You can trust VideoGamer. Our team of gaming experts spend hours testing and reviewing the latest games, to ensure you're reading the most comprehensive guide possible. Rest assured, all imagery and advice is unique and original. Check out how we test and review games here
Bungie has responded to an out of control rumour which stemmed from a leak from an upcoming issue of US video game magazine EGM. You may have seen headlines such as “Halo 3 Co-Op Heads Offline” but that’s not entirely true.
It’s not that the co-op heads offline, but that online play is still being implemented and may not make the released game.
“All we confirmed to EGM … regarding Cooperative Play in Halo 3’s Campaign is that System Link co-op will be included in Halo 3,” said Bungie’s Frank O’Connor. “Just like we told EGM, we’re aware that people want co-op online but the challenge of getting our complicated A.I. systems, huge game world, and gargantuan encounters neatly packaged and transferring across the Interwebz is a mythic undertaking.“
Frankie goes on to say: “All that said, EGM doesn’t really know whether or not Halo 3 will ship with online co-op, only Bungie knows. The only thing they did know is that co-op was available for split-screen and System Link.“
Don’t expect a definitive answer regarding online co-op until the “tail end of development“, at which time Bungie says it “will have a clearer picture of whether or not that online feature will be included“.
About the Author
