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title: "DOOM receives Performance Boost"
url: "https://www.nintendoreporters.com/en/news/nintendo-switch/doom-receives-performance-boost/"
description: "Panic Button and Bethesda have released version 1.2 for DOOM on Nintendo Switch."
author: "Patrick Dankers"
published at: "2018-12-17 21:55:03"
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DOOM receives Performance Boost | Nintendo Switch News | NintendoReporters

 [![DOOM receives Performance Boost](https://www.nintendoreporters.com/storage/files/doom-receives-performance-boost.jpg "DOOM receives Performance Boost")](https://www.nintendoreporters.com/storage/files/doom-receives-performance-boost.jpg)**Panic Button** and **Bethesda** have released version 1.2 for DOOM on Nintendo Switch.

> Happy 25th Anniversary, [@DOOM](https://twitter.com/DOOM?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) fans!
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> We got you a little something – an update to DOOM for [\#NintendoSwitch](https://twitter.com/hashtag/NintendoSwitch?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) with increased performance, and you can now add recent players to your Friend List.
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> Oh – And video capture.
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> 🎤💧
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> — Panic Button (Official) (@PanicButtonGame) [December 10, 2018](https://twitter.com/PanicButtonGame/status/1072221439145771008?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

## [](#panic-button-magic)Panic Button magic

According to Panic Button, the patch improves the performance of the game, especially in Handheld Mode, and gives players the ability to add recent players to their friend list.

Check out some footage from the patch below thanks to **ContraNetwork**;

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[Link](https://www.nintendoreporters.com/en/news/nintendo-switch/doom-receives-performance-boost/)

We all know what Panic Button did for DOOM was nothing short of amazing, but these guys keep on making it better. Hats of to them for their devotion to excellence!

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