DOOM: The Dark Ages Has Sold Less Than A Million, Suggests Analytics Company

With
so
much
emphasis
being
played
on
subscription
models,
especially
by

Xbox,
many
studios
have
begun
to
report
player
numbers
rather
than
copies
sold.
While
it’s
understandable
to
do
this,
simply
because
a
model
like
Game
Pass
cares
about
metrics
other
than
sales,
it
can
be
difficult
to
gauge
a
game’s
success
outside
those
subscription
models
these
days.

DOOM:
The
Dark
Ages
is
one
such
example,
and
according
to
an
analytics
firm,
it
has
sold
very
poorly.

According
to
Alinea
Analytics
on
LinkedIn,
of
the
3
million
players
that
were
announced
as
having
played
the
game,
only
800,000
actually
bought
it.

DOOM: The Dark Ages – Metal As Hell, Just Not As Sharp

DOOM:
The
Dark
Ages
trades
Eternal’s
breakneck
chaos
and
weapon
juggling
for
slower
combat,
a
shield
that
parries
fireballs,
and
yes
—
a
rideable
dragon.
It’s
easier,
a
tad
dumber…
but
somehow
still
rules.
Come
for
the
gore,
stay
for
the
giant
mechs
and
Captain
America
cosplay.

That
breaks
down
further
to
about
400,000
on
Steam,
and
a
mere
200,000
on
PlayStation.
Another
200,000
is
estimated
to
have
been
sold
on
Xbox.
That
leaves
2.2
million
people
playing
via
Game
Pass,
and
we
have
to
remember
that
some
of
those
people
might
have
only
fired
up
the
game
and
played
for
five
minutes.

The
interesting
thing
is
we’ve
seen
other
big
releases
recently
also
launch
straight
onto
Game
Pass
while
still
selling
very
well.

Clair
Obscur:
Expedition
33
just
hit
3.3
million
copies
sold,
for
example,
while

The
Elder
Scrolls
IV:
Oblivion
Remastered
is
already
the
3rd
best-selling
game
of
the
year.
Notably,
though,
both
of
those
were
cheaper
to
buy.

These
numbers
fit
in
with

my
own
speculation
about
the
game’s
sales
shortly
after
launch,
as
low
player
numbers
on
Steam
and
PlayStation
seemed
to
suggested
it
wasn’t
selling
well.