Doom 1/2 on Nintendo Switch requires Bethesda account login on first-play

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> It'd be nice if these extra steps weren't in place but I see this atm as a minor inconvenience more than anything. Maybe my opinion would change at a later point.

The same thing was said about horse armor DLC. Now microtransactions have suffocated entire (more ethical) business models.

I gave up discussing this on reddit because it seems most gamers don’t want to look deep into the business or ethical issues about situations like this, horse armor, etc.

“Give and inch, take a mile”.

Somehow worse than my old super Nintendo version in that case. I wonder if they will embed ads on some of the walls next

Update: BS have reacted to the numerous complaints and are dropping the requirement.

https://twitter.com/bethesda/status/1155140773215649793

Notably, the login prompt reportedly disappears if you take your Switch offline, so it's not as though the game is permanently reliant on an external server.

I'd be curious as to what happens if you block Bethesda in your router.

I’m also curious on what Bethesa sends back since there doesn't seem to be a lot of justification in having auth in the first-place (example: multiplayer is local only).

DRM and they screwed Doom music! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dh7nZ9t2eJA

I'm not feeling the outrage. You put in any email and continue. It doesn't even wait for confirmation.

Some comments mention money grabbing. It is $7.50, seriously.

It's classic Doom, it is on the Switch and it plays really well. I'm enjoying it as much as other full priced titles.

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