Official Discussion Thread for "ESO: Console Enhanced Launch Date Update"

ZOS_SarahHecker · May 2021

This is the official discussion thread for the blog article "ESO: Console Enhanced Launch Date Update"

The Elder Scrolls Online: Console Enhanced will now launch June 15.

MurderMostFoul · May 2021

carlos424 · May 2021

I mean, it’s just one week. More importantly, will they fix the broken inventory and craft bag scrolling, having to use “work arounds” to list items in the guild store, etc. It’s been over a month now, and will supposedly get fixed with the update (6+ weeks later). To me, that is the pressing issue.

GreenHere · May 2021

Good call! The last thing we need is another situation where things get borked for whatever reason, and the folks who have to work behind the scenes to fix it are too overwhelmed to handle it all at once.

Staggering important rollouts is a smart move. A bit of a bummer for folks that were hotly anticipating the launch, but thanks for letting us know about the delay ahead of time!

Thanks for the update on this, @ZOS_SarahHecker ! And thanks to whoever all was involved in making this decision on the backend! Most of us would rather wait a week and have things go smoothly than get a super rocky start with things coming out "on time".

GenjiraX · May 2021

Good. I’ve been forming a thread in my mind about the risk of launching everything within a week. I would have pushed the Xbox One/PS4 aunch back to June 15 and the next gen update back to early July myself. I’m an Xbox Series X player.

Wolf_Eye · May 2021

carlos424 wrote: »

I mean, it’s just one week. More importantly, will they fix the broken inventory and craft bag scrolling, having to use “work arounds” to list items in the guild store, etc. It’s been over a month now, and will supposedly get fixed with the update (6+ weeks later). To me, that is the pressing issue.

I thought they were going to fix the broken inventory with the Blackwood release? I'm guessing, since Blackwood was pushed back another week, this means consoles will have to wait another week before inventory is fixed. But I might be wrong.

ZOS_SarahHecker · May 2021

Wolf_Eye wrote: »

carlos424 wrote: »

I mean, it’s just one week. More importantly, will they fix the broken inventory and craft bag scrolling, having to use “work arounds” to list items in the guild store, etc. It’s been over a month now, and will supposedly get fixed with the update (6+ weeks later). To me, that is the pressing issue.

I thought they were going to fix the broken inventory with the Blackwood release? I'm guessing, since Blackwood was pushed back another week, this means consoles will have to wait another week before inventory is fixed. But I might be wrong.

Just to clear this up: the bug fixes are going in with Update 30 on June 8th. Console Enhanced moving to June 15 will not impact this.

Nord_Raseri · May 2021

Now to find an elusive mythical ps5...

trackdemon5512 · May 2021

So one week to experience the game in PS4/Xbox Backwards Compatibility and then a chance to compare the changes in the new zone directly.

I’m cool with that. Allows for a direct comparison of the changes with the most up to date content rather than trying to compare base game Mournhold’s older assets with the same in higher resolution (but less “Dragons! In your own homeland?!”).

Ingenon · May 2021

Nord_Raseri wrote: »

Now to find an elusive mythical ps5...

Good luck! They are on back order at the places I shop.

Elsonso · May 2021

Nord_Raseri wrote: »

Now to find an elusive mythical ps5...

Duct tape two PS4's together and call it a PS8.

ZOS_SarahHecker wrote: »

Wolf_Eye wrote: »

carlos424 wrote: »

I mean, it’s just one week. More importantly, will they fix the broken inventory and craft bag scrolling, having to use “work arounds” to list items in the guild store, etc. It’s been over a month now, and will supposedly get fixed with the update (6+ weeks later). To me, that is the pressing issue.

I thought they were going to fix the broken inventory with the Blackwood release? I'm guessing, since Blackwood was pushed back another week, this means consoles will have to wait another week before inventory is fixed. But I might be wrong.

Just to clear this up: the bug fixes are going in with Update 30 on June 8th. Console Enhanced moving to June 15 will not impact this.

Not to be overly critical... but... are you sure 1 week is enough? Maybe take 2 weeks so that you can get fixes in place for Blackwood and roll them out at the same time as the next gen console?

Nord_Raseri · May 2021

Elsonso wrote: »

Nord_Raseri wrote: »

Now to find an elusive mythical ps5...

Duct tape two PS4's together and call it a PS8.

