People Like Buying Skyrim

[@razbutwo]

I meant to post this like 4 weeks ago, but then I forgot about it. Enjoy lol

[@Guccon]

First

[@the_gaming_falcon]

Np

[@briankelly1240]

Interesting, what is your production to publish process?

[@Skarpo89]

Didn't you post this like in July?

[@youngboyexie]

He must have started a stealth archer run in Skyrim and forgot

[@AutumnCorvidae]

I own an embarassingly large number of copies of Skyrim, any inconsistency in your numbers is probably my fault, sorry about that

[@DominoPivot]

I have the PS3, PC, and Special Edition. Yeah, it is a bit silly. To be fair, I believe I bought them for 40 CAD, 5 CAD and 30 CAD respectively. Not as bad as Kingdom Hearts. (PS2, PS3, PS4, Epic, might have to get it on Steam so I can play the Japanese version 🙃)

[@BananaWasTaken]

Skyrim Georg?

[@harrasika]

​@@DominoPivot didn't you get the Special Edition for free if u owned the original Skyrim?

[@fawnntrait]

Same here

[@DominoPivot]

@@harrasika Only if you had all the DLC. I didn't and it was actually getting in the way of modding the game.

[@brianhitch3448]

Last vid: "Why Skyrim?" This vid: "How much Skyrim?"

[@alecwoyke9152]

Next vid: "Who is Skyrim?"

[@thatdanjamesguy.330]

I think Skyrim is a pretty cool guy. He fights dargons and doesn’t afraid of anything.

[@manthannakhate4004]

John Skyrim ​@@thatdanjamesguy.330

[@hotcyder]

Buyrim

[@renaigh]

There you are

[@WhalesLoveSmash]

I go to hoptal.

[@jomcbobbinson4457]

Skyrim might not be the deepest RPG or have great combat, but I like the review from PCGamer where they said "Bethesda just put a country in a box." And Skyrim is one of the coolest countries I've been to, love the game

[@Flameclaw123]

"Average person owns 3 copies of Skyrim” factoid actualy just statistical error. Average person owns 1 copy of Skyrim. Skyrim Georg, who lives in cave & buys over 10,000 each day, is an outlier adn should not have been counted

[@calebhughes975]

You jest, but based on the comments here it looks like the real Skyrim Georg is AutomnCorvidae lmao

[@PainterVierax]

you figured out why we prefer median instead of average in stats

[@Rocco049]

No way I found a Spiders Georg reference in the wild

[@Bracketmeister]

I simultaneously can and can't believe the "Spiders Georg" meme is still alive and well

[@666GodofDark]

spiders georg has broken containment

[@saulitix]

Don't worry Raz, if someone is going to make me waste my time with a video about a game I don't specially like, I'm glad that person is you.

[@razbutwo]

o7

[@starfthegreat]

In my household, my brother and I bought Skyrim: 1) for the PS3 in 2012 or 2013 2) For the PS4 in 2016 3) For PC in 2020 4) For the Switch in 2022 Bravo Tod

[@starfthegreat]

In 2016 I also torrented a copy of Skyrim on my PC, although I don't think this count

[@NYKevin100]

5:31 - Note that Steam users who owned the original + all DLC got the special edition for free (so they literally could not buy it again even if they wanted to). But some of them may have reported "owning" both versions in your poll. Re the special edition being better for mods: Really, the most important change was breaking the 255 plugin limit. With modern Skyrim, we can have a couple thousand small plugins for minor compatibility patches and other such things, whereas in Oldrim, you really couldn't get away with doing that because you'd run out of load order slots.

[@minerman60101]

Yeah, I bought the original+DLC on sale in preparation for Special Edition coming out and started playing it upon that edition's release

[@GoalOrientedLifting]

the special edition was a huge gamechanger for mods. after it we got a lot better type of mods too, anniversity edition seem to have a similar effect, but not as strong. both editions seem to allow for better animations mods. or maybe its just the result of being able to have more mods

[@peterlewis2178]

True legends bought Special Edition first, and then bought the original through the hidden Steam page...

