What you need to know
- Doom Eternal launches on March 20.
- The title is a first-person shooter with plenty of gore.
- The team delayed the game to polish up the experience.
- You can preorder Doom Eternal for $60 at Amazon (opens in new tab).
Doom Eternal is an upcoming first-person shooter that continues the story of the reboot. It looks absolutely spectacular on Xbox One X and should provide plenty of single-player and multiplayer enjoyment. In addition to Xbox One, Doom Eternal should be available on PC, PlayStation 4, and Nintendo Switch. It was also announced for Google Stadia a few months ago.
If you're playing on PC, you'll want to keep in mind that the game requires 64-bit processors. The Steam page revealed the specifications for Windows. You can take a look at them below.
Minimum
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: 64-bit Windows 7/64-Bit Windows 10
- Processor: Intel Core i5 @ 3.3 GHz or better, or AMD Ryzen 3 @ 3.1 GHz or better
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 (4GB), GTX 1060 (6GB), GTX 1650 (4GB) or AMD Radeon R9 290 (4GB)/RX 470 (4GB)
- Storage: 50 GB available space
- Additional Notes: (1080p / 60 FPS / Low Quality Settings)
Recommended
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: 64-bit Windows 10
- Processor: Intel Core i7-6700K or better, or AMD Ryzen 7 1800X or better
- Memory: 16 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 (8GB), RTX 2060 (8GB) or AMD Radeon RX Vega56 (8GB)
- Storage: 50 GB available space
- Additional Notes: (1440p / 60 FPS / High Quality Settings)
Are you excited for Doom Eternal? It launches on March 20 so the wait won't be too long. The game is Xbox One X Enhanced and seems to utilize dynamic resolution on the system. This means that the resolution can fluctuate from 4K to a lower value, but the frame rate is locked to 60 frames per second.
Related: Our full DOOM Eternal Xbox One review
Doom Eternal
Doom Eternal is the next frenetic iteration in the long-running franchise. Set for launch this month, the game aims to bring even more fast-paced action to consoles and PC with new enemies, story, multiplayer modes, and more.
Asher Madan handles gaming news for Windows Central. Before joining Windows Central in 2017, Asher worked for a number of different gaming outlets. He has a background in medical science and is passionate about all forms of entertainment, cooking, and antiquing.
