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Doom beta will only be available on PS4, Xbox One & PC
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Skinny Pete
Banned
Let's hope. Death to cross gen!
BigTnaples
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kriskrosbbk
Member
This is why BF4 has so many issues ,the beta was on last gen.Make sense.
BLACK AMERICAN PSYCHO
Junior Member
I hope it's good. In a perfect world Raven would make it though. I really liked Q4 and Singularity is top tier FPS gaming.
Isn't it pretty safe to say it was rushed to meet next gen launch?
Isn't it pretty safe to say it was rushed to meet next gen launch?
Look up Wolfenstein pre-order.
It was announced a long time ago, was stuck in development hell for a long time and then finally rebooted. Kotaku had good story about it a while ago.
http://kotaku.com/five-years-and-nothing-to-show-how-doom-4-got-off-trac-468097062/all
TheSinkingKnight
Member
This is good. This game is definitely, what, 2 years or farther away? I'd hope cross-gen is over.
OnionPowder
Member
This is what I was hoping for. I wish they wouldn't lock the beta to the console brand, but at least they're letting last gen get into the current gen beta once they decide to upgrade.
Vinterbird
Member
I'm expecting fall next year, with beta in March
TheSinkingKnight
Member
I'd like that. It's going to be weird having a multiplayer in Doom, though.
Banjo-Kazooie
Member
If they already WENT PS4 then why wouldn't they just pre-order the PS4 version?
I get that you probably meant to say for 360 owners who are looking into buying a PS4 down the line though
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moltonasty
Member
Joke post? Doom was one of the breakthrough titles for online multiplayer in the early 90s....
A few more details from the updated FAQ.
http://www.bethblog.com/2014/04/02/updated-wolfenstein-pre-order-faq-w-doom-beta/
http://www.bethblog.com/2014/04/02/updated-wolfenstein-pre-order-faq-w-doom-beta/
Dragoon En Regalia
Member
Whatever happens, this beta will be interesting. I can't see a new Doom from id succeeding with their current management problems, but there's always the element of surprise.
MightyHedgehog
Member
For a game that's going to have a public beta sometime this year(?), I'm very wary about its direction simply because there hasn't been any leaks about what tack they're taking with it....whether it's more inline with Doom 3 (yuck) or the classic Doom games.
The Doom beta is almost assuredly going to be MP-based and my prognostication is that Bethesda is hoping development will be far along enough for a debut during/in time for QuakeCon in July. The beta being "next-gen-only" shouldn't come as a surprise as the game proper is a 2015 title at best.
Crimsonclaw111
Member
Even without multiplayer, Wolfenstein somehow manages to have multiplayer.
I hope it's decent at least.
I hope it's decent at least.
ComputerMKII
Banned
I've never played Doom. What's so good about it?
Pop On Arrival
Banned
is anyone from the original team even left over there? Who is making this new Doom anyway?
QuantumBro
Banned
It's fun, fast, gory, and much better than a lot of current shooters. Give it a try:
http://www.kongregate.com/games/mike_id/doom-1
Not really. I think this is being made by the team that made Rage.
CyclopsRock
Member
It's good that they're beta'ing it on these machines but it's kinda shitty that they, presumably, used access to it as an incentive to purchase another game, then only offer that beta on a machine that they have no reason to think the person actually has.
hahahahahahahahahahahaha
LoveCake
Member
This will be happening a more from now on, ok it is not good for people who have not yet got a PS4/X1 but every generation this does happen, dev's need to decide which gen to support & some games it is not worth making on the previous generation, it is much better than when the original Xbox finished because as soon as the X360 was on the shelves all the Xbox games were canned for the system & moved to the X360.
This is like me, i played my X360 much more than my PS3 but i have a PS4 now so i have Wolfenstein The New Order on order for my PS4.
If they already WENT PS4 then why wouldn't they just pre-order the PS4 version?
I get that you probably meant to say for 360 owners who are looking into buying a PS4 down the line though
This is like me, i played my X360 much more than my PS3 but i have a PS4 now so i have Wolfenstein The New Order on order for my PS4.
GuitarAtomik
Member
I'll be surprised if the Doom beta happens at all. I guess they must have some confidence in it coming together sometime soon if they're offering this though.
If they are giving out beta invites, I'd be fairly sure it's happening. I can't recall a case where beta invites were given but a beta never happened. Please educate me though if there are cases like this
moltonasty
Member
maybe you should play doom. it's kind of a big deal.
Doom 1+2 were great. Doom 3 was meh. I don't expect Doom 4 to be anything like Doom1+2.
GuitarAtomik
Member
I'm pretty sure it's happened before but I'm blanking on what it was. I want to say a Rainbow 6: Patriots beta was offered as a bonus before.
maniac-kun
Member
Nice to know on what platforms the beta for a game no one has seen will release... Sometimes i hate this industry. Living only on hype. Hype about something they didnt release any media about.
I feel like it's likely this will be id software's last game; with all the development problems surrounding Doom 4, the employee exodus, seemingly poor leadership, I imagine id will either be converted to a tech studio to support id tech games, or just exist as a brand while it's silently dissolved into Beth studios.
SomeOneInaHat
Member
This whole thing is so mysterious.