The most important releases for the next generation of games consoles will be brand new games, but publishers aren't going to miss an opportunity to re-release existing titles. That's exactly what Bethesda plans to do with two of its most popular series.
As Polygon reports, Bethesda has confirmed that first-person shooter Doom Eternal and massively-multiplayer online title The Elder Scrolls Online are receiving an upgrade for both PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X. Existing owners, at least those who own PS4 and Xbox One versions of the games, will be happy to hear Bethesda intends to offer you a free upgrade to the new versions.
As a supplement to that upgrade promise, Bethesda has a team working, "to ensure both titles will support backwards compatibility when the new consoles launch." So even if the upgrade isn't quite ready this year, you'll still be able to play both games in their PS4/Xbox One forms on the new hardware. For now, there's no official launch date planned for either title in next-gen form.
This news comes ahead of QuakeCon 2020 kicking off today, which anyone interested in first-person shooters will be keen to turn into, not only to watch the action, but to pick up the promised free copy of Quake, and potentially Quake 2 on offer.
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