[STEAM] Phil Spencer Briefly Explains the Decision to Bring Doom: The Dark Ages to PlayStation 5 - IGN Live 2024

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Xbox head Phil Spencer stopped by IGN Live for a chat following today's Xbox Showcase, talking about some of the biggest reveals and announcements. One of those was not only the reveal of *****: The Dark Ages, but the announcement that it would be coming to PlayStation 5 as well.

Asked about the decision by IGN's Ryan McCaffrey, Spencer attributed the decision, at least partially, to id Software Studio Director Marty Stratton.

"***** is definitely one of those franchises that has a history of so many platforms," Spencer explained. "It’s a franchise that I think everyone deserves to play. When I was in a meeting with Marty a couple years ago, I asked Marty what he wanted to do, and he said he wanted to sell it on all platforms. Simple as that."

"It’s a franchise that I think everyone deserves to play. After

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, *****: The Dark Ages was

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, and it was also confirmed that it would be headed to PlayStation 5 as well as Xbox Series X/S and PC. It marked confirmation of a recent

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that the next ***** installment would be part of the so-called "Project Latitude," which is reportedly the internal name for Xbox's continuing push to bring its first-party titles to rival consoles.

That multi-platform push formally started back in February when Xbox

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: Grounded, Pentiment, Hi-Fi Rush, and Sea of Thieves. At the time, Xbox explained the move by saying in an

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post that, "to ensure long-term success for both Xbox and the industry as a whole, we must continue to evolve."

As for what else we know about *****: The Dark Ages, it's a prequel that includes dark fantasy with a medieval-inspired theme. Xbox said today following the showcase that it "puts players behind the visor of the mighty Slayer as they battle demonic hordes in grounded, hard-hitting combat inside an epic, cinematic tale of gods, kings and monsters."

*****: The Dark Ages is set to release sometime in 2025. For more, check out

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, and stay tuned for more

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Alex Stedman is a Senior News Editor with IGN, overseeing entertainment reporting. When she's not writing or editing, you can find her reading fantasy novels or playing Dungeons & Dragons.

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