Doom Eternal PS5 and Xbox Series X won't be ready on next-gen launch day

Bethesda Softworks has made the disappointing announcement that the Doom Eternal PS5 and Xbox Series X versions won't be available for the launch of the next-gen consoles. It's not all bad news, though — it will withal be playable on both consoles as a backwards compatible championship.

This is the big calendar week when the PS5 and Xbox Series 10 officially launch. The pre-society state of affairs for both consoles has been crude; the launch of the Xbox Series X and S broke most online storefronts and some of the lucky gamers who managed to go PS5 pre-orders after learned that their console might not arrive on launch day. That disappointment has just been compounded with the lack of a next-gen Doom Slayer — at least on launch day.

Bethesda has 'not announced'Doom Eternal PS5 and Xbox Series X release dates

Doom Eternal PS5 and Xbox Series X launch day demon slaying

Bethesda has appear its plans for next-gen upgrades, stating thatDoom Eternal will be i of the showtime games in the visitor'south itemize to receive gratuitous adjacent-gen upgrades on both consoles. Unfortunately, that same annunciation has also revealed that theDoom Eternal PS5 and Xbox Series X release dates have yet to be announced; this means that the game won't be available for either console when it launches this week.

"At console launch, DOOM Eternal volition be backwards compatible, with next gen upgrades planned for a hereafter date," Bethesda Softworks said in the announcement.

TheDoom Eternal PS5 and Xbox Serial X versions haven't been delayed, strictly speaking — Bethesda had not yet appear a launch date for the upgraded versions. While this is surely disappointing news to some players, there is an upside:Doom Eternal will still be playable on the PS5 and Xbox Series X on launch twenty-four hour period, allowing players to enjoy all of the demon-slaying action and the challenging first piece of DLC. They just won't be able to bask whatever of the cool graphical upgrades that other games are getting with their next-gen upgrades.