Quake II gets a remaster for PC and consoles—and it’s exactly what it needs to be

In a surprise announcement at QuakeCon, publisher Bethesda Softworks announced the immediate availability of a light remaster of the classic first-person shooter Quake II, similar to the one for the first Quake that was released not that long ago.

It’s available now on Windows, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation 5.

As Bethesda is now a subsidiary of Microsoft, the remastered version of Quake II is part of Microsoft’s Game Pass subscription service on Xbox and PC. Further, those who already owned the previous version of Quake II on Steam, GOG, or Microsoft’s store will get the new version as a free update.