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8/19/2014 6:59:54 AM
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Seriously, Split Screen
I know there are a bunch of topics out there already, but I decided to add my voice to the throng.
Guys, do you have any idea how disappointing it was for my wife and I to play the beta, both love the heck out of it, and realize we would never actually be able to play the game together? We can't afford to buy another current-gen console just to play one game together, but we both loved the beta and would really like to play the game together. That's a huge experience you're depriving us of. And when Destiny, a game with a huge focus on social interaction, doesn't allow us to have that interaction with the closest people in our lives, something is very, [i]very[/i] wrong.
Just add two-player split screen to the game. It will only help your goals here, and it will help my wife and I (among a multitude of other people with the same complaint) enjoy the game so, so much more.
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To the person who said female gamers are rare, they actually aren't. My wife is an avid gamer as well as are my sisters and quite a few other women I know. The stigma that women don't game is gone. Women represent 45% of the general populace of gamers and that number actually beats out the number of males 17 and younger who game (19%). These numbers were drawn from a survey conducted by the Entertainment Software Association last year. As for the original topic, I would love to be able to enjoy the game with my wife. I would love for there to be split-screen capabilities. However, Destiny is not the game to support it. As has been said, the strain it would put on consoles would be too grand for it to be a feasible idea. We no longer have a second console either and certainly can't afford a second game. I really must disagree with those who say it should be easy to save up for a console as well. I have my wife and our son. $50/check over the course of a few months (as was stated in a previous comment) is an additional week's worth of meals for us (if we portion correctly) and the $150-$500 for either a last-gen or current-gen system (even saved up over the course of a few months) is still not feasible. It may be easy for some, but plenty of us gamers with families simply can't spare the extra bit these days. My two cents.