[@peterlewis2178]

@@GoalOrientedLifting Special Edition was mostly a game changer because it upgraded the game to 64-bit. The original game was only 32-bit, and a lot of modern mods just wouldn't have been technically possible without that upgrade.

[@Pumpkinwaffle]

Hold on just a second! I've been following this channel for about a year and just learnt today that this is a secondary channel?? XD

[@FelicityUwU]

Lol. The other channel is pretty great too if you haven't seen it yet

[@Pumpkinwaffle]

@@FelicityUwU Yes for sure I watched a video I really enjoyed already and subbed to the other channel as well. What a pleasant surprise :D

[@gamesareartGA]

Isn't wasting a lot of time kind of the point of Skyrim anyway? Your video is even more thematically strong in that sense.

[@macthemeh]

Skyrim is my wife’s favorite game. At one point we had four copies of Skyrim. I had one for ps3, she had one for 360, then she moved in. Then she bought Skyrim on steam for the ability to mod it. Then she bought it on switch so she could have a handheld version. Every time I poke fun at her for the fact that we owned four copies of the same game she says that each different copy makes sense why we have it. And while that’s true, that doesn’t change the fact that we had FOUR SEPARATE COPIES OF SKYRIM (I have since sold my ps3 copy because I saw no reason to have it since we had the other versions. I think I may have gotten a song and a quarter flipped my way for it)

[@holycowitsdave]

Here's a fun thing that could make a difference in the data as well... the difference between "Copies owned" and "Copies Purchased" I, for example, own 4 distinct versions of Skyrim, but only purchased two. I bought vanilla Skyrim on launch for my 360, and I later bought a PC copy on Steam for mods. When the first re-release came out (I don't remember the naming scheme... I think that was a the Special edition?) Bethesda gifted a free copy of that edition to everyone who owned vanilla Skyrim + the DLC on Steam. So then I owned three versions, having only bought two. Later, when I bought my Nintendo Switch, it came boxed with a copy of Skyrim. I did not get to choose the games it came with, which is why I have a Switch copy of Skyrim and Minecraft. I even asked if I could get the price of the games taken out of the price of the console, as I had no interest in another copy of either game, but alas... full price and two games I could trade in for $10 each. So, four Copies of Skyrim, only two purchases.

[@noobnoob98noob]

I thought the same thing. Bought 1 copy I own 2.

[@tj-co9go]

didn't get to choose the games it came with, but still ended up with two of the best - Skyrim and Minecraft

[@jckpth]

It’s nice to have around it’s good to have the knowledge that whenever you get in a Skyrim mood you can just go in

[@lordcrispen]

Smallest of the smalls: Don't apologize for 'wasting our time'. When I'm waiting for something like food, and the staff apologizes for the wait, it makes me feel like I should be mad, or points out that I am waiting when I often wasn't even thinking about it. I'm here for vids like this! Thank you for posting. I appreciate the humble feelings, but apologies not needed!

[@razbutwo]

You’re welcome for wasting your time then.

[@bad_haired_sam]

7:00 I think you've missed something with your poll here in that the question is "How many versions of Skyrim have you owned?" and not "How many versions of Skyrim have you bought?". I bring this up as I originally bought the Legendary Edition which was later automatically upgraded for free to Special Edition, and then upgraded for free again to Anniversary Edition. So my answer for your poll would be three, but I only ever made one purchase.

[@Roccondil]

Technically it's just two, because while LE and SE are completely separate versions of the game, SE and AE are basically just different names for the same thing. Like, you can download and play LE directly. But if you want the SE version, you have to download the "AE" version of the game then downgrade back to v1.5.9 or earlier. And if you try to purchase the AE, there is no Steam store page with that name. Bethesda's website links to the SE-branded Steam store page, even though the Bethesda website has all the AE branding.

