Monday, May 14, 2018

The Future of Single-Player Games (part 1)


When video games first began, it was all about single player. For at least two decades, video games thrived on singleplayer, and multiplayer--if it was included--involved couch co-op (sitting together with friends or family.) Once online gaming became possible with the internet, though, the landscape slowly began to shift. No longer was multiplayer tacked-on, but instead, it was often the focus. Some games are now only playable through multiplayer with online communities driving the game. Once players tire of a game, though, some competitive online games can no longer be played, which is possibly one reason gamers get upset when a game does not include a single player mode. But what is the future of the single-player game? Will it survive?

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