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sankt-Antonio
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I fucking hate the fact there is no split screen games anymore. Now that I have a massive TV no fucking game supports it (or local co op for that matter). I have friends over, we can't really play anything together. It sucks.
Gravemind
Member
I hope MS takes Halo away from 343 as much as the next guy, but are we really going to pretend like the majority of us actually use local split screen? I'm sure it has its niche but I actually think that diverting resources to more important parts of the game is a good move. With that said, all of these modes should have been available at launch. It's a massive failure.
This is probably gunna be an unpopular opinion but if it were up to me I would have prioritized launching Forge and other multiplayer features before even getting started on network co-op as well...
This is probably gunna be an unpopular opinion but if it were up to me I would have prioritized launching Forge and other multiplayer features before even getting started on network co-op as well...
Team Andromeda
Member
I think most people have put more time into Halo online rather than co-op in split screen. I played Halo co-op and loved it, back that was back in 2001. Ever since online racing in PGR2 or online co-op in the likes of Rainbow Six vegas I've never looked to enjoyed Split screen gaming and loved the full screen gaming
In 2022 I think most people don't bother with split screen gaming, other than if you want to joing in on the hate bandwagon and bash Halo and 343. I'm getting ready for the Sonic hate in a couple of months time too
ResilientBanana
Member
Avalanche would be better than id. I love the open world. But not many developers do split screen these days.
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Warnen
Don't pass gaas, it is your Destiny!
They have also removed 4 years of content in that same time…
I absolutely love destiny but they did long time fans dirty. Years later and we still not at what we had content wise. That isn't something to be praised for.
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Halo is Back
Member
Amazing that a company can fuck up MS's flagship IP for 10 fucking years and STILL be employed. MS should have cleaned the house after Halo 5. I have been saying this for the longest time. After this new update/news, I have never seen so many people say that 343 should not work on the next Halo game. That really says something, and if MS continues to sit on thier ass with this IP, then they are just as accountable as 343.
DaedalusGrim
Banned
They removed two years of content and have more than replaced it since. D2 is hands down the best example of a live service game success, and it wasn't even designed to last more than 3 years.
Warnen
Don't pass gaas, it is your Destiny!
There are a fraction of the strikes available before vaulting, they keep bringing back old weapon as new after vaulting, shit they had to put all the maps of a seasonal event into the strike playlist because there are so few left. The raids are recycled from d1….
Forsaken was the best campaign and it’s gone now because game don’t work cause it’s to big…. Hell last season major plot point was connected to the original campaign that people can’t play anymore. Don’t get started on pvp maps lost almost half of them and have gotten 1 new one, no new maps for gambit since forsaken….
When your answer to keep shit working is throwing out content people spent money for its not something to be praised…
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Might be the xbox one that's causing the issue. I wonder whether they would have gotten away with not releasing it there.
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DaedalusGrim
Banned
You can tell who does and doesn't actually play the games they insist on having an opinion about.
Warnen
Don't pass gaas, it is your Destiny!
Agreed
CrashNBurn_281
Member
My wife doesnt play many console games, but was waiting for this feature so we could run through the coop together.
Fuck you 343i
Fuck you 343i
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darrylgorn
Member
DaedalusGrim
Banned
There does have to be a point where MS just says fuck it and pulls the plug. Or do they just do the MS thing and throw money at it expecting it to fix itself?
mckmas8808
Mckmaster uses MasterCard to buy Slave drives
Panajev2001a
GAF's Pleasant Genius
Yeah cross generation eh
? :/…
Trazyn the Infinite
Member
Gotcha. The dude clearly seems triggered that people are critical of the company. Seems like a massive warrior with issues.
KormaChameleon
Member
I'd do a jokey hashtag trend like #MakeHaloBungieAgain but since Bungie is now owned by Sony. That joke is out of the window. On a serious note, 343i incompetence is beyond hilarious.
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Captain Toad
Banned
Your comment and your name seem to be at odds.
Captain Toad
Banned
Well, when Chief holds certain weapons or drives a vehicle, it goes to third-person, so clearly they didn't mean Halo Infinite.
Orutisu Furio
Member
Let’s add Halo Infinite to the constantly growing list of “modern AAA” games with endless problems and fuckups, and of course micro transaction bullshit — to name a few. All these games are the same thing now. Trash.
As someone who has experienced the evolution of home console gaming since the late 1980s, the last half decade or so has seen the constant turnout of what are essentially broken video games and never ending developer fuckups.
This is the reason why retro games are so hot now — people realize that most modern games (not all, but MOST) are gimmicks, trash, media hype, and lack substance. Games from previous generations were as a whole “better” in the sense that you often purchased a finished product. Games now aren’t games, it all just feels like constant maintenance.
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Halo is Back
Member
Finally, someone noticed. It was a name change. I got too hopeful for once and now look at where we are.
xRosaX
Neo Member
At which point does upper management actually take responsibility?
What this has really shown? That Microsoft/Xbox no longer needs Halo to survive. The Xbox brand will flourish just fine without Halo. Which I can only imagine the gut punch that must be to the Devs at 343. To think your working on Xbox biggest IP but in reality you could disappear over night and make little or no impact on Xbox brand. 343 will piratically disappear once Bethesda and Blizzard start pumping out exclusive titles.
Sad to witness.
What this has really shown? That Microsoft/Xbox no longer needs Halo to survive. The Xbox brand will flourish just fine without Halo. Which I can only imagine the gut punch that must be to the Devs at 343. To think your working on Xbox biggest IP but in reality you could disappear over night and make little or no impact on Xbox brand. 343 will piratically disappear once Bethesda and Blizzard start pumping out exclusive titles.
Sad to witness.
01011001
Banned
they manipulated our feelings with that Slipspace engine trailer.
every Halo fan was emotionally manipulated by the combination of the classic Master Chief helmet and the Halo 3 music.
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BlackTron
Gold Member
I do have to admit one thing. Even though it's still BS that this was cut, because it was a promised feature. AT LEAST, you can still get essentially the same utility albeit with more stuff/inconvenience.
Honestly, even if split screen was in the game, I would have just run two instances of the game side by side instead. But I already have a TV and a gaming PC right next to each other just waiting for such an occasion. But still this isn't that hard or farfetched to set up these days. Especially with commodity TVs/monitors, cheap game systems and the fact that you need 1 friend who cares about gaming to begin with to do this. You probably already have almost everything.
It's just not nearly as conducive to actually DOING it than simply picking a menu option that works on any living room setup. But at least this isn't a feature you can't replicate the experience of. As a brute force patch, you can still drop 2 displays and 2 consoles/PCs in one room.
Now if they removed Forge, that you can't fix by just buying more Xbox's lol.
Honestly, even if split screen was in the game, I would have just run two instances of the game side by side instead. But I already have a TV and a gaming PC right next to each other just waiting for such an occasion. But still this isn't that hard or farfetched to set up these days. Especially with commodity TVs/monitors, cheap game systems and the fact that you need 1 friend who cares about gaming to begin with to do this. You probably already have almost everything.
It's just not nearly as conducive to actually DOING it than simply picking a menu option that works on any living room setup. But at least this isn't a feature you can't replicate the experience of. As a brute force patch, you can still drop 2 displays and 2 consoles/PCs in one room.
Now if they removed Forge, that you can't fix by just buying more Xbox's lol.
01011001
Banned
I wouldn't have played splitscreen coop either. I too have a PC and even a Series S for such coop sessions.
but what this says once again about this team and game+engine is damning imo
BlackTron
Gold Member
I agree, it's not exactly praise to say we can bail out their failed feature by adding Xbox's, but...well, at least you can lol.
thismeinteil
Member
Just more of that great management from MS for its gaming studios.
TheGrat1
Member
I was going to say that it was both funny and sad that people are writing no split screen off as no big deal but upon further reflection it is just sad. If you expect less and accept less you get less. Demand more. You make gaming poorer for all of us when you do this. Imagine letting devs off the hook for not putting in features they promised they would just because you yourself do not care about it.
At least the Coalition is keeping the standards up.
I had a blast playing through Gears 4 and 5 with my brother right next to me.
At least the Coalition is keeping the standards up.
I had a blast playing through Gears 4 and 5 with my brother right next to me.
Unknown?
Member
Loner.