

There's no wrong way to play the game, but there are definitely versions that provide a more comprehensive experience overall. Whether a player has only ever experienced the original game or has played each of Skyrim's many different iterations, each of these versions offers a slightly different taste of the same dragon-slaying dish. Trying to bring something new to the table every few years when releasing the exact same game is not an easy feat, but Bethesda - with the help of its modding community - has managed to do so for the most part. Related: What Skyrim Survival Mode Changes (& Why It's Great) This is partially down to just how massive the game is, with old-time players not experiencing everything the game has to offer, and newer fans only just beginning their journeys as the Dragonborn.

Fortunately for Bethesda, players are still very much interested in playing Skyrim. To prevent Elder Scrolls fans from completely losing interest in the franchise as they endure a seemingly endless wait for The Elder Scrolls 6 to release, Bethesda has invested in re-selling its most popular title until people decide to stop buying it. Said approach has been heavily memed online, but there's no denying it's also yielded positive results for Bethesda, as well as those Skyrim fans willing to reinvest in the title on different consoles, as more content has been added to it with each update. In the decade-long wait for Elder Scrolls VI, Bethesda has ensured that Skyrim has used up every possible source of revenue across all platforms. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrimis one of the RPG genre's best-loved titles, and given its popularity, the game's developer, Bethesda, has published multiple versions of the game across separate console generations.
