One of the major highlights during the Xbox showcase this year was the official reveal of DOOM: The Dark Ages for Xbox Series X|S and PC.
Although Bethesda and id Software are now operating under Microsoft's gaming division, it's also been confirmed for PlayStation 5. If you're wondering what's up with that, Phil Spencer has now chimed in, explaining how a previous chat with studio director Marty Stratton ensured it would remain available to "everyone".
Phil Spencer: "DOOM is definitely one of those franchises that has a history of so many platforms... It’s a franchise that I think everyone deserves to play. When I was in a meeting with Marty a couple years ago, I asked Marty what he wanted to do, and he said he wanted to sell it on all platforms. Simple as that."
As Phil says, DOOM has a history across "so many platforms" and at this stage in its life, it's been made available on pretty much every device it can run on. The previous DOOM titles (including the reboot and DOOM Eternal) have also been released across Xbox, PC, PlayStation, and Nintendo platforms.
For those wanting to know what the incentive is to play the new DOOM game on Xbox, Spencer reiterates how it will be available "day one" on Game Pass, and is playable across devices, including PC. He also briefly mentioned how players could expect to see more Microsoft-owned games on "more platforms" going forward.
What are your thoughts about future DOOM titles being available across all platforms? Let us know in the comments.
[source ign.com]
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Makes sense.
I always wanted the multiplayer component of doom 2016 to take off. I wonder if they are taking a stab at that again. Small arena battles similar to quake could be fun. If it is there bring on the ps5 users.
"Because we're going 3rd party"
im set on ps6 hype for next gen so i want all xbox games to go to playstation.
i want this doom to be open world.
Good. Sell their software. Who cares about the hardware. They release all first party day one on pc. Make money and let us all decide how we want to game.
I don’t really mind if it is multiplatform. In fact, I think it is good when some games do go multiplatform so people don’t have to use more money to buy another console just for a specific game. Didn’t they state before this that DOOM was always multiplat and will stay that way?
IGN kind of blew it there without asking about whether other games like Starfield and Gears would go multiplat. I don’t really care anymore knowing I get to play everyone day one on GamePass instead of paying $70. But know others think it’s the death of Xbox (despite things like next gen and handheld hardware being in the works). So just asking the question would have been nice. IGN went the softball direction instead.
Every time I see an article like this it reminds me that some people actually think that Microsoft is actually participating in the lame console wars.
Microsoft is trying to generate revenue, guys. They own quite a few highly valuable IPs and selling them to a wider audience is smart business. I'm just happy that so many of these games will be on Gamepass. It doesn't ruin anything that other console owners will get to play Doom, because I'm not a weirdo. Microsoft is going to make an ENORMOUS amount of money in the next few years, and that is good for the brand.
I mean it's a good thing for devs so that they get increased sales and that's good for them and the publishers bottomed line so that ni one gets canned. Sell lots of games and keep your job. Selling on all or most platforms is THE WAY. You make millions of sales and make a big time overage and your company is gold and in bright twinkly eyes with the publisher and you get the green light for more games. Exclusives always drastically limits sales. An example I can say right now, if FF Remake and Rebirth was on Xbox, I'd wager most Xbox users would buy those games on release immediately. Square could stand to make billions if they did multiplatform. For a company or business perspective, going multiplatform is a no brainer. With games taking longer to make and more money to make, they should definitely revert back to how it was during the PS3 and 360 days where essentially everything was on everything. Then you truly could basically play whatever you wanted where you wanted to. Another thing is subscriptions. Extremely awesome for the consumer but not at all good for devs. And ironically GP is about to be getting a lot of amazing games on top of all they have and I subscribe to it every now and then. But with all these games I may get several months subscription and play a lot of these games. And the thing is, I would totally buy these games outright if that was the only way. But with GP, I can play lots of them and save megatonns of money. I kinda feel bad about it but it is business and that's what they want to do so.....let's play some basically free games yall lol.
@rustyduck Without a pretty significant leap in id tech, that won't be happening. The creative director Hugo Martin said that the reason the levels in Doom 2016 and Eternal are not "lived-in" (ie, why the demons teleport into arenas instead of inhabiting the space or following players around levels) is because the cpu power going to a bunch of ai running around would crash the game. Makes sense. Not the smartest demons out there, but those baddies are all over the place in the last few games.
