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Doom 3 Gets Info On Demo, Linux, DVD, Xbox
Eeknay writes "Following up yesterday's announcement about Doom 3 going Gold, id software today went into specifics on a Doom 3 demo and a Linux version of the full game, saying: 'We will release the demo as soon as it's done, but this
probably won't happen until after the game has arrived on U.S. store shelves', and adding: 'Linux binaries will be
available very soon after the PC game hits store shelves. There are no plans for boxed Linux games.'." Eurogamer also has a handy round-up of other Doom 3 news, noting, via CNN Money, that "Doom will apparently ship exclusively on CD", quoting Todd Hollenshead as saying of the Xbox version: "We can't say, at this point, that it's going to come out this year", and relaying on game length: "the [PC Gamer paper-mag] reviewer claims it took 23 hours to complete."
Most gamers are asking themselves:
"How will I schedule my job around my Doom 3 time?"
Personally, I'm anticipating this release, but I'm not gung-ho about it. To me, it will just be another FPS. At most, it will remind me of the fun and fear I felt when playing the original version at night on my 486 DX 33.
"Bah", I say to the alleged 23 hour completion time. Speed Demo people, I expect to see a 1 hr 37 min demo (maximum, of course) one week after Doom 3 hits the shelves.