E3 is here, and Bethesda, the makers of the Fallout and Elder Scrolls series, may be announcing updates to their first ever public VR offerings at tonight’s E3 keynote. Watch the livestream right here.
Since VR versions of both Fallout 4 (2015) and Doom (2016) were revealed at last year’s E3, we haven’t seen or heard much about specifics surrounding the ‘Bethesda VR’ initiatives. Bethesda has however said that Fallout 4 VR for the HTC Vive will be the entire game and not just a demo or vertical slice, and put the speculative release date “within 12 months” from last year’s E3. That mean’s this month, folks.
No such info was given for Doom VR, although the developers have been collaborating to make the games possible in VR.
I had my hands on both Fallout 4 and Doom VR adaptations at last year’s E3, and while a little rough around the edges at the time (Doom was little more than a tech demo with no actual gameplay), the ability to see the familiar worlds in VR seemed to breathe life into the games not only by making a Wasteland Raider or a Cacodemon that much more intimidating, but by showing you the true scale of the worlds set before you.
The livestream starts at 9PM PST (click here for local time). What do you think Bethesda will show at this year’s E3? Comment below!