[@peterlewis2178]

Surely you didn't actually get Anniversary Edition for free? Anniversary Edition only technically refers to Special Edition plus all of the Creation Club content (not just the free ones with the fishing and survival mode and whatnot). It's confusing, though, since the modding community calls it "Anniversary Edition" if it's past update 1.6, even if it's still technically Special Edition.

[@Roccondil]

@@peterlewis2178 yes, the Anniversary Edition was simply an update from v1.5.9 to v1.6+, and came with Rare Curios, Survival, Saints and Seducers, and Fishing for free as well. The Anniversary UPGRADE, on the other hand, added in the all the Creation Club content available up to that point, and was NOT ever free.

[@peterlewis2178]

@@Roccondil That's not really accurate, though. That's how the modding community defines it, but not how Bethesda does. The way Bethesda defined the terms is that the Anniversary Upgrade is the paid content that you add to the game, and the Anniversary Edition is the combination of Special Edition plus the AE Upgrade. This can easily be fact checked by just looking at the steam pages. The Skyrim Special Edition Steam page is still just Special Edition. The Anniversary Upgrade is considered a DLC for Special Edition, and there is a separate page for Anniversary Edition that just gets you Special Edition plus the Upgrade. Bethesda have never referred to Skyrim Special Edition as "Anniversary Edition", even with the fishing and other free added content. That distinction was made entirely by the modding community because of the rift between game versions and Skyrim 1.6+ breaking a ton of mods, and it's technically incorrect.

[@NickonStark]

If I had to buy Skyrim once a year whenever I feel like replaying it, I’d do it with no hesitation.

[@NickonStark]

I’ve bought that shit three times in the past thirteen years, I love Skyrim.

[@OmegaBlack999]

I've bought three minimum... Possibly four. I've also gifted it to a couple of people that had never played it before. It was... something I didn't know I was looking for. I probably put a couple thousand hours, altogether, into it. I first saw it on the shelf at GameXchange and thought it sounded interesting, and a former coworker was obsessed with the previous iterations, so I heard a lot about Elder Scrolls already, bought it for my XBox. Then a few years later, I was playing it all over again on PC. Anyway, thanks for wasting my time, Raz. Fkng love you, Bro.

[@renaigh]

Instant Classic that influenced the gaming landscape of both its day and the present. I own 1 1/2 copies of Skyrim as the Anniversary Edition was technically DLC on Steam. As for mods, it seems only console owners have a limited range of what can be downloaded, on PC I have a pretty robust load order although nothing too extreme.

[@Gr00t]

I only have 1 version, the original on steam. Still got my physical copy, it's 1 of only 2 games on PC I have physically. I should probably give it another playthrough, I only played it once on release.

[@maxh.7546]

Which is the other one? If you wanna tell

[@Owlfury]

Skyrim is on my list of games that I will buy for multiple devices. It's a short list and entirely unintentional. It includes Minecraft and Stardew Valley as well. I have bought Minecraft 6 separate times more than once on the same type of device... Skyrim and Stardew Valley both sit at 3

[@sagewaterdragon]

I think it's interesting that Skyrim is the only game where they've tried this re-release strategy. While they did release a "current-gen" update for Fallout 4, that was a free, relatively insubstantial update. There are rumors that they're remaking Fallout 3 (or working with someone who's remaking it), but that still leaves us with Morrowind, Oblivion, and Fallout 4 where they only really got the one release (give or take a GOTY edition). Oh, and Starfield, I suppose, though if they re-released Starfield a year after it came out that'd be hilarious.

[@baumstamm345]

Good Video. Great even. I enjoyed watching it a lot. I don't own or like or really even know skyrim.

[@machscga6238]

I only bought one version of Skyrim... so far. I am a huge Fallout fan, Fallout 3 being my favorite. But I am not a fan of fantasy so I never tried any Elder Scrolls. But then I finally gave Oblivion a try in 2022, then I tried Skyrim in September of 2023. But after I beat the game and tried modding Todd decided to "make the game just work" by "upgrading" it to 1130.