I can make a Playtendo Genesis 7, but no 8.

Edit: scratch that, I can throw a ps1 into the mix Playtendo² Genesis 8

Ishtarknows · May 2021

ZOS_SarahHecker wrote: »

Wolf_Eye wrote: »

carlos424 wrote: »

I mean, it’s just one week. More importantly, will they fix the broken inventory and craft bag scrolling, having to use “work arounds” to list items in the guild store, etc. It’s been over a month now, and will supposedly get fixed with the update (6+ weeks later). To me, that is the pressing issue.

I thought they were going to fix the broken inventory with the Blackwood release? I'm guessing, since Blackwood was pushed back another week, this means consoles will have to wait another week before inventory is fixed. But I might be wrong.

Just to clear this up: the bug fixes are going in with Update 30 on June 8th. Console Enhanced moving to June 15 will not impact this.

Will the bug fixes address the invisible adds in trials for those using xbox one?

Wolf_Eye · May 2021

ZOS_SarahHecker wrote: »

Wolf_Eye wrote: »

carlos424 wrote: »

I mean, it’s just one week. More importantly, will they fix the broken inventory and craft bag scrolling, having to use “work arounds” to list items in the guild store, etc. It’s been over a month now, and will supposedly get fixed with the update (6+ weeks later). To me, that is the pressing issue.

I thought they were going to fix the broken inventory with the Blackwood release? I'm guessing, since Blackwood was pushed back another week, this means consoles will have to wait another week before inventory is fixed. But I might be wrong.

Just to clear this up: the bug fixes are going in with Update 30 on June 8th. Console Enhanced moving to June 15 will not impact this.

Thank you for the clarification!

katanagirl1 · May 2021

I was wondering, how do you get the PS5 update if you get the console much later?

Is it just part of the update that I will download onto my PS4 but not be able to make use of yet?

Elsonso · May 2021

katanagirl1 wrote: »

I was wondering, how do you get the PS5 update if you get the console much later?

Is it just part of the update that I will download onto my PS4 but not be able to make use of yet?

I expect that when you install ESO on a new PS5 or XBox Series that you will simply get the enhanced version.

MurderMostFoul · May 2021

katanagirl1 wrote: »

I was wondering, how do you get the PS5 update if you get the console much later?

Is it just part of the update that I will download onto my PS4 but not be able to make use of yet?

The enhanced version will not installed on prior gen consoles. It will just be the only version of the game on new consoles.

Ezorus · May 2021

Not happy, was looking more forward to this THAN the next chapter! Maybe if we didn't constantly get the middle child treatment and had the update this week along with PC players. They keep using the excuse of certification but we always knew this is what they have done the whole time (every other game has simultaneous cross platform updates)

trackdemon5512 · May 2021

Ezorus wrote: »

Not happy, was looking more forward to this THAN the next chapter! Maybe if we didn't constantly get the middle child treatment and had the update this week along with PC players. They keep using the excuse of certification but we always knew this is what they have done the whole time (every other game has simultaneous cross platform updates)

1) It’s a delay of one week for an admittedly smaller segment of the ESO population.

2) Only the graphical enhancements are delayed a week. Blackwood still drops June 8th so everyone is getting new content at the same time.

3) Certification isn’t an excuse. It’s real, it’s time intensive, and it costs money. You don’t get to just issue patch after patch on console like PC. The console manufacturers make you pay and the only time immediate patches are really done is if they break fundamental aspects of a game to where it can’t be played.

KeySmasher · May 2021

Will the Next Gen improvements for Console Advanced be an update for PC users as well? The latest market for RTX 30 Series cards will have a lot of players upset if only consoles got to see the difference.

katanagirl1 · May 2021

Elsonso wrote: »

katanagirl1 wrote: »

I was wondering, how do you get the PS5 update if you get the console much later?

Is it just part of the update that I will download onto my PS4 but not be able to make use of yet?

I expect that when you install ESO on a new PS5 or XBox Series that you will simply get the enhanced version.

Well, that could mean that the PS5 upgrades are already in the patch I previously got on PS4. It could also mean that a separate upgrade file is necessary for PS5.

I just want to make sure that there isn’t any window of time associated with this next-gen update that might be missed since I cannot find a PS5 to purchase right now.

