But what do outsiders know anyway? This is an Elder Scrolls release, so just shut up and let Bethesda take my money. Okay, sure, from an outsider’s perspective, The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim is a five-year-old title that shouldn’t elicit tons of excitement among gamers at this point. When Bethesda announced the Skyrim: Special Edition for consoles on June 12, it shouldn’t have come as much of a surprise to console gamers, but every time Bethesda announces any kind of release of one of its two flagship series - The Elder Scrolls or Fallout - it feels a little like Christmas.