I don't wish it would disappear, but I wish it wasn't mandatory for every game to have some lame online component...and I also wish online multiplayer wasn't removing the need for split-screen play. One of the worst thing about online gaming is that almost no games are split-screen anymore.

Another bad thing about consoles being online is it lets developers be lazy. They can put out a half-assed product and then fix it later with patches. Patches are a great thing, don't get me wrong, but when a game is completely broken (Skyrim PS3 version) and only becomes playable after patches then it's pretty ridiculous.

Been gaming online since the half life mod of Counter Strike, and liked competitive online ever since. But then again, i like good singleplayer just as much.

This, this, this x3.

Glad you agree! I used to love going to friend's houses or having friends over to play some split screen games like Timesplitters, Killzone, NHL, Halo, etc. But now you can't do that sort of thing. Such a shame.

The problem is mainly focused on the HD consoles. The Wii has many games that can be played over splitscreen. You would think that the HD consoles with all their power could do this easily, but no...

*looks at OSL Brood War stream*

No, not really :P

I agree that online gaming is a great thing, but not when it comes at the expense of good single player campaigns and offline split screen. Besides NHL 12 I can't remember the last time I've had a friend over or gone to a friend's house and played a fun splitscreen game. Now i'll just stay at home and play online with the same person I used to have over. 

Yeah good point! It is funny how the least powerful console provides the most fun when it comes to having friends over to play games. 

You can still play split screen games. This year alone we've had LittleBigPlanet 2, Uncharted 3, Resistance 3, Gears of War 3, Forza 4, Modern Warfare 3, Madden 12, NBA 2k12, and probably some other games. There's also other games like Left 4 Dead, Halo, Resident Evil, and most sports & fighting games. Split Screen are still out there.

Yeah that's a solid list actually. I really should give L4D another try. 

I know there still are good split-screen games out there, as you've just proven, but for some reason it just still feels like there's less than in previous generations (to me anyways, maybe I'm just crazy). Maybe I'm just getting older as well and don't really have people over as often as when I was younger.