Esports Not Priority for Doom Multiplayer

Id Software isn't best known for its esports Doom support.

Doom executive producer Marty Stratton, at Quakecon revealed that they aren't developing the game with esports in mind.

Stratton said that even though competitive multiplayer is a big part of the upcoming Doom reboot, the developer isn't specifically working on esports support. Instead, id is focusing on the multiplayer mode itself, and will reassess esports potential after the game comes out.

He told GameSpot, "We're not developing [Doom] specifically with how we address esports. There's tons of moments, even just watching the [multiplayer matches] at Quakecon, where there's very esports moments in it. It really just illustrates how esports can be born out of that. But we're really [working on] how we entertain millions of people on their couches everyday. So that's really been our focus."

"We have a lot of experience with e-sports on the Quake side. To do that stuff well, it takes some focus. And I can see us going down that path when it catches on with people. I think it's a great title for it, and who knows down the road."

Doom launches in 2016 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC.