop listing rather than converting.

What is actually in the package

• The full base game, remastered, with modernised visuals and reworked systems.
• Both story expansions: Shivering Isles and Knights of the Nine.
• The smaller add-ons — Fighter's Stronghold, Spell Tomes, Vile Lair, Mehrunes' Razor, The Thieves Den, Wizard's Tower, The Orrery and the Horse Armor Pack.
• Deluxe edition only: additional armour and weapon sets, delivered via a download code.

How it runs, and what has not been confirmed

The version targets 1080p at 30fps docked and 900p at 30fps in handheld, with DLSS upscaling used in both modes. No 60fps option has been announced. If you want the background on why that upscaling matters so much to handheld hardware, our explainer on how NVIDIA's DLSS uses AI to reconstruct game frames covers the technique this port leans on.

Beyond those figures, a fair amount of what is circulating comes from early physical copies that reached buyers ahead of the street date. Roughly ten minutes of footage from those copies has been shared publicly, and claims drawn from it — including mouse-control support — have not been confirmed by the publisher. Treat performance impressions taken from those clips as unverified until reviews land on Tuesday.

Things this release does not do

There is no cross-buy with other platforms, so owning Oblivion Remastered on PC, PlayStation 5 or Xbox Series X|S does not get you the Switch 2 version. Saves do not transfer across platforms either. And unlike the Xbox release, the Switch 2 version is not part of a subscription — there is no Game Pass route to it here.

That matters if you were planning to carry an existing playthrough over. On Switch 2 you are starting again, at full price, on a fresh save.

Should you buy digital or physical

The cartridge is the better deal on storage grounds alone. A 61.5GB download is the difference between comfortably holding several large games on internal storage and constantly shuffling installs, and the boxed copy sidesteps that entirely because the game runs off the card.

Digital wins on convenience and on being ready at midnight without a trip to a shop. If you go that route, start the pre-load early and make sure you have the free space, because a download this size is not something you begin on launch morning. New to docking a Switch on a television? Our walkthrough on connecting a Nintendo Switch and Switch 2 to a TV covers the 1080p docked setup this game targets.

Tuesday's launch is one of the more substantial third-party ports the console has had, and it arrives in a busy stretch — our rundown of the most anticipated games of 2026 and their release dates has the rest of the calendar. For a recent example of how quickly post-launch patches can change a remaster's performance, see what happened with the Silent Hill 2 patch on PS5 and PS5 Pro.