Bethesda has defended its decision to label the Switch 2 version of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion as a "remaster" rather than a "remake", explaining the distinction in an interview with Nintendo Life. Associate Art Director Dan Lee and Studio Director Tom Mustaine discussed the port, which brings the 2006 role-playing game to Nintendo's new console via Unreal Engine 5, following concerns about how a large open-world title would perform on the hardware after technical issues affected the recent Switch 2 port of Skyrim.

The interview also touched on Lee's early career at Bethesda as an intern during the original Oblivion's development, including anecdotes about the game's emergent AI systems, and the challenges of fitting the remastered version onto a Switch 2 cartridge. Bethesda argued that calling the project a "remake" would be misleading given how much of the original game's design and systems remain intact, positioning the term "remaster" as a more accurate description of the work involved.