Doom Eternal generated over $450m in less than year

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According to the LinkedIn profile of a former id Software, the first-person shooter was a "major focus" for the studio, and while Bethesda had hinted that Doom Eternal was the franchise's biggest launch to date, this is the first time we've seen revenue figures attached to the claim.

This is one hell of achievement. congratulations id software. Cant wait for third game in this Masterpiece trilogy. both Doom games are among greatest FPS of all time and both have pros and cons over another. Eternal have better combat loop and variety while 2016 had better level design and atmosphere.

3rd Doom game should combine both to deliver bigger masterpiece.

I dont care if system wars hates on Doom Eternal.... this is the best FPS I have ever played.

Does this mean Doom is now mainstream?

I mean what is a AAA game that isn't mainstream?

I don't think SW hates Doom Eternal.

Doom is no where near as mainstream as COD and BF and i would say this is achievement of such kind of game means industry may adopt from Doom more and make fast paced old school FPS.

@madrocketeer: It certainly seems that way... a lot of talk of casualization. Maybe thats just a lot of flexing then, because this game kicked my teeth in at times. Some of those challenge rooms can be called anything but casual.

Yeah, I've heard some complaints from people over some of the changes. I'm a bit iffy about them myself, but the impression I get is most people like it overall.

Again, I don't think SW hates Doom Eternal. Instead, I get the sense that their annoyance is directed towards somewhere else.

@enzyme36: SW doesn't hate Doom...it's Dooms messenger that we truly hate. ;)

That's normal for a mainstream title like Doom. Once you get the teen market you're in for big money.

I picked up Doom Eternal for $20 on Black Friday. I'm still trying to get into it, probably 5% into the game. If a game doesn't grab me and I have to try and force myself to like it, it's usually long gone and sold by now. But for some reason, Doom Eternal and Skyrim are the 2 games I still own that I can't get into but I keep trying and trying and trying.

Noice. Good game. There are some things I wish they changed for their next DOOM games, but I'm glad a good game in a series I love is selling a lot.

Uh, Battlefield Hardline and Battlefield V didn't sell all that hot. If DOOM Eternal outsold Battlefield Hardline, wouldn't that mean it's more mainstream?

Meh game.

@ghosts4ever: Doom is extremely mainstream. You don't make 450m in less than a year being niche LMAO

Be interesting to see if MS makes this exclusive now.

How many did it sell on PlayStation system?

Elite: Dangerous? Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice?

Meh, wtf does AAA even mean these days, anyway? Overblown budget? Excessive advertising? Too much hype?

@HalcyonScarlet: there's no reason not to, but we'll see.

Cool. Now the next game is about to make 20 times less on cheap Game Pass subs.

they are just trying to make ghosts mad lol, doom eternal is fantastic

Good game. Good money for microsoft.

Picked up Doom 2016 a month ago for $8 and I was surprised by how much I liked so now I’m looking forward to playing the next one

really enjoyed Doom Eternal, glad the next game is dropping into Game Pass on day 1..

@mrbojangles25: an AAA game is a game that needs to recoup its cost.

So it needs to be mainstream.

You can't show me a AAA game that's not accesible and that is trying to be niche. It doesn't exist :)

The definition of AAA is big budget, mainstream games.

@enzyme36:

A few legit have gripes with the game, but you're definitely seeing the Ghosts effect lol.

But yeah, great game. Didn't expect one of the best action games this gen to be a sp shooter.

So you guys know, it excites ghost when everyone is praising Doom Eternal in his thread. I'd suggest you stop.

i want a dlc with this,.. so much...

Too bad sequel will be on gamepass and exclusive.

So Doom is now mainstream popular, now lets see the bandodger shit all over it, or be a hypocrite, either will be fumny.

The next games from ID being on gamepass feels like a ripoff to the dev. Normally, i'd spend $105CAD (possibly get it for a bit cheaper on cdkeys) cuz i sure as hell not waiting for a price drop if the game is as good as doom2016 and Eternal, but if its on gamepass, what's the point of spending over $100CAD, when you can get the game for $5-10, beat it in under a month and be done with it? The value is insane.

Can you shoot lamps in Doom?

So Doom Eternal is now mainstream? Time for Ghosts to not play it.

Eternal is like DOOM 2016 on steroids.

Ghosts simply wants all of the games he likes (Doom, Metro, Splinter Cell, Max Payne) to become mainstream.

I'm going to start a petition for a female doom slayer for the next instalment.

Congrats to Microsoft?

What do you mean next instalment?

@hardwenzen: They better not let her leave the kitchen or someone will be furious.

He only gave it idea but then it didnot work obviously. we will always see Doomguy as single male protagonist as long as franchise exist.

How do we know the Doom guys marital status?

Now that Doom is owned by Microsoft, there is a massive chance that Doom Guy will have a girlfriend.

He would have had a boy following him around if it had been Sony that owned them now.

Casual mainstream game for girly girls confirmed