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Doom Eternal Delayed to March 20, 2020

Doom Eternal Delayed to March 20, 2020 - News

by William D'Angelo , posted on 08 October 2019 / 2,291 Views

Publisher Bethesda Softworks and developer id Software have announced Doom Eternal has been delayed from November 22 to March 20, 2020 for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Windows PC. It will launch at a later date for the Nintendo Switch.

Also announced is the release of DOOM 64 for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Windows PC, alongside the already announced Nintendo Switch version. It is a pre-order bonus for Doom Eternal.

Read the complete message from the developers below:

Throughout the development of DOOM Eternal, our goal has been to deliver a game that exceeds your greatest expectations across the board.

To make sure we’re delivering the best experience—for DOOM Eternal to live up to our standards of speed and polish—we’ve made the decision to extend our launch date by a few months to March 20, 2020. We know many fans will be disappointed by this delay, but we are confident that DOOM Eternal will deliver a gaming experience that is well worth the wait.

In addition to shifting the DOOM Eternal launch date, we’ve made a couple other changes we wanted you to know about:

  • Invasion Mode, which will allow you to enter another player’s game as a playable demon, will release as a free update shortly after launch.
  • DOOM Eternal for Nintendo Switch will release after the other platforms. We will announce that date in the future.
  • DOOM 64 will be available on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC in addition to Nintendo Switch. We are adding DOOM 64 as a pre-order bonus for DOOM Eternal on all platforms so you’ll be able to download and play this classic game, for free, just for pre-ordering DOOM EternalDOOM 64 will be released on March 20, 2020 on all platforms.

We are grateful to every DOOM fan for your dedication and support—we can’t wait to rip-and-tear right alongside you.


A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel dedicated to gaming Let's Plays and tutorials. You can contact the author at wdangelo@vgchartz.com or on Twitter @TrunksWD.


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11 Comments
Zenos (on 08 October 2019)

It's a shame, but I have already plenty to play this year.

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Zenos Zenos (on 08 October 2019)

Especially the Bethesda type of bugs.

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curl-6 (on 08 October 2019)

Dammit, i knew something was going on with this one, the Switch version at least, but I'd just about convinced myself that maybe, just maybe it was coming November 22nd. Ah well, it's not like I don't have a boatload of games to play til then. Still though, the wait is gonna drag, I want this so much!

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Cerebralbore101 (on 08 October 2019)

"A delayed game is eventually good, but a rushed game is forever bad." - Shiggy

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Mnementh (on 08 October 2019)

Doom Eternal is delayed to have a mode connecting it to Animal Crossing: New Horizons called 'Hell on Island earth'.

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Darwinianevolution Mnementh (on 08 October 2019)

It's a prequel to New Horizons: It's the story of how the island became deserted after Doomguy and Tom Nook cleansed it from the demons that inhabited it.

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SanAndreasX (on 08 October 2019)

I'm good on games for the rest of the year. Just more good content for next year.

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Mr.GameCrazy (on 08 October 2019)

Oh well. Better to have a polished game than a buggy one. :)

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