Digital Foundry : Doom: The Dark Ages sees the idTech engine taken to the next level - so how well do each of the major consoles fare? Digital Foundry investigates.
The Outerhaven says: DOOM: The Dark Ages brings the series back to its original roots with solid gameplay mixed with a lot of demons to shred your way through in a bloody good time.
People who already have their hands on physical copies of Doom: The Dark Ages are warning that the full game isn't actually on the disc.
There's zero reason why this game couldn't be on disc it was a strategic move to not allow the game to be played after the servers go down
Same situation with AC Shadows this year, Hogwarts Legacy a couple years ago; PS Collector's Editions likely won't include a disc ever again; Xbox Game Studios definitely won't release a full disc ever again
PS5 Slim + Pro disc drives require online activation and so does the Series X
It's a shame. I think I'm done buying physical. It's an extra expense for an already-expensive PS5 Pro I want before DS2 and GoY, and they'll probably kill off those activation servers way before the store in the future.
It's just sad and annoying even switch 2 is failing in physical.
Sad future where kids are unwrapping digital codes on Christmas morning but it's a reality we seem to be driving towards
I seriously doubt that kids are going to be upset after unwrapping digital codes for a game they wanted. 😂
Besides the digital age is their era not ours.
I don't know I mean I give switch games now and they get hyped but if it's a game that just appears on their home screen after getting a receipt there's just not much excitement.
I do get what you're saying though and I'm probably just a. Old man yelling at a cloud but I don't know it's also what I see lately along with my own experiences which are redundant definitely
Kids do not give a flying f*ck about all digital. They’re all into Fortnite, Roblox, streaming movies and music. The only people upset about this are console gamers that are from a specific time.
Hell, I used to be the same, but digital is just way more convenient and I’m running out of space for all this sh*t.
Yeah, Microsoft could've used two discs for the Xbox version and a proper PS5 disc for the game. However, they hate physical media now so the game is a skip. Even though I really love Doom
If the servers *do* stay up though?
Xbox is the only modern console platform where discs from the 2001-era console still do work today. It's the only advantage Xbox has left
Phil Spencer has this habit of saying something (and making a big deal of it) then his actions show him doing the opposite
"his actions show him doing the opposite"
By supporting games from 2001 in 2025? What other platform does that?
"By supporting games from 2001 in 2025? What other platform does that?"
Playstation games you can load and play without internet at least can you say the same about Xbox? NOPE
Kinda sad. For most people in the west it doesnt mather. But in other parts of the world the physical releases are crucial to have gaming in that Region of the world
I don’t buy digital and I’m in the west.. It’s not about internet connection. It’s about owning what I buy
All it does is make me less likely to get it at launch, just like Indiana Jones. I’ll pick it up when it’s far cheaper. I still haven’t even bought the Oblivion Remaster yet.
At the minute I still have a lot to play so it’s not like I don’t have anything else to play in the meantime.
It just annoys me that they either could fit it into a disc or they could start using newer discs that can hold more.
The best way to summarize DOOM: The Dark Ages is that it lets you live out the ultimate fantasy of a testosterone-fueled, steroid-pumped gym bro who goes to space and slaughters demons—and nothing can stop him. There’s truly nothing else like it on the market right now, especially in today’s overly sanitized, pussy ass snowflake-infested gaming landscape. So thank you, Bethesda, for delivering the ultimate male power fantasy we all deserve.
"pussy ass snowflake-infested gaming landscape" You got that fucking right! not only in games it's everywhere, this is the pussy generation. 😂 "testosterone-fueled, steroid-pumped gym bro" I can relate but not the steroid part lol.
Oh yeah absolutely, it's just making fun of politics because there was some dumb website that said that DOOM The Dark Ages was "too masculine" so we are just making fun of them. It's satire dude.
I remember, I think it was Eternal where you're going through my area, and it starts with the "mortally challenged" and other lines like that, I thought it was a funny dig at the social climate at the time.
Which website said DOOM The Dark Ages was "too masculine"?
The only thing I could find was when a bunch of snowflakes lost their minds over Rolling Stone calling the art designs uninspired and somehow made the conclusion that RS hated men.
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Looks like a good time.
There's always something positive when it comes to PS5 Pro.
PS5 Pro is the console for the most cleanest, crispiest game. If you can afford it, go for it. It's cheaper than Xbox Series X right now.
They say xbox is the best box lol
I mean… it’s obvious. Every version seems to have something wrong with it BUT the Series X version. BASE PS5 runs better than series X on 80% or more games now it runs less locked than series S???. Digital Foundry says this is the one of the WORST PSPro versions they’ve seen. It doesn’t make sense to them but it’s obvious. This is clearly on purpose. A game made by a Microsoft internal studio? I could understand to an extent. ID? Really? All these PlayStation titles before the purchase and now….. gotcha. I’d hate to see how gimped Starfield will be.