A new PS5 trailer for DOOM: The Dark Ages – described as “something special for PlayStation fans” – appears to have irked Xbox owners, who are baffled Microsoft subsidiary Bethesda is giving Sony additional marketing support.
It’s not a big deal in the grand scheme of things – the level it features, named the Cosmic Realm, will be available on all platforms, of course – but it’s being perceived as a further slight by fans, as Xbox makes more and more of its games multiformat.
The video – which has only been posted to PlayStation’s official YouTube channel, and not yet been mirrored on Xbox and Bethesda’s alternatives – has already totted up over 500,000 views, and features game director Hugo Martin directly addressing PS5 fans.
The footage, captured on PS5 Pro, focuses on the aforementioned Cosmic Realm, a Lovecraftian dimension populated by the property’s “most insane enemies”.
To be fair, just to focus on the gameplay for a moment, it looks absolutely fantastic. The new enemies come with unique combat challenges, and a fresh firearm named the Reaver Chainshot looks like a ridiculously entertaining way to dispatch them.
You can read more about the Cosmic Realm through here.
“There are so many more secrets to reveal and legends to forge here in this new world we’ve crafted for you,” says Martin.
“I think you’ll find your time in the Cosmic Realm to be full of intrigue and bloody, bone-crunching mayhem. And it will look amazing on your PS5, featuring cutting-edge, ludicrous graphics powered by the all-new idTech 8.”