To celebrate the 25th anniversary of its cult first-person shooter, DOOM, Bethesda has made the first three original games in the franchise, DOOM, DOOM II and DOOM 3, available on the Nintendo Switch, Xbox One and PS4. The announcement was made on Friday at the ongoing QuakeCon 2019 in Dallas, Texas, where the company also revealed that the first two titles are also now available on Android and iOS.
Play the games that started it all. DOOM, DOOM II, and DOOM 3 are all available now on Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, and PS4. #DOOM25 #QuakeCon pic.twitter.com/aZwEfnJaP0
Even as most of the nostalgic DOOM players from the 90s seem to be happy about the latest news, some are pointing out one disconcerting development. Bethesda has apparently added new DRM code to the new versions of the games, requiring players to login to their Bethesda accounts to be able to play even in the local, single-player mode. The original titles, released back when online gaming was yet to become mainstream, were single-player games that didn’t require an internet connection.
Looks like DOOM 1+2 require you to login into your Bethesda account before you can play
