GDC 2014: Single-Player Only Games on the Rise, Says EEDAR

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BenVTrigger said:

Ka-pi96 said:
Good I generally prefer singleplayer games. Increase in co-op is good too, I just wish they had more local co-op games.

I work in gaming retail and I can tell you right now this is a huge missed opportunity in the industry right now.  You couldn't be more right.  There is a huge group of consumers without access to great internet or more multiple consoles who want to co-op.  I litteraly see couples every day who want to play together but have very few options.

I'm confident local co-op was one of the main reasons Gears of War got so big.  The industry really needs to add more of these types of games.

With such a huge and obvious demand it does make you wonder what devs are doing not capitalising on this. I would love to play through a co-op RPG with my partner as she's a huge fan of Fantasy settings.