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Somewhere along the way, consoles lost where they fit into the 'living room space'. The biggest thing (for me) was when games stopped with local co-op. Having t
by Delphiza 2mo ago
Somewhere along the way, consoles lost where they fit into the 'living room space'. The biggest thing (for me) was when games stopped with local co-op. Having two controllers and being able to play together was a good way to spend time doing casual gaming. Lego star wars did it well. Gears of War, Halo and others used to be a good way to to spend time with your children. The Wii had all ages playing together. Now, all that you can do is play Minecraft together. I was watching my (adult0 daughter play the new Subnautica, and would like to have joined in without having to go to a different room.
- pjc50 2mo ago> The biggest thing (for me) was when games stopped with local co-op. Having two controllers and being able to play together was a good way to spend time doing casual gaming. Lego star wars did it well. The Switch with its detachable two controllers always knew this.
- dv_dt 2mo agoCutting the default hw setup to one controller was definitely MBA coded shortsightedness imo. It was de-incentivizing for living room multi-player modes in games, which in turn reduced a unique console advantage vs PC, all for a small savings in hardware.
- goobatrooba 2mo agoI guess they were hoping to sell additional controllers..
- crtasm 2mo agoEven my Super Nintendo with Street Fighter II pack-in only included a single controller. Christmas day was fun but not as fun as it could have been.
- dv_dt 2mo agoMaybe I'm remembering Costco specials or something then lol
- pllbnk 2mo agoExactly. AAA games are not needed to have fun. I and my wife are having a lot of fun playing Dr. Mario or Street Fighter (the original one) on our 4K TV.
- mcphage 2mo ago> when games stopped with local co-op The Switch and Switch 2 are still great for this. And to bolster your point, they’re still selling like hotcakes and Nintendo is making gobs of money.
- Ferret7446 2mo agoI wonder how much of that is due to exclusivity. If Nintendo games were available on PC I expect Switch sales to drop significantly.
- Gigachad 2mo agoNintendo still makes some co op games but you are right it’s an area that has largely died off lately. I think the boom in the board game industry has been a response to the death of co op video games.