DOOM Eternal generated over $450 Million in revenue in the first 9 months of release

[AshenOne]

DOOM Eternal generated over $450 Million in the first 9 months of release according to a former ID Software Employee's Linkedin.

Source: ID Software's former employee's Linkedin

Edit: Just want to add in the information that It had a Launch Day Concurrent Player Record of 104,891 players on STEAM.

Important Update:

Apparently the former IDtech employee got this data from SUPERDATA:

 

[LostCauseUnite!]

So that means it sold really well.

 

[harz-marz]

That is.... A lot

 

[Thewonandonly]

Let's go!!! Best FPS campaign by a country mile. Can't wait for them to test me in 3!

 

[nightstalker962]

Well deserved, game was really damn good.

 

[Rodelero]

Great numbers, though as someone that did buy the game day one due to my enjoyment of DOOM 2016, I'd have a lot of reservations about doing the same for its successor.

I guess it will be on Game Pass though, so that sorts that problem.

 

[Teeth]

Besides the game and the stand alone expansions (if those count?)....what other monetization did Doom Eternal have?

I didn't hear much noise about microtransactions...

 

[ClickyCal']

It's a great game, top 3 of 2020 for me. Definitely deserving.

 

[Duncan]

You love it when good things happen to good games.

 

[Weiss]

Oh dang, I remember the word around DOOM Eternal being kind of quiet, but I'm glad that turned out for the best.

 

[Yuntu]

The launch felt kinda muted so thats a solid number compared to what I thought.

 

[tinyrakan]

Original who found this

https://twitter.com/bogorad222/status/1365456775680585739?s=21

 

[Roytheone]

That's very good! I am very curious how the dlc sold, since those seem to be very focused on a certain type of player while leaving a part of the fanbase behind. I really hope that a Doom 3 walks that back a bit, for example with more difficulty options. Even easy in the dlc is not actually easy.

 

[Jaded Alyx]

Hmm....I can see this info being used as ammunition in a certain (dumb) argument in the future...

 

[Moff]

Great news, awesome game

 

[Bxrz]

Great game so great to hear

 

[DieH@rd]

Third of that went to platform holders, and stores kept a bit of it for retail copies.

Even still, game made tons of money for Zenimax.

 

[Deleted member 34714]

Is there a comparison to 2016? Just hoping it did better because this place really is split on the game.

 

[_Aaron_]

At $60 per copy, that's 7.5 million sales.

If it's including extra revenue from Ancient Gods and Deluxe editions, then it's a lower sales figure.

 

[Navidson REC]

Well deserved, it's an incredible game (and definitely better than DOOM 2016, even on console).

 

[HeyNay]

So, that means it sold somewhere in the ballpark of 7m copies, give or take a little? Pretty impressive. I have yet to play the game, despite loving 2016. Don't think I can handle the spike in adrenaline these days since most of my gaming occurs before bed. Pretty cool though.

 

[Jawmuncher]

Could Revenue count as money from MS for putting it on Gamepass?

 

[Tora]

Holy shit wow, that's insane

It felt like it released and disappeared, though I absolutely loved it i'm surprised. Good stuff

 

[ClickyCal']

Is there a comparison to 2016? Just hoping it did better because this place really is split on the game.

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It's just an era bubble thing. If you check anywhere out of here, it's not really that split.

 

[Superking]

i hate it when publishers use revenue to show how much a product sold

like, just say 7.5 million copies. that's still an impressive number! lol

 

[Deleted member 679]

Excellent news. Really looking forward to Ancient Gods Part Two, hope it's as good as the first DLC.

My favorite FPS of all time, and one of the finer action games ever made as well.

GOTY 2020.

 

[MidnightCowboy]

Despite gaming all my life, Eternal was my first Doom game. Absolute masterpiece, well deserved.

 

[softtack]

Good stuff.

 

[Aniki]

Best FPS campaign i have played. I'm happy it sold well.

