 Since release several patches have been published to address technical issues and improve overall gameplay . Patch 1 @.@ 2 was released on November 29 , 2011 , to fix some of the game 's issues ; however , some players reported new bugs in the game following the patch , including more frequent game crashes . Patch 1 @.@ 3 was released on December 7 , 2011 , to improve stability , further address known issues , and fix some problems that were introduced in version 1 @.@ 2 . Patch 1 @.@ 4 was released on February 1 , 2012 , for the PC . Another list of issues and bugs were addressed in this patch as well as the Skyrim launcher support for Skyrim Workshop ( PC ) . Patch 1 @.@ 5 was released on March 20 , 2012 , for the PC . Numerous bugs were fixed , as well as the inclusion of new archery / spellcasting killcams . On April 12 , 2012 , Bethesda announced that Kinect support would be coming for the Xbox 360 version of Skyrim . It features more than 200 voice commands . Patch 1 @.@ 6 was released on May 24 , 2012 , for the PC . This includes a new feature – mounted combat . Patch 1 @.@ 7 was released on July 30 , 2012 , for the PC , and 1 @.@ 8 was released on November 1 , 2012 , for the PC . These two introduced only minor bugfixes . Patch 1 @.@ 9 was released on March 18 , 2013 . In addition to providing various bug fixes , this patch also added new features , most namely the new ' Legendary ' difficulty and ' Legendary ' skills . 
