DOOM Eternal Delayed to March 2020

It was almost too quiet on the DOOM Eternal front. The game's always looked good, but the way it's been shown has seemed a bit off. Not massively surprised that it's been delayed, but as the article says, it's now releasing in a very, very crowded period.

With lack of promotion on Bethesda’s recent games (wolfenstein, which I didn’t even remember came when it did) and now launching in a super crowded time, it’s almost like Bethesda wants it’s SP games to fail.

I knew there was a reason Doom 64 got announced for that very date, shame as it was the game I was most looking forward to this year as well. The first is still the best fos of this generation, oh well that frees up a spot for a game I might have missed instead

So they went from a week after Star Wars to the middle cyberpunk, ff7, watch dogs Legion and Bloodlines 2. Some big name is gonna loose out in that battle

Real bummer, one of the few (only?) games I was genuinely interested in coming out in 2019. However I do agree it's better to delay and deliver a quality product. There have been a lot of shoddy releases lately.. (looking at you Battlefield V and Ghost Recon)

Edit: btw what is DOOM64 exactly? I tried googling it but it looks like original DOOM ported for the N64, but it makes zero sense to then port it back to PS4?

@LiamCroft Nintendo fans wont have to choose between this and Animal Crossing as their version is coming even later

@Flurpsel it was a brand new game made for the N64, all new levels, music and some weapons with a more horror vibe. A really good game too

@carlos82 Yeah, that 1 person torn between Doom or AC Day 1 is given a reprieve by the Doom on Switch delay.

@rjejr that was me 😂

Thinking about it I'd love to come across Tom Nook whilst playing as the Doom Guy

Hmm delayed to March. March is going to be a crazy month.

But it's better to have a game delayed to make it better and improve upon it.

Better to delay than launch something broken.

@Flurpsel As I recall, Doom 64 is pretty much the only 'unique' version of Doom ever released. Remade levels, extra levels and such like.

i just say thank god, because there is so many games i want that is coming these two next months. this gave my wallet a breather, lol

It needs to be 16 times the detail of the last Doom.

Q1 has been absurdly busy for PS4 each year this gen.

Releasing DOOM Eternal within a month or so of Cyberpunk, TLOU Part II, and FFVII R is a pretty gutsy move.

@gamer89 Indeed it is. But it's still releasing within a month of Cyberpunk (+ 2 days).

YEEEEEESSSSSSSSSS!!! This is fantastic news for Shenmue 3,less competition in November!!! November was super crowded to begin with.

I'm hesitant to buy any AAA game in 2020 - those might as well get superior, next-gen versions a few months later on.

Well, I know what I wont be playing in March.

I’m not too fussed about the delay, I was wondering just today why we haven’t had news on this one for so long.
I’ll admit, though, that I’m disappointed that the Switch version won’t be day and date with the other ones, as it would’ve been the first game of this calibre to do it, and could’ve been a nice message to other devs and publishers.

Sucks to hear, but I'm happy for it if it means a better game.

And while it's launching in a busy period, launching with Pokemon, Death Stranding and Star Wars wouldn't have been great either. If anything this new period is less congested. Either way Doom Eternal is my priority, and it will be great to play relatively soon after TLOU2.

Doom was the only other game I was interested in this fall besides Death Stranding. All the other games are trash IMO, but ID has managed to keep Doom quality dispite Bethesda.