{"id":48233,"date":"2024-03-21T16:43:03","date_gmt":"2024-03-21T15:43:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=2013000"},"modified":"2024-03-21T18:50:35","modified_gmt":"2024-03-21T17:50:35","slug":"why-isnt-dragons-dogma-2-co-op-what-the-developers-have-said","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/why-isnt-dragons-dogma-2-co-op-what-the-developers-have-said\/","title":{"rendered":"Why isn\u2019t Dragon\u2019s Dogma 2 co-op? What the developers have said"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> Not one to play with friends? <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Ben Huxley\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Thursday, 21 March 2024 at 15:43 PM<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body> <p>It\u2019s been almost 12 years since the first Dragon\u2019s Dogma dropped on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/gaming\/ps3-games-ps5-classic-list\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PS3<\/a> and Xbox 360, and four years since the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/fantasy\/dragons-dogma-watch-online\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">anime<\/a>, but it\u2019s finally time to return to the world of the Arisen.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/gaming\/dragons-dogma-2-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dragon\u2019s Dogma 2<\/a> will release worldwide on 22nd March 2024.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s a chance you\u2019ve already played the demo and spent hours on the character creation, but in just one day you\u2019ll be able to play the full game.<\/p>\n<p>However, you might be wondering if you can play Dragon\u2019s Dogma 2 with friends through a co-op mode. It would be pretty epic, but is it possible?<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s take a look.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Is Dragon\u2019s Dogma 2 co-op?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Unfortunately, <strong>Dragon\u2019s Dogma 2 won\u2019t have a multiplayer co-op mode<\/strong>. This has been confirmed by multiple sources, including the Capcom website.<\/p>\n<p>So, what exactly has been said about this subject? Do we know exactly why there won\u2019t be a co-op?<\/p> <h2><strong>Why isn\u2019t Dragon\u2019s Dogma 2 co-op? What the developers have said<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>An epic fantasy world like this seems perfect for adventuring alongside friends, but the devs have confirmed that this will never be the case.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, the game will have an online feel thanks to the AI-controlled pawns that accompany your character.<\/p>\n<script src=\"https:\/\/cdn.greenvideo.io\/players\/gv.js\" data-license-key=\"f0cf5e3e9068d9a4affa36d5c8962eaf1a0662ba\"\/> <div style=\"width:50%;min-height:100vh;overflow:hidden;aspect-ratio:16\/9;position:relative;\"> <style><![CDATA[ .gvtext1, .gvtext2 { animation-duration: 5s; animation-iteration-count: infinite; animation-direction: alternate; width:100%; } .gvtext1 { animation-name: gvtext1; } .gvtext2 { animation-name: gvtext2; } @keyframes gvtext1 { 0% { opacity: 1 } 47% { opacity: 1 } 50% { opacity: 0 } 100% { opacity: 0 } } @keyframes gvtext2 { 0% { opacity: 0 } 50% { opacity: 0 } 53% { opacity: 1 } 100% { opacity: 1 } } ]]><\/style> <div style=\"font-family:arial;font-size:smaller;position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;background:rgb(208, 208, 208);border-radius:30px;display:flex;text-align:center;align-items:center;\"> <div class=\"gvtext2\" style=\"position:absolute;\"> Green Video Post Element <br\/>Video ID: \"b5e2ff4e52aef139121f583f238b31cb776c12bb\" <br\/>Mix ID: \"\" <br\/>Player ID: \"Tw3-XowQ\" <\/div> <div class=\"gvtext1\" style=\"padding: 10px;\"> If the player doesn't appear here within a few seconds, the Player ID or Licence Key (set via IM Green Video settings) might be invalid. <\/div> <\/div> <green-video embed-id=\"Tw3-XowQ\" content-id=\"b5e2ff4e52aef139121f583f238b31cb776c12bb\" mix-id=\"\"\/>\n<\/div> <p>Head director Hideaki Itsuno has explained that, like in the 2013 original, they wanted to keep the annoyances of online gaming out of it.<\/p>\n<p>He said in an interview with Automation that \u201conline games have their good sides; just as offline games have their own\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut <strong>the concept of the original game was to incorporate fun gameplay elements not found in conventional offline games while removing all the \u2018hassles\u2019 of online games<\/strong>,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is one of the basic original ideas of the first game that I don\u2019t plan on straying from.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>You can read the full interview <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/interviews\/2023036-28083\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">now<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>While this might be a disappointment to some, we don\u2019t mind the idea of keeping some games personal to the player and out of the online sphere.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Subscribe to our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/gaming-newsletter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">free gaming newsletter<\/a> for all the latest intel.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Looking for something to watch? 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