Doom Fans Begin Canceling Pre-Orders for Dark Ages

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You ever have one of those days where everything’s just… off? Like, you wake up and your coffee tastes weird, the kind of weird where you can’t tell if it’s burnt or just a little too much grounds. Anyway, that was me when I heard about this whole Doom: The Dark Ages thing.

So, here’s the deal. People were kinda ticked off — rightfully so, maybe? — ’cause the physical copies of the game are, well, kinda useless. They got this teensy bit of data on ’em, and you gotta download a massive 85 GB to actually get the game. My internet’s about as fast as a snail on a lazy day, so I get why folks are miffed.

Now, in the days leading up to the game’s launch, some super tech-savvy fans took to the wild world of social media. They were like, “Yep, cancel that pre-order.” I mean, imagine waiting forever just to find out your disc is more of a coaster. Yikes.

Oh, and speaking of Doom: The Dark Ages — it’s digging into the Doom Slayer’s backstory. Honestly, didn’t even know I needed that. Plus, new weapons like this Shield Saw or whatever. Sounds cool, I guess? Or maybe I’m easily impressed by anything with a cool name. Who knows. The game’s already out in early access if you’ve got the cash to splurge on some Premium Edition. If not, pencil in May 14th at 8 PM EST — that’s when the rest of us can dive in.

Anyway, so this buzzy news got folks riled up. One user, DoesItPlay1, even said that fans started dropping their pre-orders like bad habits. Smart move, maybe. Bethesda didn’t pack the full game onto Blu-ray. Like, you’d think we had enough space technology by now, right? But nope, here we are.

This kind of thing is turning into a weird, backward trend. Anybody missing the good ol’ days of game discs actually having the game on them? Because I sure am. Apparently, even with the Switch 2, we’re downloading everything these days. Sounds like real fun for collectors, huh?

In spite of all this chaos, the reviews for Doom: The Dark Ages aren’t half bad. Inevitable question? How many orders will Bethesda actually lose? Time will tell, I suppose. But for now, I’ll quietly sip my weird coffee and watch this all unfold.

What a ride.