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[Wasp]

After eight games that feature local Campaign co-op the mode has apparently been scrapped for Halo 5.

However, Halo 5, unlike previous series entries, won't support split-screen co-op.

http://uk.ign.com/articles/2015/06/09/xbox-live-gold-not-needed-for-halo-5-online-co-op

 

[Nibel]

The best feature of that entire series to me. RIP.

 

[The perfect Dark]

What a joke.

 

[thomasmahler]

I'm also super disappointed by this

 

[Foshy]

you'd think that the more powerful the consoles get, the easier it should be to render multiple views at once. shows how fucked up the industry's priorities are.

 

[Maintenance]

Not even 2 player co op? Damn.

 

[Thorakai]

=/

 

[Syf]

One of the main reasons I had for loving the series. Ya blew it, 343.

 

[jacobeid]

Well now I have zero interest...

 

[Gnome Scat]

The only downside to all the great news they revealed.

 

[kittens]

Yeah, it's a bummer, but I barely use it anymore anyways. And online co-op not requiring Gold kinda helps.

 

[Alienous]

Not like the campaign is designed for CO-OP.

OH WAIT.

I'm disappointed, but 15 free maps...

you'd think that the more powerful the consoles get, the easier it should be to render multiple views at once. shows how fucked up the industry's priorities are.

Especially when you are targeting 60fps.

Darn.

 

[funkystudent]

Bummer.

Got some great memories playing through the campaigns split screen on the OG xbox.

 

[goldenpp72]

This is actually a pretty nasty blow, come on guys.

 

[MMaRsu]

What?? Its a series staple wtf.

 

[BassForever]

(╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━&#9531

 

[Dictator93]

well, that is ... sad.

 

[V_Ben]

Genuinely the only way I play the halo games is split screen co-op with friends. Fuck this.

 

[Garlador]

My girlfriend and I spent years playing couch co-op. It was our go-to couch co-op game.

... Probably gonna give this a pass now. Shame.

 

[Twin Tails]

Just buy a second Xbox, simple.

 

[Seanspeed]

Man, not even if they reduced splitscreen mode to 30fps?

 

[Crisium]

you'd think that the more powerful the consoles get, the easier it should be to render multiple views at once. shows how fucked up the industry's priorities are.

Yup. Just like 4 player splitscreen multiplayer being dead. Even 2 player split screen is almost gone.

If the N64 and OG Xbox can do it, so you can the Xbone.

 

[nictron]

They have a product for people who want to play together in the same local area, it's called another Xbox One

 

[Creaking]

First they cut local multiplayer down from 4 to 2 players. Now they're cutting split-screen co-op altogether?

Good grief.


I'll bet my bottom dollar that whatever in-game cinematic moments they're using to justify this won't amount to anything near the worth of what was lost.


edit: wait, online co-op is still in? Then what the hell gives?

 

[Adaren]

I have extremely fond memories of co-oping through the first three Halo games. Any chance of me getting back into the series is gone.

Kind of a shame. : /

Man, not even if they reduced splitscreen mode to 30fps?

Makes me skeptical of how solid their 60 fps is going to be. Have they said that it's locked?

 

[Mythologian]

Meh. It sucks, but the other announcements balance it out for me.

I do remember the days of classic Halo split screen very fondly, though.

 

[Kriken]

misread

 

[Maintenance]

Yup. Just like 4 player splitscreen multiplayer being dead. Even 2 player split screen is almost gone.

If the N64 and OG Xbox can do it, so you can the Xbone.

Off topic, but recently I played Goldeneye with 4 players, it was fun as hell but the controls though...

 

[Mesonak]

I'd love to say "It's okay, the Online Co-op being free more than makes up for it," but unless they've overhauled their online Co-op infrastructure it'll still be the same laggy mess that it's always been.

I never got much use out of the feature myself but it's still a shame. At least it's counterbalanced by other positives, though!

 

[bobeth]

It's sad, and I hope they take the development time it frees to really polish the single player experience..

 

[Captain Tuttle]

Well that's a bummer

 

[Vital Tundra]

Is graphical fidelity that important that you have to cut out the feature? There can't be any other real reason.

 

[FinKL]

This + LAN going away bewilders me as it was the staple Halo/XBOX feature.

Man gaming these days

 

[A.D. Skinner]

This isn't as big a blow in this day and age as it could of been just a few years ago, and I'm sure its all to so with keeping consistent and quality look and performance across the board.

I'll be honest, I expect this to happen to everything eventually. Racing games are even rare to have split screen in them.

 

[Wedge7]

Ah damn, thats a shame. Would always have fun running one of my lesser skilled cousins or friends through it, so they felt like they were contributing.

 

[Ray Down]

This blows.

 

[SEGAvangelist]

I'm surprised it lasted this long. Online co-op on dedicated servers should be great, though.

 

[Oregano]

Oh wow, I think this is a legitimate skip. I played through all the Halos with my brother.

 

[Mesonak]

From DECEMBER:

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=955804

So much for that

Josh was referring to MP in that tweet, this is talking about Campaign.

 

[biosnake20]

Nvm

 

[Sheroking]

343 is well and truly terrible.

 

[Doffen]

I'm disappointed, but I haven't used it since Halo 3. Most of my co-op play is done over Live.

That's probably MP related.

 

[Stimpack]

Well that's a fucking bummer.

 

[Mikey Jr.]

you'd think that the more powerful the consoles get, the easier it should be to render multiple views at once. shows how fucked up the industry's priorities are.

I don't think its power, I think its that less and less people actually care.

 

[EchoChamber]

Why not just cut the framerate and resolution like in the past?

 

[Darksol]

(╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━&#9531

 

[Kriken]

Josh was referring to MP in that tweet, this is talking about Campaign.

I misread, for some reason I thought that was referring to single player co-op, removing

 

[Huge Succeeded]

i thought it was supposed to at least have 2 player split screen. jesus Christ, this is fucking nuts. Halo without splitscreen. this is like.... if the next smash bros game were single player per console.

inb4 dudes with no perspective at all spout that ol 'gamers dont even do splitscreen anymore' bullshit like it was ever up to us

 

[MMaRsu]

343 and Microsoft just shot themselves in the foot.

I don't know how much the rest of you know about Halo culture (I'm an expert), but honor and shame and especially SPLIT SCREEN COOP are huge parts of it. It's not like it is in other fps games where you can become successful by being an asshole. If you screw someone over in Halo, you bring shame to yourself, and the only way to get rid of that shame is repentance. 

What this means is the Halo public, after hearing about this, is not going to want to purchase Halo 5 for Xbox One, nor will they purchase any of 343i's games. This is HUGE. You can laugh all you want, but 343i has alienated an entire market with this move.

343i, publicly apologize and put in SPLIT SCREEN COOP for Halo 5 or you can kiss your business goodbye.

 

[CalamityPixel]

Nvm

EDIT: so no splitscreen? ;-;