[@Cosmosis]

On PC, they gave out free versions of the game as they came out of you already owned the previous one. Does this count as buying? Lol

[@razbutwo]

Damn no idea actually. I’d assume that Bethesda would count this? I really am not sure

[@Cosmosis]

@@razbutwo I would assume Bethesda counts it! But I think I also put a higher number on your poll because of it haha, I wonder how much it skewed the data, if at all

[@rim7115]

I think my family bought the OG on PlayStation, then Legendary edition on PlayStation, got a free copy on Steam, then bought Special Edition on Steam. But until I read your comment I forgot about the freebie, so I wouldve said 4

[@jeffk.9075]

@@razbutwo More then likely. I used to work for a newspaper in the circulation department and they would offer free subscriptions for two weeks to pad their numbers and up their circulation when it came time for the meeting with the publishing company. I remember it happening yearly.

[@truefox1259]

In terms of the 60% that own more then 1 version of Skyrim, remember that back in the day when the Special Edition came out that it was free on Steam for anyone who owned the base game + all the DLC, so a lot people who voted could've been counting that. A lot of the people who said they only owned one copy might also have forgotten that Special Edition was free or just weren't there for when the free upgrade happened.

[@sator_project]

The reason a mod enjoyer my pick special edition over the classic is because a given mod author might only publish mods for special edition. The content BGS adds doesn't really factor.

[@flarie4931]

Keep in mind when special edition was released everyone (at least on steam) who owned the legendary edition received the special edition as a gift for free.

[@Ahad-bj1cz]

As a person who’s bought Skyrim 3 times (Xbox 360, ps4, PC). Xbox 360 when it came out. PS4 for special edition and minor mods. PC for huge mods and ENBs. About 200-300 hours for each buy…

[@Lunar_Leit]

for me, it's because of the modding. sure you can mod old skyrim, but that's not where the modern modding community is, they move to the most up-to-date version. if skyrim got a new release tomorrow with some improvements. i would buy it, because that's where my mods are gonna be at.

[@vaguelyeducated]

That’s exactly what led to me buying the anniversary edition on GOG. Had both SE and Oldrim on Steam for years, then they pushed that more recent update that screwed absolutely everything over, and LE was on sale on GOG + has more support for staying on or rolling back to older versions… I’ll go wherever my mods go when it comes to Skyrim.

[@highway_roadkill]

i own both the 360 and PS3 versions of OG Skyrim (both pre-owned, not new) the PS4 and Xbox One versions of Skyrim:SE (PS4 new on disc, XbOne digitally) and the Steam version of Skyrim:SE. on top of that the PS4, XbOne and Steam versions all have the Anniversary Edition upgrades. i think it's safe to say i like Skyrim

[@GoalOrientedLifting]

special edition opened the game up for a lot better mods, same with anniversity edition, but special edition was the real catalyst for the better mods

[@peterlewis2178]

So, you're right that mods likely wouldn't be much of a factor for buying the Special Edition when talking about Bethesda's Creations. But buying the Special Edition for mods in general is absolutely a factor for a lot of people. The Skyrim modding community has moved on pretty definitively to the special/anniversary edition, and new high quality mods are still daily being created, most of which don't work on the original version of Skyrim without being ported. The technical capabilities of the original version are also much more limited because it was only 32-bit, but Skyrim SE is 64-bit. Funnily enough, I actually bought the original version of Skyrim as my second copy, despite already owning the Special Edition. I bought it specifically for the mod Enderal (essentially its own original game made as a Skyrim mod), because at the time that was the only way to play it. Though the mod has since been ported to the Special Edition and even has its own Steam page/installation. But, yeah, buying a different version of Skyrim for the sake of mods is definitely something people do. P.S. Another version of the game you aren't including in the sales statistics is the GOG version. It's I think the most recent re-release, even more recent than the Anniversary Edition. It's mostly the same game, but it's on the GOG storefront instead of Steam, and is DRM-free.

