DOOM Ditches Campaign Co-Op on PS4

Shot down

by Robert Ramsey Mon 27th Jul 2015

Sorry expectant couch co-op fans, it sounds DOOM won't have any sort of campaign split-screen when it launches next year. Speaking to PC Gamer, Marty Stratton, the game's executive producer, said that while you'll be able to create your own co-op-esque levels thanks to the title's SnapMap feature, there won't be a more traditional option to join up with your buddies.

It's worth noting, however, that this design decision isn't necessarily final, as Stratton does state that "[co-op play] is probably something we'll think about for future iterations". It's perhaps disappointing news for now, then, but at least the release could still prove to be a pretty stellar shooter, judging from what we've seen of it so far.

Are you still excited for DOOM, or has this news put a dampener on the blood splattered party? Blast your way into the comments section below.

[source pcgamer.com, via vg247.com]

Robert (or Rob if you're lazy) has been a fan of PlayStation since the 90s, when Tekken 2 introduced him to the incredible world of video games. He still takes his fighting games seriously, but RPGs are his true passion. The Witcher, Dragon Quest, Mass Effect, Final Fantasy, he's played 'em all — a little too much, some might say.

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viciousarcanum
Mon 27th Jul 2015

Title made it sounds like ONLY the PS4 version won't have the feature.

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JesWood13
Mon 27th Jul 2015

This is one of the few shooters I'm excited for! I can't wait!

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SecondServing
Mon 27th Jul 2015

Bummer...

One of the things I loved about Doom was the coop campaign...

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glassmusic
Mon 27th Jul 2015

Meh, I'll probably wait to pick it up now. Couch co-op is one of the reasons I was excited about the game--so I could play with my wife. It still looks like an outrageously great game, but personally I'll hold off for either couch co-op to be added, or until I can snatch it for ~$30.

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themcnoisy
Mon 27th Jul 2015

I cant wait for the editor. Hopefully its as easy to use as the old timesplitters editor. This game shot to the top of my must have list after e3.

Co-op was the last thing on my mind.

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Scollurio
Mon 27th Jul 2015

What a lackluster information,
is it only COUCH coop or ANY coop at all (besides maps built with the editor)
that has been ditched?!

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ReigningSemtex
Tue 28th Jul 2015

@viciousarcanum I thought exactly the same thing when I first saw that headline

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hYdeks
Tue 28th Jul 2015

Sadly, this announcement makes me want the game less now

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Tasuki
Tue 28th Jul 2015

Welcome to modern gaming. This is one reason I have been playing my older systems alot this gen, to many franchises are ditching offline co-op for online only. I don't see why they can't have both.

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IronManDS
Tue 28th Jul 2015

As is quite common here, the poorly-worded title would indicate that co-op would be present on all platforms except PS4.

In you eagerness to remind everyone that "Push Square" is a PS-oriented site, you might want to take basic grammar into account a little more often...