Doom 4 Indefinitely Postponed Following RAGE Disappointing Launch (rumor?)

http://kotaku.com/5851953/doom-4-indefinitely-postponed-following-rages-disappointing-launch

"A source claiming to be close to the publishers of the recently-launched RAGE has told Kotaku that, at a recent "company wide" meeting held in Dallas, Bethesda and parent company Zenimax made the decision to "indefinitely postpone" development of Doom 4."

Bad news i really looked forward to Doom4. Didn't Rage do ok on consoles at least? Looks like Id Software isn't what it once where, King of FPS games :?

its a rumor. could be true could be false. plus I really want to see kotaus "source"

IDs fanbase is on PC. Why they decided to focus on consoles is beyond me.

http://kotaku.com/5851953/doom-4-indefinitely-postponed-following-rages-disappointing-launch

"A source claiming to be close to the publishers of the recently-launched RAGE has told Kotaku that, at a recent "company wide" meeting held in Dallas, Bethesda and parent company Zenimax made the decision to "indefinitely postpone" development of Doom 4."

Bad news i really looked forward to Doom4. Didn't Rage do ok on consoles at least? Looks like Id Software isn't what it once where, King of FPS games :?

aroxx_ab

Sell outs pay the price, same as Crytek.

You should really put "rumor" in the title

IDs fanbase is on PC. Why they decided to focus on consoles is beyond me.

GD1551

IDs fanbase is on PC. Why they decided to focus on consoles is beyond me.

GD1551

They did Doom 3 on consoles. Today consoles is to big market to ignore...

[QUOTE="GD1551"]

IDs fanbase is on PC. Why they decided to focus on consoles is beyond me.

iwilson1296

That doesn't seem to work though. I like it when a dev makes its name on PC, abandons the PC for consoles and the sales flop horribly, like Crytek.

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[QUOTE="GD1551"]

IDs fanbase is on PC. Why they decided to focus on consoles is beyond me.

tenaka2

That doesn't seem to work though. I like it when a dev makes its name on PC, abandons the PC for consoles and the sales flop horribly, like Crytek.

What game has Id/Crytek released on consoles that not PC got?

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[QUOTE="iwilson1296"]$$$$

aroxx_ab

That doesn't seem to work though. I like it when a dev makes its name on PC, abandons the PC for consoles and the sales flop horribly, like Crytek.

What game has Id/Crytek released on consoles that not PC got?

I am talking about the piss poor effort they made with crysis 2, which they themselves admited to.

nooo!!!! they should have just developed doom 4 before rage....introduce the id games style to newcomers before releasing a new ip.

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IDs fanbase is on PC. Why they decided to focus on consoles is beyond me.

iwilson1296

Obviously that didn't work out.

[QUOTE="GD1551"]

IDs fanbase is on PC. Why they decided to focus on consoles is beyond me.

aroxx_ab

They did Doom 3 on consoles. Today consoles is to big market to ignore...

Doom 3 was a PC title then ported to consoles. The focus was on the PC there. Rage was a console title that not only was ported to PC but had tons of issues at launch.

It's the console stupid striking another developer again.

These people SWEAR up and down that they will sell 10 million copies on console if they focus their development there. But there's only like 3 franchises that have pulled that off. Most games on console do not even break the 1 million mark.

So they abandoned the Pc, fully confident that they'll be the next modern warfre, only to end up with crappy sale son PC and crappy sales on consoles.

At least it's not affecting everyone. More and more developers are starting to realize that developing for the PC first, and then porting to consoles ends up getting good results on BOTH platforms, and will positively impact the bottom line.

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[QUOTE="GD1551"]

IDs fanbase is on PC. Why they decided to focus on consoles is beyond me.

GD1551

They did Doom 3 on consoles. Today consoles is to big market to ignore...

Doom 3 was a PC title then ported to consoles. The focus was on the PC there. Rage was a console title that not only was ported to PC but had tons of issues at launch.

