Quake is to Doom what peanut butter is to chocolate. The two go hand in hand and are arguably the most influential first-person shooters of all time, and both were developed by id Software in the midst of a booming PC gaming scene. However, when it comes to development priorities, Doom clearly reigns supreme over Quake, with the critically acclaimed release of Doom Eternal last year, while the multiplayer-focused Quake Champions, though also a quality title in its own right, own, has struggled to find a large audience of gamers. Quake's time in the shadows may be about to end, as a listing for "Quake" has been spotted on the ESRB website. More interestingly, it's supposed to launch on almost every platform, including PS5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, and (naturally) PC.
Quake has been rated by the ESRB for PC, PS4/5, XBO, XSX/S, and Switchhttps: //t.co/3tK8Jqq6Lj pic.twitter.com/8sDnLkerB5 August 19, 2021 See More It is currently unclear if this Project Quake will be a new entry in the series or not, or if it will come to something. As we only have the ESRB list so far, the existence of a future earthquake project should be taken with a grain of salt. That said, the game's description on the ESRB listing recalls the setting of the first Quake, released in 1996. That could mean a remaster of the original game is coming to current-gen PCs and consoles. But with QuakeCon 2021 scheduled to take place August 19-22, this Quake ESRB listing likely won't remain a mystery for long.
Analysis: Quake should be back
The last official solo Quake title was Quake 4, released in 2005, if you can believe that. If it weren't for multiplayer projects like Quake Live or Quake Champions, we would have gone 16 years without a game in the series. To be fair, there was a 12-year gap between Doom 3 and Doom (2016), so it's certainly not like id Software's flagship series was releasing builds on a regular basis until very recently. However, a new Quake game was certainly long overdue. From the blood-soaked Eldritch halls of the original game to the sci-fi body horror of its sequels, Quake has always left a lasting impression in terms of the setting that begs to be explored with current-gen technology. It would also be wonderful to have Nine Inch Nails' Trent Reznor to handle the soundtrack again.
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(Image credit: Bethesda) Not to mention, official projects like Quake 2 RTX show just how awesome old games can be with the proper implementation of advanced graphical effects like ray tracing. And no, we don't expect to see this on Nintendo Switch or older consoles like PS4 and Xbox One, but it does show just how robust id Tech's engine has been over the decades. That being said, we wouldn't mind remastering the first Quake either. Recent versions of the original Doom games have been phenomenal, and even support fan-made map packs (some of which are even better than the base game, but don't tell id Software). Quake has also seen an absolute ton of great card packs over the years, thanks to the release of the game's source code, like the mind-blowing Arcane Dimensions. If a Quake remaster could offer the same high port quality and support for third-party map packs, Bethesda could be another winner.