Update [Sat 10th May 2025, 9:15am]:

As was the case with Indiana Jones and the Great Circle earlier in the year, Microsoft and Bethesda have short changed PS5 fans yet again by shipping physical copies of DOOM: The Dark Ages with virtually nothing on the disc.

Confirmation comes courtesy of Does It Play, who were contacted by a supporter with screenshots of the upcoming first-person shooter. Insultingly, just 85MB of data is included on the Blu-ray, with fans forced to download the rest of the game. Needless to say, you cannot play the title at all without a hefty download.

This situation is actually reminiscent of the Game Key Cards that have been causing controversy on Nintendo Switch 2, although at least the nature of those is made clear and obvious by the box art. Here we just get a small ‘Internet Required’ disclaimer on the cover.