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DOOM EternalDoom Eternal Collector's Edition PC - No Disc... (self.Doom)

submitted by Prenihility

I just opened my Doom Eternal Collector's Edition. And to my shock, there is no disc. Just a paper in the SHAPE of a disc with a download code.

Any other PC Collector's Edition owners? It feels a little on the cheap side without a freakin' disc... Is this normal? Also, shrink wrap was not on the steelbook. Everything else is normal, though.

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In this video, I can see there's clearly shrinkwrap on the steelbook but I can't tell if this if that disc is an actual optical disc or just the same damn piece of paper I have. ?

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[–]Tevran 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No clue about the shrinkwrap, but it's completely normal nowadays for a PC release to not have a disc, and instead a code. Newer PCs don't even have disk drives now. Still waiting on mine today though. Sucks its Bethesda launcher only

[–]kdavis37 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The game is over 48GB of download.

That ain't fittin' on a disk. And if it did, most of them are 2x drives, which means 72Mbps at best, for the outside of the disk. Meaning it would take 2 disks and over half an hour just to read the disk at full possible speed, which you'll never get.

On the other hand, it took me about 10 minutes to get it downloaded and installed, lol. If the box is there, that's what you're displaying anyway.

[–]longrodvonhuttendong 0 points1 point  (1 child)

I completely expect this. I'm waiting for mine to show up still but I completely expect just a download code especially when the games just gonna have an update in the next day or 2.

[–]Prenihility[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm fully aware. But the Doom 2016 Collector's Edition DID has a disc. That especially threw me off on this.

[–]Tauren333 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Not to criticize what you like but would you mind explaining why is the disc so important?

[–]Dupapier 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi Tauren333,

I just received my collector edition and I'm in the same situation, without a physical CD.

To be honest if I just want to but a numeric version of game I'll go on the store and buy it online. When I buy a physical game, especially a collector edition I fully expect to have all the physical part.

Maybe I'm old fashioned and I'm attached a bit too much to something I can touch :).The rest of the collector edition is great. But if feel like it's missing something.

And there was no warning when I preorder the stuff.

Stay safe.