During the recent Xbox Developer Direct, Microsoft and id Software offered a deep-dive look into the upcoming DOOM: The Dark Ages while also announcing its official release date. Interestingly, one system absent from the list of support consoles was Nintendo’s Switch. According to one insider the game is planned to come to Switch 2, but Nintendo is currently blocking the announcement.

Taking to Twitter, known industry insider eXtas1s claimed that the upcoming DOOM: The Dark Ages is planned to come to Switch 2, despite no official announcement yet.

According to the leaker (as translated by ResetEra user ‘Aspect’) “The game, which is in full development for the next-generation machine, is being deliberately withheld. Nintendo has not given the green light to all its partners to present their titles, especially those that would be exclusive to the Switch 2.”

Offering a bit more on this current embargo of sorts, eXtas1s claimed that “any game exclusive to the Switch 2 requires special permission from Nintendo before it can be announced. This would be a strategy to control the hype and prevent leaks until the company decides to reveal more official technical information about its new console.”

Both DOOM and DOOM Eternal released on the original Nintendo Switch via ‘miracle ports’, despite the console being woefully underpowered – especially by the time Eternal released.

Given the fact that the prior two games came to Nintendo (and that Phil Spencer has openly discussed bringing Xbox titles to the Switch 2), an official announcement is only a matter of time. It will be interesting to see whether the Switch 2 arrives before or after DOOM’s launch in May.

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KitGuru says: Were you surprised when DOOM: The Dark Ages wasn’t announced for Switch? When do you think the embargo will lift? What other Xbox games do you expect to come to Switch 2? Let us know down below.

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Microsoft’s Developer Direct has now come and gone, with the Xbox console maker showing off a number of its upcoming games as well as a few surprises. One game which was promised to be at the event was DOOM: The Dark Ages. Sure enough, ID Software’s upcoming FPS made an appearance with 10 minutes of new footage – as well as the game’s release date.

Sharing a 10 minute deep-dive into the upcoming DOOM: The Dark Ages, the team at ID Software highlighted many of the mechanics set to come to the threequel, including a focus on projectile-based combat and a nifty new shield.

Of course, the big news from the deep-dive was DOOM: The Dark Ages’ release date. While it did leak slightly ahead of time, the team officially confirmed that the game will arrive for PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC on the 15th of May.

It's been quite a few years since ID Software’s DOOM: Eternal, and while the changes made to its gameplay didn’t necessarily resonate with everyone, it’s cool to see the team continue to innovate on what it means to be a modern DOOM game.

KitGuru says: What did you think of the Developer Direct? What was your favourite showing? Will The Dark Ages be a day-one buy for you? Let us know down below.

En l’espace de quelques jours, deux projets autour de DOOM ont émergé. Vous le savez, la quête du support le plus improbable pour faire tourner le monument d’id Sofware de 1993 ne s’arrêtera sans doute jamais. Et en ce début d’année 2025, on se penche sur des formats de fichier, pour changer des bactéries, des immeubles et des satellites. Le premier, c’est le PDF, par le biais de JavaScript. On ne va pas vous mentir, les contrôles ne sont pas hyper pratiques et il y a une sacrée latence. Pour le tester, faites un tour sur le post Bluesky du développeur.

Le second projet met Word à l’honneur, puisqu’il permet de faire tourner DOOM dans un fichier .docm, tout en faisant clignoter votre antivirus une fois le fichier téléchargé sur votre ordinateur. On a eu la flemme de tester, mais vous pouvez récupérer le projet sur la page GitHub dédiée. Sinon, on peut s’extasier de la performance en regardant la vidéo sur YouTube :

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