If you decide to opt out of the beta program, your old saves will still work with the current release of Skyrim on Steam (v 1.8). If you opt into the Beta, be sure to back up your saved games or simply be careful not to overwrite your existing saves. Select the Beta tab and opt in using the drop box.Within your Steam Library, right click on The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.With recent changes to Steam, you'll want to take the following steps to opt into the beta. For console players out there, we're hoping to release 1.9 later this month - we’ll keep you updated when we have specific dates. Beginning today, Steam users can download the beta version of Skyrim 1.9 title update - featuring Legendary new features (see below) and new bug fixes.