Der var givetvis en del spillere i det danske land der havde krydset ønskesedlen af ved The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion til enten Xbox 360 eller Pc, men forleden kunne firmaet så meddele at spillet var forsinket og ikke ville udkomme før engang i løbet af foråret 2006. Men hvorfor er det så forsinket - svaret er helt enkelt; det er ikke færdigt endnu.
Pete Hines, fra Bethesda sagde forleden sådan her på spørgsmålet omkring forsinkelsen:
"In short, the game is coming out in early 2006 because it isn't done yet. We still have things that need to be done before the game is released. So we continue to optimize, test, balance, etc. We've already gone way beyond what we did in any game previously in playtesting and balancing this game. Way beyond. But there is work that needs to be done and so development continues to go on pretty much around the clock. We will not put out a more specific date until we are certain we will be ready then. Like system specs, we aren't fans of putting out info that changes later on and only confuses or annoys our fans."
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion forventes på gaden i starten af år 2006.