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“Updated and Enhanced” version of Quake is now available for PC, PS4, Switch, Xbox One
For as popular as it was throughout the 1990s, id Software’s Quake never received the universal re-release push that Doom did. Sure, it popped up on the Saturn and the Nintendo 64 back in the day, but it’s been unavailable to current console players for the last 20 years.
That all changes today as Bethesda announced during the QuakeCon at Home kickoff that Quake is now available to download in a new “Updated and Enhanced” version for the PC, PS4, Switch, and Xbox One. Xbox Game Pass users on console and PC will also be able to download the influential shooter through their subscription. And if you already own Quake through Steam or Bethesda.net, you’ll receive the update for free.
The “Updated and Enhanced” version of Quake will provide players with widescreen resolution support (up to 4K), enhanced models, dynamic and color lightning, anti-aliasing, depth of field, and the complete soundtrack and theme song (which was composed by Trent Reznor). This package will also include Quake’s three expansions (The Scourge of Armagon, Dissolution of Eternity, and MachineGames’s Dimension of the Past), as well as a brand new episode, Dimension of the Machine, also created by MachineGames.
It wouldn’t be Quake without multiplayer deathmatch (and co-op), so players can also expect to find four-player online or local co-op, as well as eight-player (online) or four-player (local splitscreen) deathmatches, and cross-play between all platforms.
A physical edition of Quake for the PS4 and Switch will be available to pre-order through Limited Run Games beginning on Friday, August 27, at 10:00 AM (Eastern Time). The game will be sold as a Standard Edition ($29.99), Deluxe Edition ($79.99, with a Steelbook case, poster, keychain, and commemorative box), and Ultimate Edition ($174.99, with a shirt, a Quad Damage statue, a Shambler figure, a Nail Gun Ammo box, everything from the Deluxe Edition, and more).
And finally, a free PS5 and Xbox Series X|S upgrade will available “soon” to give console players native 4K resolutions at 120 FPS. A trailer for the “Updated and Enhanced” version of Quake can be found after the break.
MachineGames created a new episode for Quake and John Romero shared an historical FAQ on the game’s 20th anniversary
It’s a good week for video game anniversaries.
Sonic the Hedgehog grabbed the silver ring yesterday, marking 25 years since his North American debut on the Sega Genesis. But nostalgia-minded gamer also stared down the barrel of Quake‘s 20th anniversary this week, and everyone seems like they’re doing something to celebrate.
The revelers include the developers at MachineGames, one of Bethesda’s internal studios and the team behind Wolfenstein: The New Order, who wowed fans by creating a brand new episode for Quake in honor of the game’s anniversary. They shared the free download on Twitter this morning, while also congratulating id Software, Quake’s developer…
Happy 20th to Quake @idsoftware! As a gift to the fans, we created a new episode of the game https://t.co/BTgju8tLuI pic.twitter.com/gHlxBgjcBU
— machinegames (@machinegames) June 24, 2016
Meanwhile, designer John Romero was also in a celebratory mood on Wednesday. He shared some early screenshots from Quake on his official blog, along with a fascinating pre-release FAQ that explored the game’s origins as a fantasy game that would’ve starred a god-like warrior who wields Thor’s Hammer.
Yeah… Once upon a time, Quake was a very different game.