John Carmack Reiterates $1 Million Offer for Official Id VR Ports After Microsoft Layoffs
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Updated · roadtovr.com · Jul 10
John Carmack Reiterates $1 Million Offer for Official Id VR Ports After Microsoft Layoffs
1 articles · Updated · roadtovr.com · Jul 10
Summary
$1 million in personal funding is still on the table from John Carmack to let Team Beef commercialize official VR versions of legacy Id Software games.
Microsoft's recent layoffs at Id, which Carmack says have reduced the studio to more of a support role, prompted him to renew the proposal publicly.
The offer targets titles such as Doom, Quake and Return to Castle Wolfenstein, whose engines are open source but whose game assets remain owned by Microsoft.
Carmack had pushed a similar plan in February 2025, but said it was too minor to gain traction inside Microsoft; whether Xbox accepts now is unclear given VR's weaker revenue potential.
The renewed pitch lands as Microsoft cuts deeper across gaming and faces questions over stewardship of classic franchises, even as Sony draws separate backlash over ending physical disc production before 2028.