QuakeCon Will Be Open To The Public This Year, But With A Twist!

General news News 04/11/2023

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You won’t just be able to go to the event from August 10 to 13.

“QuakeCon is our favorite event of the year, and we can’t wait to finally see our incredible QuakeCon community in-person again, celebrate games, and frag all weekend with thousands of friends. For our first year back, QuakeCon 2023 focuses on the fan-favorite BYOC and the players that made QuakeCon the best gaming gathering for more than 25 years,” wrote id Software’s Marty Stratton. (We wonder if he settled the financial issues with Mick Gordon, DOOM Eternal’s composer since he spoke out…?)

Yes, but there’s a twist in the announcement. A phrase there to be explained. What is BYOC? It stands for Bring Your Own Computer. Only those who bring their computer to the LAN party will have on-site access. (In the ’90s and 2000’s, it was pretty typical. Those who remember know what we mean.) Then you can use your computer to talk to others on a vast LAN network or even play games, so this move by Bethesda, which is under Microsoft, is neat. However, if you don’t pre-register for BYOC, you won’t get a ticket, so the best you can do is follow this year’s QuakeCon online.

Between 2020 and 2022, the pandemic meant that QuakeCon was online only. Still, the world might be slowly moving on from that (the US has 1.1 million deaths so far but now has less than 300 deaths a day and a population of around 332 million), so it’s understandable that things are slowly returning normal here. The US is scheduled to suspend the public health emergency on May 11.

Of course, it won’t just be the BYOC mega-LAN at this year’s QuakeCon. There will be community events, table top board games, the Quake World Championship, and a party for the QuakeCon finalists. More details on the event will be coming soon. And for those who want to go, try with a laptop…

Source: PCGamer

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