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Title: Doom: The Dark Ages lags behind Doom Eternal Steam player count at launch, with price a concern
Post by: Redaktion on May 16, 2025, 20:38:20
If its Steam player count is any indication, Doom: The Dark Ages is not meeting expectations. Fewer gamers on the marketplace are anxious to play it than with previous titles. A high price may be leading players to subscribe and download it on Xbox Game Pass instead.

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Title: Re: Doom: The Dark Ages lags behind Doom Eternal Steam player count at launch, with price a concern
Post by: Cristian on May 17, 2025, 01:43:32
Since the price is so high everyone I know has flocked to Gamepass to play the game on PC, or those that own an Xbox are playing it already.

So it's not steams fault but the pricing
Title: Re: Doom: The Dark Ages lags behind Doom Eternal Steam player count at launch, with price a concern
Post by: junkbunny666 on May 17, 2025, 05:10:22
I love doom, and I won't buy this game becausae of how Mick Gordon was treated, Hugo Martin is a scum bag
Title: Re: Doom: The Dark Ages lags behind Doom Eternal Steam player count at launch, with price a concern
Post by: Dannn on May 17, 2025, 10:18:04
Another big issue is that is playable only with raytraycing cards. Many people with non RT cards wanted to play but they were badly surprised they couldn't.
Title: Re: Doom: The Dark Ages lags behind Doom Eternal Steam player count at launch, with price a concern
Post by: sunderpatcheye on May 17, 2025, 17:24:00
Hmm. Play on gamepass that im already subbed to or buy full price on steam?  For a game that might get 20-30 hours of my time.

Such a hard choice
Title: Re: Doom: The Dark Ages lags behind Doom Eternal Steam player count at launch, with price a concern
Post by: sunderpatcheye on May 17, 2025, 17:25:48
Quote from: Cristian on May 17, 2025, 01:43:32Since the price is so high everyone I know has flocked to Gamepass to play the game on PC, or those that own an Xbox are playing it already.

So it's not steams fault but the pricing
the pricing is steams fault
Title: Re: Doom: The Dark Ages lags behind Doom Eternal Steam player count at launch, with price a concern
Post by: Worgarthe on May 17, 2025, 17:33:30
Quote from: sunderpatcheye on May 17, 2025, 17:25:48
Quote from: Cristian on May 17, 2025, 01:43:32Since the price is so high everyone I know has flocked to Gamepass to play the game on PC, or those that own an Xbox are playing it already.

So it's not steams fault but the pricing
the pricing is steams fault
Sure. Valve is deciding about everything, the devs wanted the game to be priced at $0.99, but that evil Valve...
Title: Re: Doom: The Dark Ages lags behind Doom Eternal Steam player count at launch, with price a concern
Post by: Hotz on May 17, 2025, 21:17:36
Quote from: Dannn on May 17, 2025, 10:18:04Another big issue is that is playable only with raytraycing cards. Many people with non RT cards wanted to play but they were badly surprised they couldn't.

Yep. This idtech engine, which was praised as "it would be so much better and more performant than Unreal Engine", provides the exact same crappy performance and exclusion of non RT cards.
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