In a post on X, The Verge senior editor Tom Warren said id Software's recent layoffs did not turn it into a support studio, even as Microsoft's July 2026 Xbox restructuring rattled the company. He added that the team is now in the early stages of a new DOOM game.
while the id layoffs have been deep, I understand the changes haven't turned id into a support studio. Instead, they're now in the early stages of a new Doom game
The new DOOM has not been officially announced by Microsoft, Bethesda, or id Software yet. Still, the report lines up with id Software's own statement, where the studio said it still has the team needed to build the games and technology it is known for.
id Software also said its current size is about the same as when it was making DOOM (2016), which is notable given the scale of the layoffs tied to Microsoft's July 2026 Xbox restructuring.
There have also been earlier reports that id Software discussed a co-op or multiplayer DOOM before the layoffs. Separately, Jason Schreier previously reported that ZeniMax would continue working on Wolfenstein, DOOM, and Quake.
For now, the clearest possible window for an announcement is QuakeCon 2026, which is scheduled for August 6-9, 2026. But at this stage, the new DOOM remains just a report, not an official reveal.
Could QuakeCon 2026 end up being the first place we see the new DOOM?
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