US EditionDoom: The Dark Ages 'The Biggest Launch in Id's History' — but No Sales Figure Yet
- Bethesda announced that DOOM: The Dark Ages launched on May 15, 2025, reaching 3 million players across PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S by May 20.
- The game hit 3 million players at a pace that was seven times quicker compared to DOOM Eternal, aided by its launch day availability on Xbox Game Pass, unlike its predecessor.
- DOOM: The Dark Ages is a single-player FPS set between Doom 64 and the 2016 reboot, featuring 22 furious combat levels and a strong narrative with solid writing and voice acting.
- Bethesda announced that DOOM: The Dark Ages achieved the fastest player milestone in id Software’s history, reaching 3 million players seven times quicker than DOOM Eternal.
- Despite strong player counts, the game showed lower peak concurrent users on Steam and no official sales figures were released, suggesting influence from Game Pass and platform differences.
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Doom: The Dark Ages 'The Biggest Launch in id's History' — but No Sales Figure Yet
Doom: The Dark Ages has seen 3 million players since coming out last week, but Bethesda has yet to announce a sales figure for the game.A social media post from Bethesda confirmed that Doom: The Dark Ages is the biggest launch in id Software’s history by player count, getting to 3 million seven times faster than 2020’s Doom Eternal.It’s worth digging into the details on these numbers. Doom: The Dark Ages released across PC, PlayStation 5, and Xb…
Dragons, demons, and a more brutal Doomslayer: that's what the licensors were waiting for with DOOM: The Dark Ages, and they weren't disappointed. Released just a week ago, the new opus d的id Software doesn't do in lace, and is already imposing as one of the video-ludic blockbusters of 2025. The proof: in not a week, DOOM: The Dark Ages has already gathered more than 3 million players.
The Game Business - Ampere: Of the 3M Players for Doom the Dark...
The answer to the video game industry’s woes: Just make some hits Plus! Are three million Doom players good? And what happened with Call of Duty Warzone on mobile? www.thegamebusiness.com According to Ampere, Doom: The Dark Ages only managed around half a million on PS5, with over two million players on Xbox. Click to expand... Click to shrink... So considering those data poin…
More Than 2M DOOM: The Dark Ages Launch Players Were On Xbox, Only 500K Playing On PS5
DOOM: The Dark Ages had a big launch in terms of player numbers compared to DOOM Eternal. The Dark Ages reached three million players in just five days, which was seven times faster than Eternal. Three million players in five days is by no means a disappointment, though the majority of those players, as was expected, were Xbox players who either bought the game or were playing it through Xbox Game Pass on their Series X/S consoles or Game Pass P…
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