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PS5 Fans Furious As Microsoft Ships DOOM: The Dark Ages with Just 85MB on the Disc
By Stop us if this sounds familiar
- by Sammy Barker
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Much like with Indiana Jones and the Great Circle earlier this year, Microsoft and Bethesda have disappointed PS5 enthusiasts once more by delivering physical editions of DOOM: The Dark Ages that contain next to nothing on the disc.
This revelation comes from Does It Play, who received information from a supporter along with screenshots of the soon-to-be-released first-person shooter. Frustratingly, only 85MB of data is stored on the Blu-ray, with gamers required to download the remainder of the game. Understandably, you cannot engage with the title at all without completing a substantial download.
This predicament is somewhat similar to the Game Key Cards currently causing a stir on the Nintendo Switch 2, although the nature of those is clearly outlined on the packaging. In this case, we merely get a small ‘Internet Required’ note on the cover.
We believe Sony should prohibit publishers from handling things this way. While there’s a cost associated with cartridges, Blu-rays are relatively inexpensive, and if publishers intend to offer a physical edition, they should be obligated to include the complete version of their v1.0 game code on the disc.
Original Story: DOOM: The Dark Ages, the forthcoming medieval shooter from creators id Software, might be the latest Bethesda title to mandate a download for its boxed versions.
You might recall that Indiana Jones and the Great Circle’s physical version also needed a considerable download, featuring only 20GB of data on the disc.
This issue differs from a day one update, as typically, Blu-rays come with a fully playable version of a game, allowing you to insert it into your PS5 and play it offline. In this case, only a minor part of the game’s data is included on the disc, leaving the remainder requiring a download.
This is also somewhat akin to the Nintendo Switch 2’s Game Key Card phenomenon, where you purchase a physical cartridge that essentially serves as an entrance to download the title. The distinction is that cartridges do entail significant costs, while Blu-rays are quite affordable.
Overall, we feel quite let down by Microsoft’s commitment to physical gaming on the PS5. Titles like Forza Horizon 5 haven’t been made available in physical format whatsoever, and if DOOM: The Dark Ages is akin to Indiana Jones, then Bethesda might as well have skipped the physical release entirely.
This development poses challenges for future game preservation.
[source x.com, via resetera.com]