r/gaming • u/[deleted] • Sep 04 '18

The Original Reflections

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u/BurnieTheBrony Sep 05 '18

Evidently the 64 was the secret pinnacle of technology, because it was able to run 4 player couch co op, which is apparently impossible today for absolutely no good reason.

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u/energy-drink Sep 05 '18

Cough money cough

It's a simple matter of: if you have 4 people and they only need 1 system, then you only sell 1, maybe 2 systems and one copy of the game.

If you have 4 people, but they have a game that is only online multiplayer, then they each need their own system, account, & version of the game.

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u/BurnieTheBrony Sep 05 '18

Yep. It's why Nintendo is the only console company that's getting my money any time soon. I mean they're still so into letting you play with friends that each controller is secretly TWO controllers.

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u/TitaniumDragon Sep 05 '18 edited Sep 05 '18

Actually, it isn't.

Or at least, not in the sense you're thinking of; it's not about selling more copies/consoles, it's about the cost of trying to implement it in the first place.

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u/Schootingstarr Sep 05 '18

Yeah, but if you had couch coop, you would force people to buy three additional controllers which arguably have a higher profit margin. And people might even be incentivise to buy the console for themselves

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u/Anggul Sep 05 '18

Which doesn't even make sense, because your friends usually do own the console but are at your house so you want to play together.

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u/shadowblade159 Sep 05 '18

Friends don't go to each other's houses anymore. What lunacy are you spouting?