
What this means is players who want to can play a single character named Ranger, for free. Unlike previous Quake games, Quake Champions will be free-to-play when it launches. What are Champions you ask? They’re the different heroes you can play as in Quake Champions, much like in Overwatch or Paladins, two other popular hero shooters. Details are scant other than that it’s designed for those who want different champions to work together with their unique abilities.

Much like how another Bethesda-published PC release, Prey surprised us with being a mere 18GB, Quake Champions beta download size is just 8GB.Ī new 4vs.4 mode called Sacrifice will be available during this period. On registration you should receive a key immediately, allowing you to download the game via Bethesda Launcher - Bethesda’s download client for the game. In order to play, you need to register for a key at the official Quake website. Would this change in a world with the PS4 Pro and Xbox Scorpio? Only time will tell. id has stated in the past that frame rate limitations of console hardware don’t allow for it to launch games on those platforms. No plans for a PS4 or Xbox One release have been revealed just yet. Right now, Quake Champions is slated for the PC. The likes of John Carmack and John Romero aren’t at id Software anymore, but little appears to have changed with the studio, as it stated that release of Quake Champions will happen only “when its done.” Unlike betas we’ve seen in the past, it will be available for the entire duration, and not just on the weekends.

The Quake Champions beta starts from Friday May 12, and goes on to Sunday May 21. The Quake Champions open beta starts this week, giving you a taste of what to expect. Quake Champions isn’t a sequel to the oft-reviled 2006 first-person shooter Quake 4 - it has more in common with Quake 3: Arena, a multiplayer-only classic from the late 90s.
