{"id":97416,"date":"2019-07-28T01:30:00","date_gmt":"2019-07-28T01:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2019\/07\/bethesda_says_login_for_classic_doom_games_on_switch_should_be_optional_working_on_a_fix"},"modified":"2019-07-28T01:30:00","modified_gmt":"2019-07-28T01:30:00","slug":"bethesda-says-login-for-classic-doom-games-on-switch-should-be-optional-working-on-a-fix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2019\/07\/28\/bethesda-says-login-for-classic-doom-games-on-switch-should-be-optional-working-on-a-fix\/","title":{"rendered":"Bethesda Says Login For Classic DOOM Games On Switch Should Be Optional, Working On A Fix"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/c7ddaf014ca92\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/c7ddaf014ca92\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/c7ddaf014ca92\/large.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<figure class=\"picture strip\"><\/figure>\n<p>Yesterday, we got an <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2019\/07\/youll_need_a_bethesda_account_to_play_doom_and_doom_ii_on_switch\">unpleasant surprise<\/a> when we discovered <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/doom\">DOOM<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/doom_ii_classic\">DOOM II<\/a><\/strong> on the Nintendo Switch required players to login to a Bethesda account to play. In fact, you couldn&#8217;t even enter the game if you didn&#8217;t sign in. This just didn&#8217;t seem <em>right<\/em> for two classic games originally released in the early &#8217;90s.<\/p>\n<p>Bethesda has now taken to social media to address these complaints. According to a Twitter post, it says the login requirement was included for the Slayers Club and should have been optional. Fortunately, a fix is on the way:<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-tweet\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p><span lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We will update everyone when a fix is ready.<\/span>\u2014 Bethesda (@bethesda) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bethesda\/status\/1155140813355196416?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 27, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<p>This statement doesn&#8217;t clarify if the login requirement was intentional or not. It also doesn&#8217;t match up with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendo.com\/games\/detail\/doom-2-classic-switch\/\">Switch eShop listings<\/a> for DOOM and DOOM II, which state the following in fine print:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Bethesda.net account required. See end user license agreement. Terms of Service. Privacy Policy and additional details at bethesda.net.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/doom_3\">DOOM 3<\/a><\/strong> doesn&#8217;t include this message on its eShop page and it has been confirmed players can skip the login process and go straight to the game&#8217;s main menu.<\/p>\n<p><em>Are you glad to hear Bethesda will be making the login requirement for DOOM and DOOM II optional? Leave a comment below.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday, we got an unpleasant surprise when we discovered DOOM and DOOM II on the Nintendo Switch required players to login to a Bethesda account to play. In fact, you couldn&#8217;t even enter the game if you didn&#8217;t sign in. This just didn&#8217;t seem right for two classic games originally released in the early &#8217;90s. 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