[@Nyx64]

I'll buy skyrim (and morrowing and oblivion, the collection with thse three I mean) in 12 days when it gets into discount

[@Eramidas]

I would buy a Skyrim VR Anniversary if it used the same patch version as flatrim anniversary, and added a bunch of essential mods like VRIK and HIGGS. It's not necessary, but I'd buy it to support it anyway. Would be a good way to get everyone on VR on the same page as flatrim, everyone having AE content easily and just upgrades in general.

[@MattBradyrules]

Can I just say I started playing TES with a disc copy of Morrowind. I bought Oblivion for my 12th birthday with all the DLC and it fully opened my eyes to the world of game modding. Being able to go into the games code and rewrite it just felt so satisfying. I bought the Anniversary Edition of Skyrim yesterday, I’m 21 years old and the only reason I did it was so that I can download specific mods that require it. I bought the game for 10$ and I’ve been playing Skyrim since before I could drive my car. Worth it!!!!!

[@professorpenguin7293]

Your videos on this channel have been coincidentally timed for me - started skyrim for the first time recently + finished Game of Thrones just after you uploaded that video

[@wuwubean]

I feel like I have the weirdest combination of Skyrims owning both the Switch version and the VR version on PC. I first bought Skyrim because of the Switch trailers featuring it, and then the second I got a VR headset I bought the VR version. Also for the record, the Switch port is Special Edition, just with adjusted graphics and mod support removed. The VR version is also just Special Edition with a VR overlay, it may be one of my favorite VR games of all time but it’s a terrible port job and you need to download a lot of mods to make it work.

[@mega-ub6ef]

I love Razbuten's going crazy over Skyrim arc. Its so relatable...

[@quadrupleheart]

I bought it back in the day on steam, at some point I was magically granted the legendary edition on steam (don't remember how that one showed up but it wasn't a gift from a friend, I just got it somehow) and recently got skyrim VR to experience it that way. So I guess I have three copies. Kinda regret buying the VR version even though it was only $20.

[@Emily09876g]

I bought the anniversary edition for PlayStation PS5, for Xbox Series X, and PC through steam. I love it and want to play it on any possible platform I have access to at the time. I bought them on sale.

[@mynameis9683]

Lots and lots of people would also buy second hand copies. I had purchased at least 3 different editions of Skyrim second hand, for around 5 dollars each, on my previous console (normal, legendary edition etc), and I traded all of those back in eventually, but those copies are not captured by the data.

[@WeissM89]

Bought the Legendary edition on PS3, then bought it on Steam when Bethesda was giving away the Special Edition to everyone who owned old Skyrim. So I bought 2, but I own 3 versions. I will buy the VR version when I have a VR PC.

[@ShadowKaiserin]

I own two copies of Skyrim. Skyrim Legendary Edition, which I stubbornly continue to play to the point that I backport mods for it, and Skyrim Special Edition which I got for free because I had the Legendary Edition at launch. I have over 2,300 hours in the game according to Steam.

[@jarrenraves]

I bought the physical release for PC when it first came out, bought it again as some digital special or collectors edition to get all the DLC's in one go (because it was much cheaper that way) and finally bought the VR version years later because that's just its own experience. As many people mentioned here already, inflate the number by 2 for the free updated versions I got given on steam over the years. TLDR 1: I like skyrim. TLDR 2: owning multiple copies just kinda happened along the way for reasons

[@Roccondil]

I've got both LE and SE/AE in my Steam account, but only because when SE released, I had also purchased all the DLC for LE and anyone who owned the game and all DLC were able to get the SE version for free.

[@Jard_the_Bard]

360 from launch and I bought an Elder Scroll anthology with all five mainline games. Then I did buy Anniversary when it came out. Honestly debated buying the switch version. Skyrim is a great sandbox.

[@wolfsraynefan]

It probably accounts for a smaller number, but I know for maybe a fraction of the Steam sales are when people do speedruns where the goal is to buy a fresh copy of Skyrim on a new account and beat the main story in enough time to refund it. I'm not sure if that counts towards the total sales or if they remove refunds but it might be included.

