There is a great deal of bad information floating around in the community right now about what actually constitutes the Anniversary Edition. I won't link to Bethesda's FAQ about it, because that ultimately doesn't explain the distinction well enough. So this is an attempt to clear the air. What constitutes Skyrim Special Edition Now? This one is relatively simple. Skyrim Special Edition was updated to game version 1.6.318 (there was briefly a 1.6.317 but a hotfix came out a few hours a