I was very vocal during the ABK merger that taking games and franchises away from platforms and gamers they had been on for a long time was a mistake, that isn’t good for gamers or gaming. (same applies to Sony btw) so I am glad to see some sense here. Xbox has more than enough studios now to have plenty of exclusives without gate keeping long established franchises like Doom.
Doom is one game that is probably playable on EVERY hardware - its a Global and multi-platform IP and not just Games but Films as well. It doesn't make sense to upset their 'Doom' Fanbase, a fanbase who enjoys a MS owned IP, just out of spite/pettiness because of the Platform they choose.
I couldn't care less that Playstation gamers also get to play Doom on the same day just like they did with Doom 2016 & Doom Eternal. Whilst I do have a PS5, I'm not likely to play there when I can play for 'free' on Xbox/PC/Cloud with Game Pass.
To me, that is far more important. ALL these games are coming to Xbox and will be playable for 'free' on Game Pass. Some/few games (BO6, Doom, ESO/F76/SoT/D4 expansions etc) may also be playable on PS, but it will cost you more.
If MS released 'everything' Day/Date on PS5, it would still be 'better value' on Xbox. Just the next half a year with BO6, Indiana Jones, Avowed, MSFS24, Stalker 2 etc - to play all those on PS5 would cost you a LOT more than Game Pass Ultimate for the rest of the year costs.
As I said, I will play Doom on Xbox/PC as Game Pass allows me to play basically anywhere, but if I buy on 'Playstation', I'm stuck on Playstation and its cost me a lot more. Xbox gamers get the 'best' value to play Xbox games
@armondo36 You didn't always feel that way about exclusives. Your earliest comments are almost entirely about the importance of exclusives.
Doom was a game I always expected to remain multi platform with how he initially talked about the acquisition and as @BAMozzy says, the advantage for me on Xbox is I can play it on my console or PC with one purchase/sub with cross save, where as Playstation they're all seperate. This is why I buy so few games on Playstation these days
I do want to see Xbox keep a high quantity of big name exclusives so as to make their consoles more enticing, but I actually agree on this one. Would it really be Doom if it was just locked to one console? I swear, our current timeline would be a lot darker if we couldn't play Doom on a pregnancy test. Now, a new Quake (if they ever do that)? Go ahead, make that exclusive, why not. Sure, Quake 4 was an Xbox 360 console exclusive if I am recalling correctly.
Other than feeling a touch sore about exclusives no longer being exclusive, it makes financial sense to make your product available to as many people as possible, Sony however won't do this for some reason? They've got 4 exclusives worth having imo they could make a small profit releasing all four as a bundle on xbox or something lol....oh and 2 of those 4 are part of a series....they can keep horizon games, give us spiderman and ratchet and clank and that'll do
Cool everyone can continue enjoying Doom and I get it day 1
That is great I still get the game on my series x day one game pass.
One the superior console with the superior control on Xbox that suits me.
Xbox make some more money and make some more games for game pass.
Not sure what all the fuss is about. Well I do.
See the Sony gang hate the thought that Xbox control all those studios and can at anytime pick and chose what games they put on PlayStation and that really annoys them.
Sony after controlling COD for years at Xbox owners loss, missing on the little treats and perks are all upset. What does Xbox do.
We will share everything day one on PlayStation as well.
But let’s remember Sony don’t share their games in this new sharing games world. Now who are the villains.
I asked whatya wanna gonna wanna do about halo and gears? Marty said, "all platforms". Simple as that.
@WhiteRabbit
OK, they not sharing day one on PC or on Xbox consoles.
I actually wish one day every game is day one on every console. Just one console all games.
@WhiteRabbit
Different manufacturers can make consoles just to the same specifications and operating systems.
The competition comes from selling the games and DLC or best subscription service etc.
The hardware console war needs to die and we need every game on everything.
Never taught this would be exclusive it's doom the original is on everything that could play a game and even some things weren't meant to
@WhiteRabbit
It’s not removing freedom of choice.
There is one console for console games.
There is also PC, mobile devices and cloud gaming.
Developers have plenty to make games for.
Actually developers would love it as there are less devices 3 or so consoles to develop for.
Reducing costs and time to make games.
@Rsl1974 The Xbox userbase is tiny, and Sony isn't desperate like Xbox is.
Once Sony shareholders see the additional money Microsoft makes for porting their games on more platforms, they will up the pressure on leadership.
This is about money after all.
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