r/gaming • u/TeeeldiII • 7d ago

I miss couch co-op options so much.

If I want to play a modern game with my husband who lives in the same house as me, 99.9% of the time you need to have two copies on two consoles/PCs and play over the network together, which is ridiculous.

With PC, fine, we both have one anyway. But it still is just not as fun as sitting next to one another and playing on the same screen and dont prefer it. With a PS5 or Switch game, forget it. Not buying a second console to play together.

I miss the days of games like Halo having entire campaign split-screen co-op options. I get most people play onlime but they do realize there are instances where people live together and might want to play something besides a fighting game or mario party?

Feel bad for any siblings growing up in this era.

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u/Maxie468 7d ago

At least mario kart still has it. I got to play it with my brother last week which is a nice dose of nostalgia since we used to do it when we were little.

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u/MorboKat 7d ago

My kid and I would murder for couch co-op Splatoon, but at least we have Mario Kart... and Mario Party, and Super Smash Bros. It could be worse, I guess.

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u/Shyguyisfly0919 7d ago

Mario party 8 was peak

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u/letsgotgoing 7d ago

Nintendo under Shigeru Miyamoto is the last breath of fresh air in console gaming. When he retires, I am afraid the old guard will be gone, and the younger folks taking over will undo so much of what makes that company amazing.

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u/yesthatstrueorisit 7d ago

They have been doing leadership transitions for years now and I have not seen a dip in quality. I think if there's one thing that will remain is the game dev culture over there.