The highly anticipated Doom Eternal which was originally going to be launching day and date on the Nintendo Switch alongside the other versions on November 22nd 2019 has now been pushed back to sometime in 2020.

All other versions will launch on March 20th 2020 though the Switch version will seemingly arrive at a later date but don't worry, as there's the pre-order bonus of Doom 64 to cushion the blow.

Check below for the latest PR statement from Bethesda and id Software...

Throughout the development of Doom Eternal, our goal has been to deliver a game that exceeds your greatest expectations across the board.

To make sure we’re delivering the best experience – for Doom Eternal to live up to our standards of speech and polish – we’ve made the decision to extend our launch date by a few months to March 20, 2020. We know many fans will be disappointed by this delay, but we are confident that Doom Eternal will deliver a gaming experience that is worth the wait.

In addition to shifting the Doom Eternal launch date, we’ve made a couple of other changes we wanted you to know about:

• Invasion Mode, which will allow you to enter another player’s game as a playable demon, will release as a free update shortly after launch
• Doom Eternal for Switch will release after the other platforms. We will announce that date in the future
• Doom 64 will be available on Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC in addition to Nintendo Switch. We are adding Doom 64 as a pre-order bonus for Doom Eternal on all platforms, so you’ll be able to download and play the classic game, for free, just for pre-ordering Doom Eternal. Doom 64 will be released on March 20, 2020 on all platforms.

We are grateful to every Doom fan for your dedication and support – we can’t wait to rip-and-tear right alongside you.

Are you bothered by this delay of such a highly anticipated title? Or would you prefer that the game is worked on a bit longer so it can hopefully be polished to perfection? Has the delay worked in your favor to clear some space in November for other games?

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