Quake II Remaster Launches on All Platforms Today

An enhanced version of Quake II has been released today on PC, Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo Switch, and Game Pass. The classic shooter from id Software is back with visual upgrades, online multiplayer support (with crossplay), as well as brand new content.

Indeed, This new version of the game includes the two original Quake II expansions plus a new “Call of the Machine” expansion created by MachineGames, the studio behind Wolfenstein: The New Colossus. Call of the Machine includes 28 additional campaign levels plus a new deathmatch map.

Quake II was originally released back in 1997, at a time were many great shooters were released on PC. I remember briefly playing Quake II back in the day, but I was personally more of an Unreal/Half-Life fan. Anyway, it’s good to see this classic shooter get the same remaster treatment that the original Quake game received back in 2021. In you missed it earlier this month, I also recommend reading Paul’s article about John Romero’s definitive history of Wolfenstein 3-D, DOOM, and Quake.

On Xbox consoles, this enhanced version of Quake II supports split-screen multiplayer with up to 4 players on Xbox One and up to 8 players on Xbox Series X|S. The Xbox One version runs at 60FPS at 1080p, while the Xbox Series X|S version supports 120FPS gameplay at up to 4K resolution.

Bethesda says that this Quake II remaster also includes the Nintendo 64 port, which also comes with modern enhancements. If you have Xbox Game Pass, you play Quake II on Xbox, PC, and Xbox Cloud Gaming right now.