PC Gamers Get the Shaft on Doom and Doom II Multiplayer in Doom 3 BFG Edition

[Shawn Zipay]

According to an FAQ for Doom 3 BFG Edition on the Bethesda forums, PC gamers are going to get the shaft when it comes to playing Doom and Doom II multiplayer. Console players will be fine on this regard, but not so much for the PC crowd.

What multiplayer is included for DOOM 3 BFG Edition?
ONLINE multiplayer for Xbox 360 and PS3:
DOOM: 2-4 players per map
DOOM II: 2-4 players per map
DOOM 3 and Resurrection of Evil: 2-4 players per map
Lost Mission: N/A

OFFLINE multiplayer for Xbox 360 and PS3:
DOOM: 2-4 players per map
DOOM II: 2-4 players per map
DOOM 3 and Resurrection of Evil: N/A
Lost Mission: N/A

PC Multiplayer
On PC online Multiplayer for DOOM 3 and Resurrection of Evil is 2-8 players.
On PC there is no multiplayer options for Doom and Doom II.

Is there any co-op gameplay included with DOOM 3 BFG Edition?
The co-op gameplay for DOOM 3 was only included with the original Xbox release of DOOM 3. As BFG Edition is based upon the original PC release, there is no online/offline cooperative play. The Xbox 360 and PS3 versions of DOOM and DOOM II feature online and splitscreen co-op supporting 2-4 players.

However, PC gamers will get the benefit of Oculus Rift VR support. This is assuming you buy both Doom 3 BFG Edition and the headset when it's commercially available.

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Re: PC Gamers Get the Shaft on Doom and Doom II Multiplayer in Doom 3 BFG Edition

Nothing new in todays gaming.

[Buveed]

Not really surprised. The fact that they said they used the Rage engine netcode to run multiplayer on the PS3 shows that they were looking for the cheapest and easiest route. As awesome it would be to see it have full Steamworks integration, I can see why they just decided not to support MP.