[@Bjasileus]

yeah i own 3 copies of skyrim but i only ever bought 1. I bought 1 on steam which got upgraded to the special edition when that came out and then i also own a physical copy which i got as a gift in a bundle with all the elder scrolls games. I have never put one of the discs in for that version but a friend gave it to me and i cherish it as a fond memory of a time which i have moved past. Skyrim was basically my first RPG, and the first game other than minecraft that i modded and in that way it will always have a special place in my heart though i realise all it's faults and unsatisfying mechanics, for a 13 year old, that didn't know better that didn't matter. It had dragons and magic and swords and the thing i will always insist skyrim did the best of all the elder scrolls, absolutely fantastic music and a world, that if you let yourself and you are new to open world games, you could get a little lost in just admiring the, at that time, beautiful landscape.

[@wingsexzfiles5042]

Can attest, I bought it 3 times. Base and Legendary on Xbox360, and Steam. Luckily Special Edition was given for free on steam if you had Legendary already, and I did by the Anniversary Edition. So yeah.... SKYRIM!!!

[@ChrisTheFields]

You like buying multiple copies of Skyrim I like buying multiple copies of Shovel Knight We are not the same

[@bellcorrz]

truly & honestly hope i can still buy and play skyrim when im 80

[@moosevelt9148]

For that poll about "how many copies of Skyrim do you own," Steam users that bought Skyrim Original got a free upgrade to Special, and bc of how Steam works, they have access to both versions. Had I answered that poll, I would have answered 2, but only paid once.

[@Whitepawprint]

I bought skyrim on sale for vr, but put it down after 2 minutes when I realised those graphics were not meant to be seen SO CLOSE UP. Oof

[@WhoisMyut]

9:20 As someone with a lot of experience modding skyrim, people will buy the legacy edition even though it costs $80 to get it with all of the DLC because Bethesda doesnt update that version so you dont have to worry about updates breaking the game. In Special / Anniversary edition, some people play on the version before anniversary edition came out for compatibility with mods whose authors have left the scene and some people try to use the most up to date version. It makes modding the game more difficult when different people are making mods for incompatible versions of the game

[@hawkon6809]

Do you not get the DLC if you buy it from steam now? When I check out the original it says it is unlisted from the store but I can still buy the game for 15 €.

[@IamPotion]

I own it on ps3,Xbox 360, pc, and Xbox series x. PS3 because it was like 2$ for the disc, 360 because my brother actually bought it, PC for the mods, and Xbox series x because I wanted to get all the achievements for it.

[@bluegoose7832]

I own: - Skyrim 360 - Skyrim Legendary Edition 360 - Skyrim PC - Skyrim Special Edition XB1 - Skyrim Special Edition PC - Skyrim Special Edition Switch - Skyrim VR - Skyrim Anniversary Edition XB1 - Skyrim Anniversary Edition PC Sorry guys I'm part of the problem.

[@Katie-hj5eb]

3:30 says it only has portablity while literally showing the special motion controls feature lol. The one thing I like about the switch version is that lockpicking has HD rumble so it changes the minigame completely.

[@SnuggsMcDuff]

i bought my first copy of skyrim on steam several years after it came out on a computer i didn't even own or could play it on. then i bought another copy years later on console and that was the first time i played it ⎯ in like 2018

[@kobuseksteen411]

The best deal ever was the Skyrim Legendary l edition for PC(Physical) . That was the first version of Skyrim I bought and it included all the DLC. Then when they released the special edition, I got that for free on Steam! So technically I own 2 copies but only bought 1.

[@alanduae7986]

i NEED more unscripted videos like this, the scripted videos on the main channel really make you think but this one is honestly just fun and kept me smiling throughout.

[@samgonzalez8662]

It’s “second channel” interesting. Love it

[@TC_Geosci]

I have 3 copies. Original from 11/11/11, then recently bought VR and SE because it has been years and I am in the mood for getting lost in the world again. Part nostalgia, part craving some older simpler fantasy RPG gameplay. Also dabbling in the modding scene means you can do pretty much whatever you want with it. Skyblivion looks pretty exciting. I think the last time I played Oblivion was on the hype cycle before Skyrim launched.

