Bethesda gave early access to Skyrim Anniversary Edition to the developer of the cornerstone Skyrim Script Extender.

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Skyrim Script Extender, otherwise known as SKSE and required for many mods, has already been updated to work with the Anniversary Edition update.

This is because the Anniversary Edition is an update instead of a new release, and with it comes changes to the Skyrim Script Extender,a plug-in that makes mods work with the game.

The upcoming release of Skyrim's Anniversary Edition could end up badly hurting the game's modding scene, and will likely mean a considerable amount of work for modders on the game.

Recently, it was reported that Skyrim AE players were encountering a number of issues, and while an update fixes them, it brings with it new problems.