I wanted to put myself into the shoes of Bethesda’s decision-makers and see if I would take the same road as the real deal, or if we’ll go in vastly different directions with our updates.
I acknowledge that this an inherent flaw in my quest to make a new-gen upgrade using mostly last-gen mods, but I see this mostly as an experiment to see what is possible. I should note that, although I refer to the PS5 and Series S, all of these mods are actually intended for the last-gen consoles. I will now list the various mods I decided to employ to help me achieve this Herculean task. So without further ado, let’s get cracking. Was I able to singlehandedly create a close approximation of what we can expect in the anniversary edition of Skyrim and its upgrades? Was I able to render a version of Skyrim so mind-blowingly graphically stupendous that it shatters the concept of reality as I once knew it? More importantly, was I able to play either version with all of the mods firing on all cylinders, despite the notoriously flimsy stability of Skyrim? I did also utilize an alternate start mod for both systems, as well as a mod to help clean up the map - and, in the case of the PlayStation version, I installed a mod to streamline the in-game menu. These include things like adding signposts and lanterns at strategic points along roads and pathways, as well as some cosmetic alterations to some of the towns and smaller communities. Okay, so I did utilize a few mods that change minor elements of the game world in order to add a bit of immersion and mystery, or just to spice up the otherwise bland design or outdated design. But I mainly only focused on what I felt Bethesda would focus on with their upgrade: namely graphics and quality-of-life improvements, without adding any wacky new features. On both platforms, I was able to improve on the ages-old graphics and even tweak some of the controls. I decided I wasn’t going to use anything from the Creation Club - the paid storefront for Bethesda-approved, monetized content - mostly because I wanted to see what I could cobble together for zero dollars, and also because the Creation Club kind of sucks (at least it does on PlayStation I didn’t bother to check on the Xbox). With the new Skyrim Anniversary Edition officially on the horizon (as prognosticated by HGG’s owner and clairvoyant Josh back in 2020), I decided it was time to break the old girl out and see if I couldn’t finagle a current-gen upgrade of my own using the computing powers of the PS5 and Xbox Series S and a slew of community-created mods.
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