The Elder Scrolls Online: Is a transfer from PC to Xbox One or PS4 still possible? [Spoiler: No]

In the fantasy MMORPG The Elder Scrolls Online, players were able to transfer their characters and the game itself from the PC version to the console version of PlayStation 4 or Xbox One. However, this is subject to strict limitations.

With trailers, streams, press releases, and advertisements, the console launch of The Elder Scrolls Online on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One is currently being promoted. Many players who played on PC a year ago are now recalling the game they had long since forgotten. And they remember a promise: “There was something.”

Unethical offer at The Elder Scrolls Online has already expired

And indeed: A year ago, when it became clear that the console version would be significantly delayed, Zenimax promised that PC players could convert their PC-TESO into a console-TESO for a small fee and would still be able to carry over their character as well. An offer that some presumably took advantage of back then. But players who are only now thinking about taking advantage of it are out of luck.

The deadline for that has already expired a month ago and now, just before the console launch, it is no longer possible to transfer to PC. The offer was only temporary. In the future, it is also not planned for something like that to come back.

And consumer protection greets forever

Frustrating for some players who are only now remembering, becoming interested in TESO, and had completely forgotten the game in the meantime. They feel cheated; after all, something completely different was promised to them a year ago, they say.

In forum threads old statements from Zenimax are being dug up, threats of consumer protection are being made, and refunds are being demanded. They only bought TESO a year ago because they wanted to play it on console later and only planned to engage with the game again at that time. There was never any talk of a deadline. And now it is supposed to be too late? Besides, a time window of only 30 days is outrageous, the notification email landed in the spam filter, and so on.

Much reminds again of the early days of TESO. It was turbulent back then too. At that time, some complained that they did not know, they needed a valid payment option to play The Elder Scrolls Online.