Steam is a digital video game distribution service and storefront owned by Valve. This service started in a way valve in 2003 to provide automatic updates for its games. Later, it expanded to distribute and offer titles from third-party game publishers in 2005.
According to a report by IGN, doom eternal, the latest game in the series is “arguably one of the best” in the lineup. Meanwhile, the original game has been incorporated into a number of “weird” devices and platforms such as McDonald’s kiosks, Twitter, pregnancy tests and even within the game itself.
How this new move will change Steam listings
According to the blog post, users who have already purchased different versions of the game will be able to access those games even after they are delisted due to this consolidation. However, these games will no longer appear on Steam’s storefront for new users to purchase each game individually.
For example, before, Doom II Was available in four different copies – Doom II, Doom II (Enhanced), Master Level for Doom II and Final Doom. The new change will put all of these games under a single section in the Steam listing called Doom II.
Various game bundles in Steam listing
The blog post detailed the various bundles and games that will be available on the Steam listing. The consolidation treatment described above has also happened for Doom 3, plus Quake II and Quake III Arena. In the case of Doom, the game named “Ultimate Doom” has been rebranded as Doom (1993).
In addition, the developer has also updated its collection to include games starting with the classic bundle – Doom (1993) to Doom 64, while the franchise bundle includes all of these games with the new Doom (2016) and Doom Eternal. comes with. ,
reason for bundling
id Software’s blog post states that the company’s work library is vast and “full of wonderful games,” spanning several decades. This means that many of the games offered by the developer are “released or replicated” in a way that can make the digital storefronts of these titles a bit confusing.
The blog post also mentioned that instead of explaining the differences between the various Doom titles, id Software has decided to consolidate the titles available in its Steam library. The company has also mentioned that all these titles spread over the cloud-gaming platform will not be a problem for experts who know all the variations of their games released on Steam. However, this consolidation step will simplify how these games appear so newbies have an easier time.