Xbox boss Phil Spencer believes “everyone deserves to play” Doom: The Dark Ages<\/em>, which is why the title will be released on PlayStation 5. Not only will Sony’s console players be able to experience the next Doom<\/em> title, but they won’t even need to wait any longer than their Xbox peers.<\/p>
The newest entry in the Doom<\/a><\/em> franchise was revealed at the Xbox showcase at Summer Games Fest, and while it will be available on day one with Xbox Game Pass<\/a>, it won’t be a Microsoft exclusive. Instead, Doom: The Dark Ages <\/em>will be released simultaneously<\/a> on PlayStation 5 when the game drops on a yet-to-be-confirmed date in 2025, serving as further evidence of Xbox’s willingness to share with Sony.<\/p>
Though this isn’t a new approach for Doom<\/em> as Doom: Eternal <\/em>also released on PlayStation, it comes at a time when Microsoft is ready to ditch the platform-exclusive approach<\/a> it has clung to in the past, having brought Sea of Thieves <\/em>and Hi-Fi Rush <\/em>to Sony consoles already this year.<\/p>
Speaking at IGN Live<\/a>, Spencer explained that Doom <\/em>is “one of those franchises that has a history of so many platforms” and is a franchise that “everyone deserves to play.” However, it seems the decision wasn’t Spencer’s entirely. The Xbox chief shared a snippet of a conversation he had with Stratton a few years ago when, after asking the studio director what approach he wanted to take, Stratton said “he wanted to sell it on all platforms.”<\/p>
