The new “medieval” Doom would arrive on PS5 and Xbox and will be announced in June

According to a new report, it looks like the next big Doom game from Id Software and Bethesda will be announced soon. But it looks like this next entry in the popular FPS franchise won’t be a traditional sequel, but rather perhaps a prequel showing the origins of the series’ main character, the Doomslayer.

On May 24, Insider Gaming announced that it had learned that the next game in the Doom franchise was to be revealed at the upcoming Xbox Games Showcase on June 9.

This is the same Doom game that was rumored to exist under the codename “Year Zero.” According to the new report, the final name is Doom: The Dark Ages, and the game has been in development for at least four years.

Insider Gaming claims that last year it heard “first details” about the as-yet-unconfirmed game and was told it would be set in a “medieval-inspired Doom world.” The outlet suggests that the previous codename of “Year Zero” and title “Dark Ages,” along with the mention of medieval inspiration, could indicate that this upcoming entry is more of a prequel or origin story for Doomslayer aka Doomguy. This seems reasonable to me and seems like a fun way to keep the series fresh and different.

Last month, some people interpreted a little tease from Microsoft journalist Tom Warren as an indication that a new Doom game was in the works and would be announced by Xbox during its June showcase.

The announcement of a new Doom seems quite likely since Doom Eternal was released four years ago and it’s one of Bethesda’s biggest franchises. It is therefore not surprising that such a project is in the works. The real question that interests me is where this Doom: The Dark Ages prequel might land. Will it be an Xbox and PC only version, like Starfield? Or will Microsoft continue its cross-platform efforts and bring the next big Doom sequel to PlayStation 5 as well? It looks like we’ll find out in June.

Updated: 05/24/2024, 5:30 p.m. ET: On Friday, podcaster and insider Nate The Hate also announced that Doom: The Dark Ages would indeed launch on PS5.

The game will also be available on Xbox Game Pass. But it looks like Bethesda’s next Doom game will be a cross-platform release, like previous entries.

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