Sju · June 2021

katanagirl1 wrote: »

Elsonso wrote: »

katanagirl1 wrote: »

I was wondering, how do you get the PS5 update if you get the console much later?

Is it just part of the update that I will download onto my PS4 but not be able to make use of yet?

I expect that when you install ESO on a new PS5 or XBox Series that you will simply get the enhanced version.

Well, that could mean that the PS5 upgrades are already in the patch I previously got on PS4. It could also mean that a separate upgrade file is necessary for PS5.

I just want to make sure that there isn’t any window of time associated with this next-gen update that might be missed since I cannot find a PS5 to purchase right now.

No other games have a window to download their ps5 versions. I doubt ESO will.

RNGeeze · June 2021

katanagirl1 wrote: »

Elsonso wrote: »

katanagirl1 wrote: »

I was wondering, how do you get the PS5 update if you get the console much later?

Is it just part of the update that I will download onto my PS4 but not be able to make use of yet?

I expect that when you install ESO on a new PS5 or XBox Series that you will simply get the enhanced version.

Well, that could mean that the PS5 upgrades are already in the patch I previously got on PS4. It could also mean that a separate upgrade file is necessary for PS5.

I just want to make sure that there isn’t any window of time associated with this next-gen update that might be missed since I cannot find a PS5 to purchase right now.

Also about the enhanced edition it’s not some bits of the game that get updated solely for ps5 and are left unused for last gen it’s a separate build/download of the game. It’s not something you take some of what you want it’s all or nothing. It’ll be the standard version of eso on ps5 since there’ll be no need to play the old one in back compat mode so it’s not going anywhere.

Al_Ly0910 · June 2021

katanagirl1 wrote: »

I was wondering, how do you get the PS5 update if you get the console much later?

Is it just part of the update that I will download onto my PS4 but not be able to make use of yet?

Also, how much extra space would this require? Just wondering, since the update might just be sitting there and of no use to me as I am still on the PS4

Elsonso · June 2021

Al_Ly0910 wrote: »

katanagirl1 wrote: »

I was wondering, how do you get the PS5 update if you get the console much later?

Is it just part of the update that I will download onto my PS4 but not be able to make use of yet?

Also, how much extra space would this require? Just wondering, since the update might just be sitting there and of no use to me as I am still on the PS4

It will be interesting to see how ZOS/XBox/PlayStation are doing this. Details are scant, even when less than a week out. This is one of those "trust us, we won't screw it up" scenarios that make me nervous like a cat in a room full of rocking chairs.

ZOS_SarahHecker · June 2021

Al_Ly0910 wrote: »

Also, how much extra space would this require? Just wondering, since the update might just be sitting there and of no use to me as I am still on the PS4

Hey there! Since you are on PS4 you won't have to download or use storage space for anything when the Console Enhanced upgrade is released.

msetten · June 2021

@ZOS_SarahHecker And when you're on PS5 like me, how will this work? Will I have to go to the PS store to "purchase" it? Or will the system automatically detect there is an updated version like with normal updates?

GoldenHero3422 · June 2021

Will Xbox one have to have the update?

GoldenHero3422 · June 2021

msetten wrote: »

@ZOS_SarahHecker And when you're on PS5 like me, how will this work? Will I have to go to the PS store to "purchase" it? Or will the system automatically detect there is an updated version like with normal updates?

I think, based on my knowledge about how this works, it will automatically install then tell you that you need to update the game. Console enhanced is, after all, a free update.

GoldenHero3422 · June 2021

GoldenHero3422 wrote: »

Will Xbox one have to have the update?

I ask out of curiosity, btw. I feel that it is unlikely that I will have to update it because the update does not apply to my console. I just wanted to make sure.

ZOS_SarahHecker · June 2021

GoldenHero3422 wrote: »

Will Xbox one have to have the update?

No, neither of the previous generations of consoles should be affected.

msetten wrote: »

@ZOS_SarahHecker And when you're on PS5 like me, how will this work? Will I have to go to the PS store to "purchase" it? Or will the system automatically detect there is an updated version like with normal updates?

On PlayStation you should receive a prompt to upgrade when you go to open the game. If for some reason the prompt doesn't appear you can grab it from the store page.

It's similar on Xbox: you should get a prompt to update upon launch unless you have auto-update enabled (in which case it should download automatically.)