Board Thread:Online Discussion/@comment-180.95.18.10-20130521015945/@comment-7153552-20130523231722

Technilogicaly it is a step back from Skyrim (a step and a half, really). They have tone down the graphics in order to attract a larger player-base, and because it'd be annoying to network that much all at once, I'm sure. We're talking about a world that is promising to be as immersive as previous titles under the same license, with a story and history as rich as ever. What that means, when coupled together with networking and computing restrictions, is that they have to tone down the requirements a bit. Plus it just makes for a cheaper game. We're talking less overhead becuase they're using an Oblivion-based graphics engine with some upgrades. I think the graphics will be fine, and will be needed to ensure that as many people can play it as possible.