 

[Chief Malik]

Multiplayer is also irrelevant. It could have straight up not been there and it's not selling out reviewing less. Single player only shooters aren't dead. Hardcore shooters aren't dead. PC shooters aren't dead.

 

[Deleted member 46804]

We need that budget and sales target. I would assume this surpasses expectations but who knows. Definitely doesn't matter all that much now that it will be Game Pass fodder which I mean in the most positive way possible. I also suspect that number includes whatever Microsoft paid Bethesda to have the game on Game Pass.

 

[Deleted member 2317]

That sounds so great! Well deserved for one of the best FPS games ever made.

 

[Adnor]

Deserved, Eternal is so good, it was my 2020 GOTY.

 

[Roytheone]

So, that means it sold somewhere in the ballpark of 7m copies, give or take a little? Pretty impressive. I have yet to play the game, despite loving 2016. Don't think I can handle the spike in adrenaline these days since most of my gaming occurs before bed. Pretty cool though.

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It's definitely not a game to play just before bed since it has MANY systems to juggle, much more than 2016. That kinda breaks the game for certain people (including me).

 

[ArjanN]

It's just an era bubble thing. If you check anywhere out of here, it's not really that split.

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Eh, I wouldn't say that, leaning into making it more difficult/skill based did make it a bit more controversial than the last game, but the Doom name still carries a lot of weight.

It's showing up as one of the top sellers of the year on Steam made me realize that it definitely did well.

 

[RedHeat]

I should probably buy the DLC, but I'm waiting on them to release the next-gen version

 

[V has come to]

well deserved for GOTY 2020, can't wait for the next dlc

 

[ghostcrew]

Could Revenue count as money from MS for putting it on Gamepass?

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I'd think so. Just says revenue, doesn't say 'from sales'.

 

[Deleted member 15360]

i hate it when publishers use revenue to show how much a product sold

like, just say 7.5 million copies. that's still an impressive number! lol

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Revenue is a very important metric on LinkedIn CV

 

[Couscous]

That's sounds really good. I hope it's above expectations, because ID Software deserves it for making such a good single player shooter with my favourite fps gameplay.

 

[FarSight XR-20]

Deserved. Probably did big numbers on Game Pass too.

I wonder what will be next project for id Software after The Ancient Gods Part 2 (I didn't play Part 1 yet, I'm waiting for Part 2, so I don't know if it aims to conclude the story).

 

[thisismadness]

I wonder how much of that was paid by Google for the Stadia port... 😏

 

[J_ToSaveTheDay]

Insanely good game. Glad to hear of its apparent financial success.

 

[Alexandros]

That sounds very impressive, bravo id software.

 

[Pariah]

Is there a comparison to 2016? Just hoping it did better because this place really is split on the game.

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It did better. At least, it wasn't heavily discounted weeks after release like 2016. Bethesda must have been happy for once with the numbers, mostly on PC.

 

[gdt]

Happy it did well. What a fucking game. Even more than the first one, when the heat is on, it puts me in a trance. A battle high.

 

[Deleted member 6235]

So deserved. It's an incredible game. One of the best games ever made. The more time it passes, the more i appreciate how much it gets right. Also: fucking incredible DLC.

 

[GrrImAFridge]

Besides the game and the stand alone expansions (if those count?)....what other monetization did Doom Eternal have?

I didn't hear much noise about microtransactions...

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Nothing whatsoever. All of the unlockable skins and the like are XP milestone rewards, and there's no in-game store from which to purchase boosters or anything of the sort.

 

[Scently]

Could Revenue count as money from MS for putting it on Gamepass?

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I would assume so.

 

[AshenOne]

I wonder how much of that was paid by Google for the Stadia port... 😏

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Good point LMAO.

I'd think so. Just says revenue, doesn't say 'from sales'.

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Whether it was Gamepass or Stadia i think it doesn't matter a lot here because those things are usual where you get ports for other platforms or gamepass which like is a common name to hear these days for titles like DOOM Eternal imo but what matters the most is how much revenue the game generated which increases the possibility of the franchise being continued!