Recently, it was revealed that SSX would not contain a split-screen multiplayer feature. However, all hope is not lost for those who enjoy sitting side-by-side with friends while they game.
EA Canada producer for SSX Todd Batty discussed the reasoning behind split-screen’s omission and then went on to state how it could one day return.
“Don’t get me wrong, we could do split screen on the last generation of consoles, but it’s not free. It’s not even a cheap feature – it’s a big technical investment.”
“We made the call in the early days that we were making this game for the connected generation bringing SSX into the future and I know some people get upset when something in a game gets dropped.”
“We looked at racing games – not that this is an excuse – and pure racing games don’t even support split screen today. And racing is only a third of our game. You certainly don’t need split screen for tricking or survive it.”
Then, he ended with this:
“It’s something i’d like to add back into the game in the future.”
In addition to that final statement, Batty continued to say that split-screen could show up in a future game update for SSX or possibly its sequel (if they decide to make one).
