Potential good news for fans of 90s arena shooters: Quake appears to be making some sort of comeback.
A couple of listings have emerged on two game ratings websites. The ESRB lists a game simply named Quake, coming to both PlayStation 5 and PS4. Meanwhile, the Game Rating and Administration Committee of Korea has listed Quake Remastered, according to Gematsu. Leaks via rating sites are almost never wrong, so it looks like the classic series will make an appearance soon.
As it so happens, today marks the beginning of QuakeCon 2021, with a keynote presentation set to take place at 5pm BST. Could the remaster be announced during this panel? Probably.
It's also worth noting that a now-deleted description for a later QuakeCon panel mentions a "revitalized edition" of the game, and it sounds as though Machine Games — the team behind the recent Wolfenstein titles — is at the helm.
All eyes on QuakeCon, then. Would you like to see the FPS return on PS5 and PS4? Reload in the comments section below.
[source grac.or.kr, via esrb.org, gematsu.com]
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Yes! Such a fan of the original Quake. Machine Games seems a perfect fit.
For such an old game, i believe a Remake would be best, if they want to attract new players as well as fans.
Ooo I'm definitely all for more Quake.
I thought bethesda et al owned the ip, I'm surprised to hear its coming out for ps.
I wish id made new quake games like the 2016 doom/doom eternal, but keep the horror element. I'm okay if the game isn't available on ps4/5 and I have to buy it on pc.
I'm all for more Quake, the original one even more so as I prefer the atmosphere and style to the stroggs that were introduced in the sequel.
@The_New_Butler based on what they are saying. It seems to be a remaster or just a port of the original Quake game. Older Bethesda games can still come to PlayStation and Nintendo consoles but newer ones like Starfield, Redfall, and Elder Scrolls 6 will be Xbox exclusive
A Bethesda game coming to PS5? I’m confused.
@The_New_Butler
Chances are this was agreed and planned prior to being acquired by MS. As such it’s still under ‘old rules’.
Potential good news for fans of 90s arena shooters… Only the third instalment was Arena shooter, wasn't it? First two were story / level based. Loved Quake 2…
Remasters are the equivalent to f**king anything with a pulse. Pass
#makenewgames
@The_New_Butler Remaster fits into the software definition of "legacy".
@The_New_Butler
If this remaster (or whatever it is) is successful the sequel will be Xbox / PC exclusive.
I would kill for a Smash Bros-style arena shooter. Bring together all the old school heroes from old FPS games and have them fight to the death in a fast-paced arena shooter.
Borrow the modern class-based system from modern popular shooters and make every character's arsenal completely unique based on their original title's unique weaponry.
Throw the likes of BJ, Doomguy, Quakeguy (?), Duke Nukem, Lo Wang, Unreal characters (did they have names?) into the mix, toss in the dude from Daikatana and other characters from some more niche titles to round it out and just HAVE. AT. IT.
Day one buy.
If anyone can get it done, I feel as though id and Bethesda can.
First off lets get something right here..quake was not an arena shooter nor was quake 2..the whole arena shooter started with unreal tournament and quake 3 arena...these are the sort of remasters that are needed not remasters of games that are 1 generation old and i dont count demons souls a remaster as that was a whole rebuild from the ground up..bring on the quake..
Isn't this owned by ZeniMax? Why would this be coming to Playstation?
@Ken_Kaniff Maybe cause was to far in the to development? Maybe Microsoft will allow remaster on all platforms? Maybe only new IP's will be exclusive to Xbox?
Enjoyed quake on the pc back in the day so this is good news
@The_New_Butler While the first Quake game didn't appear on Playstation, future ones did. Quake II came to PS1, Quake III Arena came to PS2, etc.
So the Quake franchise does have some legacy on Playstation.
Aaaaand it’s out now lol! $10
Its on LRG already. 🤪
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