At this time, Bethesda has got a whole slew of exciting future releases that fans of the studio and its franchises would be thrilled to learn more about. At the very top of this list is assuredly Starfield itself, but Arkane Studios' own Redfield follows close by, to say nothing of the publisher's numerous other development studios that are yet to reveal their projects in full.While one would expect Bethesda to pull out its big guns for the annual QuakeCon festivities, the publisher has just revealed the official schedule for this year's Quake-themed gaming convention, and it seems to be rather subdued. Namely, some of its most important titles are outright missing, with less prominent events getting featured instead.Bethesda's plans for 2022 were nothing short of incredible at the beginning of the year, even if only due to the fact that Starfield was supposed to come out. The studio's flagship RPG was, however, subsequently pushed back, and the vampire-slaying immersive sim Redfall suffered a similar fate. This left Bethesda in a precarious position, though it was still expected that QuakeCon 2022 would feature both of these titles in some capacity. Starfield, however, is entirely absent now that the schedule's been shown off, and Redfall doesn't have a major showcase planned either.
A standout production for the team behind Dishonored and Deathloop, Arkane Studios' curious FPS Redfall is only getting a 30-minute presentation at the very start of QuakeCon 2022 by the looks of it. Instead of discussing these two major future releases, Bethesda is seemingly using this year's QuakeCon to host showcases for existing games' future content. Fallout 76 and Elder Scrolls Online seem to be the big featurettes this time around.
Of course, the community has got plenty of burning questions about Bethesda's Starfield at this time. While much is already known about the game, it's still an effectively unprecedented release in modern times, as Bethesda had previously focused primarily on Fallout and The Elder Scrolls to drive its core studio's production plans. In comparison, Starfield is entirely new, and the fan base would be thrilled to learn more about how its gameplay systems might mesh in practice.
Whatever the case may be, it seems unlikely that QuakeCon 2022 will provide any industry-shattering reveals about either Starfield or Redfall. Still, fans of Bethesda can look forward to a bunch of content relating to its previous releases, such as Ghostwire Tokyo, and it goes without saying that it's way too early for Fallout 5 to get any meaningful time in the spotlight anyway.