[@LordBeef]

3:46 The game is also on GOG, where I recently bought it for better PC mod support

[@Melodyyyy3]

I think a factor you didnt really mention is that skyrim is a game people like to play again, even 10+ years later which doesnt really happen with many games So when someone gets a new console or switches to pc they have to buy a new copy to play it

[@SharknadoSantista]

Only bought the original on the Xbox 360 and then the special edition on PC. Also did the same thing for The Witcher 2, Dark Souls 1 and GTA IV. Also also bought Dark Souls 2 and The Witcher 3 both on PS4 and on PC.

[@nichtmenschlich]

I do think many own at least 2 because, if I remember correctly, Bethesda gave the Special Edition away for free if you already had the legendary edition (at least on steam)

[@necromancer1983x]

I first played Skyrim on PC but didn't buy it till the PS4 Special Edition. I later picked up the Legendary Edition on PS3 & the PSVR version. Bethesda gave us PS5 upgrade for free, weird the Anniversary edition doesn't have a physical PS5 disc. I've Platinumed the game on PS3, PS4 & PS5 and need to go back to PSVR some day.

[@CANCHER]

I personally own Skyrim 6 Times (when Alexa indeed counts as one).... To be fair i got SE because i already owned 2011(PC) , i bought it for Ps3 to play with my dad, for switch because Skyrim on the go and Vr because i wanted to play it in VR.

[@DemJyke]

On the poll: "Own" is different than "Bought". But I see someone else beat me to the point, so I won't rant.

[@kittenchristmas4194]

And here I am with my one copy of Skyrim Legendary Edition.

[@foxglovelove8379]

As someone who owns multiple copies, the three things I can blame are consoles, mods, and nostalgia. I went from XBox 360 to Xbox One to PS5. I still have all 3 consoles, but the thought pattern for justifying a stupid purchase is always the same: "It's not worth it to dig out my old console to play it again, but I do kinda miss it... Oh, but it just went on super sale and I can play it on my latest console, why not? I can check out the newest mods and improvements, and maybe I can get another 100-200 hours of fun out of the game. Besides, I haven't touched the game in like 5 years, so it'll be almost fresh."

[@Plexxl]

I bought Skyrim: LE around 2017 right before the modding community basically switched to SE, forcing me to buy it again soon after.

[@thorakvideos2495]

Skyrim good.

[@indestructiblemadness8531]

I bought Skyrim a single time on release, yet I would have answered 2 or 3 in the poll. Special edition was added for free and Im not sure about the anniversity edition. There was a sizeable update, but no clue if that counts.

[@Chillpanes]

I've never officially owned Skyrim, but I do know a few friends who do own 4+ copies of it and will do a playthrough of the game every year. One friend do a playthrough of the entire series every year and I'm always shocked at how passionate they are with the series. As for me, I played Skyrim for 5 hours and got too bored to play any more of it. Just not a game for me.

[@shupliance]

something you failed to account for is the elder scrolls anthology! in contains every main game in the series, including skyrim, though it is technically a steam copy it does also have a disc.

[@wearytaco1641]

While not specifically Skyrim, it's funny that I watched this video today because I literally bought Morrowind (again) because it was onsale and I didn't have it on my computer 😅

[@Theo_Caro]

I own one copy of Skyrim, the special edition. I got into Skyrim later on.

[@sonicandnintendo7368]

I dont have any skyrim at this time but i do have a copy of the spyro trilogy on every console and pc i own that has it available

[@MogDog9]

I think you could make the case for Pokemon Gen 1 being another single player game in the top 10 on that IGN list. Taking RBY and its remake on GBA its at roughly 59 million copies sold. If you add lets go Pikachu it jumps up to 74 million.

[@crimsoneclipse0618]

As someone who exclusively played Skyrim on my cousin's ps4 or laptop whenever I visit, I can confidently say I having spent a dime on Skyrim.

