Fortunately, a new console generation was only a few years away – merely a blip in Skyrim’s planned millenia lifecycle. While PC was living it large, the PS3 version ran notoriously poorly. The original Skyrim released two console generations ago, offering us a chilly world of dragons to slay, people to Fus-Ro-Dah off mountains, and burdens sworn to be carried. Oh Ralof, if only you knew the history those words would spawn. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (PC, PS3, Xbox 360) - November 2011 So as we prepare to board the axeman’s cart one more time in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – Anniversary Edition, let’s take quick look back at every version of Skyrim released since those snow-capped peaks first graced our screens in 2011. Skyrim, you can be sure, will outlast us all. At that point we can only assume the game will make the jump to alternate dimensions. Not so for this frosty open world, which seems content to continue releasing itself in perpetuity, presumably until the heat death of the universe removes any potential new platforms. A decade of life for most video games marks time to set expectations for a remake or even a nostalgia-driven DLC pack.
Age hits us all differently, but Skyrim is getting an outrageously good deal.
