"Halo 5: Guardians '" development director at 343 Industries recently elaborated on the game's lack of split-screen multiplayer support by calling it "nontrivial." He also cleared up some early access confusion with regard to the newly announced Xbox One console bundle.
The news comes to Design & Trend via the Twitter account of 343's Frank O'Connor. Prior to "Halo 5's" October launch, he addressed two of the most pressing concerns of his fans.
First and foremost is the game's lack of split-screen multiplayer. Despite being an integral part of the franchise since 2001's "Halo: Combat Evolved," the series' fifth entry will be restricted to online multiplayer only. In addition to an official company statement at the beginning of July, O'Connor recently buttressed the decision by saying "it's what they call 'nontrivial.'" Essentially, he sees the feature as unimportant to the game's overall goal. That being said, he assured his followers that "if we could do it, we would do it."
As stated not too long ago, the reason it can't be accomplished is because "Halo 5: Guardians'" standard of graphics and performance can't be maintained across two simultaneous windows. Despite initially thinking it was doable in January, recent developments proved otherwise.
This lack of support has obviously riled up longtime "Halo" fans and has even lead to petitions and forum threads that demand the feature return. Frank's words reiterate that it's not technically in the cards right now.
Another area of focus for Master Chief enthusiasts is the limited edition "Halo 5" console bundle announced at Gamescom 2015. The $499 set includes a limited edition digital copy of the game and a specially designed console and controller.
However, the most interesting part about it is the bundle's release date. Apparently, the package will go on sale one week before "Halo 5: Guardians'" street release date of Oct. 27. That being said, O'Connorcautioned that those that purchase the bundle will not have early access to the game. "Servers won't go live till launch. You just get to install early," he said.
Alongside the bundle, "Halo's" Gamescom presence was strengthened by a full detailing of "Halo 5's" eSports features. "Halo Wars 2" was also officially announced for Xbox One and PC.
"Halo 5: Guardians" releases on Oct. 27 exclusively for Xbox One.
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