You cannot play Doom on the Nintendo Switch without a Bethesda account

That image is what you’ll see if you try to play the recently released Nintendo Switch port of Doom or Doom II without an internet connection. It’s also the dead end you’ll get if you don’t have a Bethesda.net account. Bethesda says it’s a mistake and the login requirement should actually be optional. They’re working on a fix.

The internet community, being what it is, has already come up with some appropriate reactions.

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