[@maggiefix249]

I was gifted Skyrim Legendary Edition on Steam for like 5€, the Special Edition was free. So while I own 2 Copies, only one was truly brought by someone.

[@TheLingo56]

You obviously go into it in your main video, but yeah, it’s cheap, has variety since it’s sandboxy, and it’s a place I legitimately do get wistful to come back to every once in a while. I think that’s largely why GTA V has also sold so many copies. People just like to hang out in the game.

[@Snufflegrunt]

Skyrim just captured that perfect ratio of content and effort for said content. It makes norms feel like they can (and they can) adopt the “gamer” tag. You won’t believe the amount of literal housewives I’ve met who play Skyrim when their kids are away.

[@viktordyrby7804]

It's important to note that you get the new versions for free on steam if you owned a previous one when they released. I technically own them all but have only ever bought 1

[@razbutwo]

Was there a window for this?

[@viktordyrby7804]

@@razbutwo I think you had to own the original version and all dlc when Special Edition came out (because special edition has all dlc in it). I also got anniversary edition in the same manner

[@razbutwo]

That's interesting. I would LOVE to know what percentage of people upgraded in that fashion.

[@krayozmines]

I've only double dipped on Dead Cells and Persona 5 Royal but nothing else so far. Had no idea people owned so many copies of skyrim

[@aleksp8768]

I love buying Resident Evil 4

[@matthyde7895]

The crazy thing is I don't even like skyrim and I own multiple copies on multiple systems. There are games I love more (way more) that I own less copies of.

[@matthewburton6360]

it's criminal we haven't gotten TES 6

[@jjminor]

I bought Skyrim for Switch a while back, never bothered playing it, and then sold it to someone else. Luckily I bought it for dirt cheap on clearance at Walmart. I bought it thinking I might as well try it, but I don't regret not trying it. Too little time to waste on games I most likely will not enjoy.

[@Verchiel_]

While skyrim is my favorite game ever, i've only personally bought a single version of skyrim for myself. Special edition a month before the anniversary, as i only owned legendary before then (gifted by a friend) That being said, i've probably bought.... 15? 20? Copies of skyrim as gifts for friends or just people interested in getting the game but unable due to the life circumstances. Mind you i'm not that insane, i did use CDkeys so i only spent 10-20 bucks per copy but uhh yea. As for personal observations of skyrim sales, just based on having been active in a skyrim based discord server, there were new people getting into the game almost daily, often multiple a day. Take it as you will.

[@MousaThe14]

Don’t need to buy multiples of a thing I got once on Steam and can revisit every few years with a different set of mods and on potentially better PCs. But not everyone is a PC gamer, but I am shocked by the number of people that have bought it more than twice. I can understand twice, due to maybe jumping another console generation or something breaking, or deciding you want to get the PC version for different mods, but thrice? Or more? Wild.

[@KennyFrierson]

Does the PS4/Xbox One version could as buying it twice for the next gen upgrade

[@kwaddell]

I initially bought it on PS3 then later traded it in due to the abysmally ballooning loading times. I then got it on PC, and I also have the special edition on PC though I don’t remember buying that one 😅

[@azraelraven1041]

i got skyrim bundled with my 360 so I don't really count that, then I got it on my switch, then I got it on steam and in vr

[@dawsong5208]

All that money to Bethesda & they put it into making Starfield 💀

[@vitriolicAmaranth]

XB360, Steam LE (from the anthology) and Steam SE (free upgrade, does it count?) here.

[@caj5888]

I've owned it on Xbox360, Steam and Switch. But never really played more than an hour or two. Is it any good?

[@phillipalleva-cox3903]

This is one of those games that I think has not aged well and in a modern context is frankly not very good. And I think that dovetails into Starfield actually. I think one of the (many) reasons people don’t like Starfield is because it is forced them to come to grips with the reality that maybe Bethesda’s game design just doesn’t hold up by today’s standards and a lot of what they like about Skyrim is just nostalgia.