Bethesda Softworks just launched "The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition" for the PC, PS4, and Xbox One. Unfortunately, this particular update of the game is suffering from a few noticeable issues such as poor audio quality and the PS4's restricted mod support.
According to a report from Gamespot, there are approximately 209 mods for "The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim," but not all of them are applicable for the PS4 and Xbox One. PC users are not restricted as they do not need Bethesda's workshop to download and install mods.
It is further pointed out that even with the mods available, the PS4 only has 1 GB allotted for mods, and the Xbox One only has 5 GB for mods. This will severely limit the number of mods or the types of mods that console players will be able to use.
Polygon gives an updated count in terms of how many mods can be played per console. The Xbox One currently can run 124 different mods; the PS4 version can only use 47. This is because Sony has restricted mod support on the PS4, citing the PS4 port won't allow mods with external assets that don't already exist in the game.
However, the lack of full mod support is not the only issue with the remastered game. PC Gamer reports that the audio quality for all ports of the game is noticeably lower than the audio quality of the 2011 original version. It is said that this is due to the fact that the original game used uncompressed .wav files while the "Special Edition" used extremely compressed .xwm file formats.
Because of the compression, the overall quality of the audio files is affected, making the songs and even sound effects sound muffled or sound like they have a different pitch. The report does state that there are means of fixing, and this is by zipping the original audio files and then importing them into the "Special Edition."