Just a rumor, interested to see how it pans out. On another note I thought RAGE was awesome...on the consoles anyway. Give it time, it will sell, it just came out not that long ago how could it be a dissapointment already? And more than just a "few" games sell more than a million on the consoles, do your reasearch. If not for consoles gaming would be dead. Consoles bring in the cash PERIOD.

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[QUOTE="GD1551"]

IDs fanbase is on PC. Why they decided to focus on consoles is beyond me.

GD1551

Obviously that didn't work out.

Valve is the new king of FPS, but we should all respect iD for their improvements to graphics tech.donalbane

Yeah, Rage looks very impressive on consoles, have to give them that.

[QUOTE="donalbane"]Valve is the new king of FPS, but we should all respect iD for their improvements to graphics tech.aroxx_ab

Yeah, Rage looks very impressive on consoles, have to give them that.

[QUOTE="donalbane"]Valve is the new king of FPS, but we should all respect iD for their improvements to graphics tech.aroxx_ab

Yeah, Rage looks very impressive on consoles, have to give them that.

Wasn't Rage developed for like 7years? i think it was the "bad curse" all games get that get developed to long time :P

aroxx_ab

I think it was 5 years. To be honest, they should have done Doom 4 first and then put out rage. That way newer people could be familiar with their name without banking on a new IP.

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[QUOTE="GD1551"]

IDs fanbase is on PC. Why they decided to focus on consoles is beyond me.

tenaka2

That doesn't seem to work though. I like it when a dev makes its name on PC, abandons the PC for consoles and the sales flop horribly, like Crytek.

I believe Crysis 2 sold around two million copies, doesn't sound like a flop to me.

Sell outs pay the price, same as Crytek.

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I like it when a dev makes its name on PC, abandons the PC for consoles and the sales flop horribly, like Crytek.

tenaka2

Valve is the new king of FPS, but we should all respect iD for their improvements to graphics tech.donalbane

good

hopefully it gets canned

it would have sucked, they would have tried to make it more like COD and it would have been a console port

http://www.strategyinformer.com/news/11921/carmack-doom-4-will-be-more-cinematic

[QUOTE="donalbane"]Valve is the new king of FPS, but we should all respect iD for their improvements to graphics tech.tomarlyn

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megadeth1117

That doesn't seem to work though. I like it when a dev makes its name on PC, abandons the PC for consoles and the sales flop horribly, like Crytek.

I believe Crysis 2 sold around two million copies, doesn't sound like a flop to me.

On 3 platforms.

Crysis 1 has sold 3 million copies and the standalone expansion 1.5.

Crysis 2 was a flop, I think they even admitted it.

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Sell outs pay the price, same as Crytek.

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I like it when a dev makes its name on PC, abandons the PC for consoles and the sales flop horribly, like Crytek.

lowe0

Because PC gamers are fickle, if the makers of uncharted switched to XBox in the hope of sales would PS3 owners thank them for it?

Valve is the new king of FPS, but we should all respect iD for their improvements to graphics tech.donalbane

The game was a commercial flop on all platforms. I'm not surprised.

[QUOTE="donalbane"]Valve is the new king of FPS, but we should all respect iD for their improvements to graphics tech.Firstinstimct

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[QUOTE="tenaka2"]

Sell outs pay the price, same as Crytek.

...

I like it when a dev makes its name on PC, abandons the PC for consoles and the sales flop horribly, like Crytek.

tenaka2

Because PC gamers are fickle, if the makers of uncharted switched to XBox in the hope of sales would PS3 owners thank them for it?

[QUOTE="tenaka2"]

Sell outs pay the price, same as Crytek.

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I like it when a dev makes its name on PC, abandons the PC for consoles and the sales flop horribly, like Crytek.

lowe0

You act as though the fans struck the first blow in that statement......

Where are the pitchforks and torches for Bungie, then? Are people boycotting Mass Effect 3 because it's on PS3? Did people boycott LA Noire because it went to 360?lowe0

Not even remotely comparable, because the other platform did not get completely put as an after thought. Even if you want to go down this road, remember when FF13 went multiplat?...

