Josef Fares, director on upcoming co-op title Cut up Fiction and former video games like It Takes Two, believes that Ubisoft ought to make a neighborhood split-screen co-op recreation. In an interview with GamesRadar, Fares calls out Ubisoft for not partaking extra with an viewers that desires native co-op experiences.
“Different publishers aren’t doing this, and it’s loopy to me,” mentioned Fares. “So many individuals are enjoying these video games, and folks love them. I imply, I’m taking a look at Ubisoft, and so they’re struggling now, and I hope somebody [from there] listens to this interview, however why aren’t they taking [Splinter Cell protagonist] Sam Fisher and doing a split-screen-only recreation?”
Fares, whose video games have largely revolved round native split-screen co-op with titles like A Manner Out and It Takes Two, has historically been an enormous supporter of co-op in video games.
“Don’t hen out to do single-player; simply say that is split-screen solely,” continued Fares. “Growth, that’s it. You will have success, and I can assure you that they’ll promote an enormous quantity of copies of that. Yeah, they don’t even need to do it the Hazelight manner; why don’t they hearken to this [interview] and be like, ‘Oh, he’s proper.’ That’s a assured success for them; it’s for you, Ubisoft. You may get it at no cost from me.”
Cut up Fiction was unveiled throughout The Sport Awards again in December 2024. Very like earlier titles by studio Hazelight, Cut up Fiction will even revolve round co-op gameplay, with two gamers taking up the roles of Zoe and Mio. The duo finds themselves caught in every others’ simulations and have to determine learn how to escape.
The varied ranges in Cut up Fiction will revolve across the sort of fiction Zoe and Mio get pleasure from, and can consistently have gamers leaping between sci-fi and fantasy video games as they tackle numerous platforming, fight and puzzle-solving difficult.
Extra lately, Cut up Fiction received a narrative trailer that highlighted the story and characters of the sport. The trailer additionally emphasised that each Zoe and Mio are writers, and should work collectively to tackle the challenges collectively.
Cut up Fiction is coming to PC, PS5 and Xbox Collection X/S on March 6. The PC necessities for the sport had been revealed earlier, and you’ll go right here to study extra about what sort of {hardware} you’ll must run it. The studio has additionally introduced that Cut up Fiction has gone gold.
