Oblivion PSP listing appears on Amazon

by Justin McElroy { Jan 18th 2008 at 9:50AM }

We really wish we had a better understanding of the Oblivion PSP game (formally known as The Elder Scrolls Travels: Oblivion) but we still don't get it. We saw the first nugget in OPM in the fall of 2006 and it's been radio silence since then. Last we heard, folks who pre-ordered the game were being called by retailers in November to learn that it had been canceled.

Today though, CVG thinks they might have found a sign of life with a listing for the PSP title appearing on Amazon with a ship date of June 30, 2008. Bethesda was mum, telling us: "[We] still aren't talking about what's up with Oblivion PSP. We'll let folks know when that changes." So, a listing, but no confirmation. Hey square one. Good to see you again.

Tags: bethesda, elder-scrolls, oblivion

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Frank @ Jan 18th 2008 10:03AM

I love Elder Scrolls, that's all.

NATO_Duke @ Jan 18th 2008 10:46AM

Agreed. More Elder Scrolls please!!

GI-Joe @ Jan 18th 2008 10:06AM

Oblivion on the go.

ViagraFiend @ Jan 18th 2008 10:12AM

It better be different. I mean, same world and everything but different side quests. You would think that everyone who wants to play the game already has. If its the same story and everything then I do not want.

StarFoxA @ Jan 18th 2008 10:15AM

Maybe the PSP is finally getting some games.

Jon @ Jan 18th 2008 11:17AM

Go away.

Lars @ Jan 18th 2008 3:28PM

Maybe StarFoxA is finally getting kicked in the balls.

Mr Khan @ Jan 18th 2008 4:27PM

You wouldn't like it on VGChartz forums, then. PSP has almost officially been declared a dead system over there

I disagree, of course (Crisis Core and Chains of Olympus, for two)

StarFoxA @ Jan 18th 2008 4:56PM

Hey, guys, did it every occur to you that it's JUST MY OPINION???

None of the current PSP games appeal to me. Thank you.

Jon @ Jan 19th 2008 7:54AM

An opinion would be "Now the PSP has a game that I am interested in". Yours is blatant trolling.

Sweet Tooth @ Jan 18th 2008 10:19AM

I don't care if it's grossly overdue. I want this game bad. One has to wonder, if there is a PSP version, will Bethesda try to create a Wii version from this same build ( that will drop out of the sky after the PSP release )? I don't believe this is scaled down version of the PC/PS3/360 version of the game but rather a new Elder Scrolls game that is related to Oblivion. But why did they change the name from "Travels" to "Oblivion"?

James @ Jan 18th 2008 10:23AM

It's funny but the 2 games I want most on the PSP are the 2 most elusive. Oblivion and GT4 would be nice but the studios just aren't letting us know what's going on.

Didn't like the console version of Oblivion. I'd much rather play it on a handheld.

Karen @ Jan 18th 2008 10:38AM

Maybe Bethesda decided to wait till the upgraded PSP 2000 came out so the game would run better and load faster.

Edge @ Jan 18th 2008 11:06AM

Maybe this could get me to get a PSP. But could an ES game be done justice on a handheld? Will we be stuck in a D&D 3/4ths view?

Nikonov @ Jan 18th 2008 11:32AM

Well, there was an ES for cell phones. Why not the PSP?

jynxycat @ Jan 18th 2008 11:43AM

The phone version was a isometric diablo-esque game, I wouldn't really even call it ES anything :P

GRANTED @ Jan 18th 2008 11:25AM

it's called remote play

James @ Jan 18th 2008 12:50PM

Yea you must be desperate to buy not only the worst performing handheld but also the worst performing console.

Akamaru @ Jan 18th 2008 1:10PM

@James the troll: You mean a 3D0 and a Wonderswan? I didn't know they had remote play functionality?!?!?!

why not the LS2/LS7? @ Jan 18th 2008 11:43AM

This is a good kind of game for a PSP. It'll provide a lot of time-killing in small chunks.

And while they're adapting it for the PSP control layout they can maybe fix the combat too.

BillNabors65 @ Jan 18th 2008 12:03PM

If this is true I'm buying a PSP.

343 Guilty Fart @ Jan 18th 2008 12:25PM

If I could take my save from my console and put it on the PSP that would be the death of my social life, I'd just never get anything done cause I'd be playing this all the time. It's kinda scary really.

Jon @ Jan 18th 2008 1:39PM

I hope they implement something like OutRun 2006 PS2/PSP which allows you to share the same save data.

ChekhovsGun @ Jan 21st 2008 12:36PM

This sounds cool. Maybe with this extra time the game isn't dungeon only anymore. How about Daggerfall DS, too?

Mr Khan @ Jan 18th 2008 4:28PM

If this is true, it would herald the resurrection of Kirby Wii, the completion of Duke Nukem Forever, and the release of Gran Turismo Mobile

wukong @ Jan 18th 2008 5:13PM

I dunno...It kind of looks fake to me but I wouldn't mind if it was true.

bm @ Jan 18th 2008 5:57PM

I really don't get this, why would they want to put something like Oblivion on a handheld system? If there's any game that is completely unsuited for a quick go on the bus, it would be this one.

Well, I guess most PSP developers don't understand this. Must be why its games are selling like shit. And why I'm never buying one. ;)

Lekko @ Jan 18th 2008 7:30PM

I actually remember reading articles about what they were planning to do with the game. It sounded way way too ambitious.

If I remember correctly, the PSP version was dungeons-only, no world map. There were dungeons you could go to in the main game that weren't there, that you could only go into on the PSP, and you would import your character and go through the dungeon on the go, then when you got home, you would (de?) port your character back to the console version, keeping the loot and xp.

Since the console version is already out, patched, DLC'd and final many times over, I don't think that level of connectivity would work anymore. Also, Oblivion wouldn't fully port to the PSP unless severely gimped.

It could be a stand-alone game, but after oblivion, it would seem so shallow it wouldn't be worth it.

If only the PSP/PS3 sold more to make it worthwhile to pursue. Nobody will do the cool things it is technically capable of since there aren't enough out there to make these things profitable.