[QUOTE="donalbane"]Valve is the new king of FPS, but we should all respect iD for their improvements to graphics tech.Firstinstimct

[QUOTE="donalbane"]Valve is the new king of FPS, but we should all respect iD for their improvements to graphics tech.Firstinstimct

What is this?

Left 4 Dead, Portal, Team Fortress, Half Life, and Counter Strike all sell very well.

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[QUOTE="lowe0"] With fans like this, who needs enemies? Why would a developer court customers who seek for them to fail?

lowe0

Because PC gamers are fickle, if the makers of uncharted switched to XBox in the hope of sales would PS3 owners thank them for it?

Perhaps I am not explaining myself well,

Crytek went from being a cutting edge company that pushed the boundaries of gaming to a company that made generic shooters severly limited by console hardware.

They also made it very apparent that the PC version was an after thought.

They thought they would sell a lot more then they did. The fact that Crysis 1 has sold more then Crysis 2 is great news for PC gamers. When devs turn there backs on the fans that made them famous in the first place they do not deserve praise.

DOOM 4 rumor, games are done when they are done and no title under development at id has been postponed – indefinitely or otherwise.DCDeacon Pete Hines-twitter

-.- rumor is bs.

You act as though the fans struck the first blow in that statement......

Not even remotely comparable, because the other platform did not get completely put as an after thought. Even if you want to go down this road, remember when FF13 went multiplat?...

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You act as though the fans struck the first blow in that statement......

lowe0

Not even remotely comparable, because the other platform did not get completely put as an after thought. Even if you want to go down this road, remember when FF13 went multiplat?...

GD1551

I bought 2 copies of Crysis and 1 of Warhead. But I wouldn't touch Crysis 2 with a barge pole. The developer failed because it abandoned its fanbase not because of anything I wish for.

Eh,I suppose that´s what happens id...don´t feel even a tiny bit sorry about you.

But I guess that maybe this isn´t true lol.

I bought 2 copies of Crysis and 1 of Warhead. But I wouldn't touch Crysis 2 with a barge pole. The developer failed because it abandoned its fanbase not because of anything I wish for.

tenaka2

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You act as though the fans struck the first blow in that statement......

lowe0

Not even remotely comparable, because the other platform did not get completely put as an after thought. Even if you want to go down this road, remember when FF13 went multiplat?...

GD1551

They didn't think about those business decisions when they were making money and their name off the PC. If it suddenly became a good business decision to make console games as side projects and focus on the PC versions then I don't think you would take that too kindly.

Why shouldn't they wish for the dev to fail anyway? Not that I am doing it but if you put someone on a pedestial and they turn around and spit in your face, why wouldn't you want them to fail?

I hope it's true, they REALLY screwed up with RAGE. They need to assess their current development strategy and work out the bugs before they attempt to make another game.

I hope it's true, they REALLY screwed up with RAGE. They need to assess their current development strategy and work out the bugs before they attempt to make another game.

demonic_85

[QUOTE="DCDeacon Pete Hines-twitter"]DOOM 4 rumor, games are done when they are done and no title under development at id has been postponed – indefinitely or otherwise.Inconsistancy

-.- rumor is bs.

They didn't think about those business decisions when they were making money and their name off the PC. If it suddenly became a good business decision to make console games as side projects and focus on the PC versions then I don't think you would take that too kindly.

Why shouldn't they wish for the dev to fail anyway? Not that I am doing it but if you put someone on a pedestial and they turn around and spit in your face, why wouldn't you want them to fail?

GD1551

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They didn't think about those business decisions when they were making money and their name off the PC. If it suddenly became a good business decision to make console games as side projects and focus on the PC versions then I don't think you would take that too kindly.

Why shouldn't they wish for the dev to fail anyway? Not that I am doing it but if you put someone on a pedestial and they turn around and spit in your face, why wouldn't you want them to fail?

lowe0

Oh yes they did, because the game was unplayable at launch.

The developer failed because it abandoned its fanbase not because of anything I wish for.

tenaka2

I like it when a dev makes its name on PC, abandons the PC for consoles and the sales flop horribly, like Crytek.

tenaka2