Sp has been dead to me for years thats all i had once i got online i have force myself to finish sp.

single player is all there should be for most genres

I know I am not a rare breed, but I prefer single player campaigns. I would play story driven games in multiplayer (like Borderlands etc)but I still focus on good ol' fasion single player.

Multiplayer reminds me of playing Tic-Tac-Toe as a child.

Dull, predictable and very short games.

I wish multiplayer would go extinct.

doesn't seem to be the case with crysis.. But we have to play it first.

The next greatest single player campaign = Half-Life 3.

Where the hell is it Valve???

After playing sp for twenty years it is a nice change for me.

Single Player most important part for me.

ahhhh nostalgia, it makes people do and say the dumbest things.

Go back and play some of those "classics" you thought were so exceptional, most of them are not that great anymore.

Some games are timeless gems, many, are turds.

Single player in shooters are typically so bad, if you are a competitive gamer of even a medicre skill it is like playing against a bunch of 2 year olds, it's not even fun UNLESS,

1. the graphics are awesome

2. the set pieces are AMAZING

3. the sound is incredible

other than that, if a shooter does not have these...it is trash single player, only the multiplayer can redeem it.

Multiplayer does not "ruin" anything, sometimes it would have been better left out (bioshock 2) but when implemented well into a single player game (uncharted 2) it can be an awesome bonus.

The thing is, the devs worry to much about making the multiplayer "fit" into their crafted universe, when, honestly if they just copied better multiplayer games, i.e. killzone, call of duty, halo, battlefield and wraped their fiction around it, it would be better than the horrible attempts like kane and lynch cash grab or whatever retarded garbage they came up with there.....ok your a cop, this guy is too but undercover, and you can turn n your buddies and kill them and take more money....what...this is lame

Single-player is where it's at for me. I'm not saying I don't occasionally enjoy some sort of multi-player aspect, but it's rare.

However, this new generation of gamer is more socially accepted than ever before, so you have all kinds of casual gamers in the gamer-space now. This has led to the more business minded people in the industry to want to cash in on that as much as possible.

I LOATHE Multiplayer. I see the appeal for others, but it is not my thing.

I did like Demon's Souls online though...that was very cool.

Its true. But the developers have to go where the money is at. I mean look at this gen alone, tons of sequals, rushed games with tons of bugs, and motion controls. where are the unique games i remember years ago. I dont blame the developers though, games are too expensive to make to take risks.

I blame all those casuals.

Like call of duty, I enjoy the sp pretty good but hate the mp I only play it when my friends beg me for a match of search and destroy.

Go play infamous, awesome game.
SP is most important part. Multiplayer is the cherry on top that wont ever get finished, but it does start to taste bad.

N4G has spoken.

Single player is by far, the richest and most important aspect to video games.

Multiplayer can define a game, and I fully respect that, as much as multiplayer can compliment an already excellent campaign - but it seems people do care about deep and meaningful story-driven experiences that provide a lasting impact, rather than simply a quick thrill.

honestly, games fall into 2 categories.

1. Single player game, with or without multi

2. Multiplayer game , with or without single player

I like both options, though if we're speaking of a story driven beast, i prefer option 1///// i.e. mass effect, baldurs gate 2, the witcher

If we are talking generic, aliens, monsters, zombies, been there done that 10000000 times, i want option 2, at least then the things i'm killing have some semblance of intelligence.

i.e.
call of duty 23
battlefield 19
halo 30

just give me new maps, weapons and perks

You should try battlestations pacific very unique stuff on or offline.

Tell me again how the multiplatform strategy was supposed to fix everything. Look at your results and compare them to Nintendo, which keeps thriving with exclusives. Your loyal fans are gone. And let’s not forget the pile of IPs you purchased only to let them rot.

The worst thing is this is down from last years numbers/expectations which was down from the previous years numbers/expectations. You think about how long “down” has been a consistent part of the communication and you realize those subscriptions are what’s holding that boat together. The price cut of gamespass is still a price raise in a string of price raises. They are trying to use players to offset the missing revenue. Now call of duty is out of gamespass, which is literally WHY they bought the company. To draw people to the subscription. They realized they missed a boatload of money and that wasn’t sustainable. Now you pay for it like you would have if they never bought the company… so why buy the company? Mind you those billions still need to be paid back. Yeah it gives you a chance to say we make the biggest FPS… but the internal conversations must be brutal at high level on topics that really matter. Like revenue. Profitability. And ROI for the shopping spree.

Is this like the 10th quarter in a row they're down 33% on hardware how is that even mathematically possible. You would think their mediocrity would Plateau