id Software and Bethesda Softworks have revealed more gameplay for DOOM: The Dark Ages, plus it's now set for release on May 15th. Although, like many bigger developers, you can get it a few days early if you buy the more expensive edition of the game for Advanced Access on May 13th.
Check out the new trailer:
Direct Link
If you want a longer look at the game they also have a developer video below:
Direct Link
Something to note, is that the game requires a GPU with Ray Tracing capabilities, even on their minimum settings. As they announced in a news post they said: "Note: DOOM: The Dark Ages requires a hardware ray tracing-compatible GPU to play on PC, including Minimum Specifications. Details on Path Tracing specifications will be revealed at a later date."
They say it's using a new generation of their idTech game engine, idTech8, which takes "full advantage of modern hardware on all platforms, idTech8 ushers in a new era of gameplay performance and visual fidelity featuring all-new dynamic interactive ray-traced lighting and shadows, higher-fidelity image quality, increased gore and destruction and so much more".
Sounds quite exciting, if your PC will run it, as it has the "largest environments ever in a DOOM game" to date with dragons and great big mechs. This might be a bridge too far for the Steam Deck though. Hopefully there won't be any issues with normal Desktop Linux via Proton.
Here's the specifications they've given:
MINIMUM (1080p/60 FPS/Low Video Settings)
OS: Win10 64Bit / Win 11 64Bit
CPU: AMD Zen 2 or Intel 10th Generation @3.2Ghz with 8 cores / 16 threads or better (examples: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X or better, Intel Core i7 10700K or better)
GPU: NVIDIA or AMD hardware ray tracing-capable GPU with 8GB dedicated VRAM or better (examples: NVIDIA RTX 2060 Super or better, AMD RX 6600 or better)
System RAM: 16GB
Storage Capacity: 512GB or higher NVME SSD (100GB Available)
RECOMMENDED (1440p/60 FPS/High Video Settings)
OS: Win10 64Bit / Win 11 64Bit
CPU: AMD Zen 3 or Intel 12th Generation @3.2Ghz with 8 cores / 16 threads or better (examples: AMD Ryzen 7 5700X or better, Intel Core i7 12700K or better)
GPU: NVIDIA or AMD hardware ray tracing-capable GPU with 10GB dedicated VRAM or better (examples: NVIDIA RTX 3080 or better, AMD RX 6800 or better)
System RAM: 32GB
Storage Capacity: 512GB or higher NVME SSD (100GB Available)
ULTRA 4K (2160p/60 FPS/Ultra Video Settings)
OS: Win10 64Bit / Win 11 64Bit
CPU: AMD Zen 3 or Intel 12th Generation @3.2Ghz with 8 cores / 16 threads or better (examples: AMD Ryzen 7 5700X or better, Intel Core i7 12700K or better)
GPU: NVIDIA or AMD hardware ray tracing-capable GPU with 16GB dedicated VRAM or better (examples: NVIDIA RTX 4080 or better, AMD RX 7900XT or better)
System RAM: 32GB
Storage Capacity: 512GB or higher NVME SSD (100GB Available)
Additionally to note, it will include Denuvo Anti-Tamper.
Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
Luckily there are alternative sites that offer cheaper key's or you can wait for this or next years winter sale on Steam and get it at a more reasonable price.
The game does look amazing though, I'll give them that, but the price is too much for a pure single player experience.
Last edited by Sojiro84 on 24 Jan 2025 at 11:41 am UTC
Eduardo Medina 24 Jan 2025
They will have to wait 5-10 years more that I upgrade the computer (it's too expensive nowadays).
Also I'll will give money to ID happly but not bethesda or microsoft.
When its under 10€ I'll decide.
Also I think they are exagerating about the requeriments. It will run with less.
What about the other rumors of it having Denuvo at launch?Not a rumour, it does have it.
Last edited by doragasu on 24 Jan 2025 at 2:34 pm UTC
R Daneel Olivaw 24 Jan 2025
It seems that ray-tracing will be a requirement, so be prepared for a "non compatible with Steam Deck".
Indiana Jones requires ray-tracing and runs on the SD just fine.
Mohandevir 24 Jan 2025
Else, I might play it on GFNow. Seems the Steam Deck will have a native app. Looking forward to test it.
Sure thing, I'm not going to buy a GPU for this single game.
walther von stolzing 24 Jan 2025
Caldathras 
24 Jan 2025
I'll will give money to ID happly but not bethesda or microsoft.Bad news, then -- id Software is owned by Bethesda, who is, in turn, owned by Microsoft. If you give money to id Software you're giving it to Bethesda and Microsoft too.
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I can see that Bethesda is up to its usual "new h/w required" b******t. I'll pass.
And yeah, especially seeing how Microsoft bought Activision and thus Raven, this should be Hexen, the original medieval Doom...
Last edited by Technopeasant on 25 Jan 2025 at 12:16 am UTC
Hope they eventually remove denuvo like they have done in the past, and I wonder if this will get an sdk like Eternal?
Schattenspiegel 25 Jan 2025
Still trying to annoy me with story cut-scenes in a Doom game...still no!
We gave up on balancing a fun experience ourselves and give you some sliders so you can do the work yourself...probably for the better giving your track record, but still another no for laziness!
and WTF does that even mean ? -> Storage Capacity: 512GB or higher NVME SSD (100GB Available)
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