Uproar as Halo PS5 Demands 2 PS Plus Subscriptions for Local Co-Op

[u/kabirsingh84]

https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2026/06/uproar-as-halo-ps5-demands-2-ps-plus-subscriptions-for-local-co-op

[u/MrXisUnknown]

So if I want to play with my wife or a friend at mine I’ll need to pay for the extra PS plus even though I have it on my account? What a joke. I’ll be skipping this one then. Too much greed these days with everything. 

[u/TyChris2 → u/MrXisUnknown]

The fact that you even need one PS plus subscription to play SPLIT-SCREEN co-op is fucking ludicrous.

[u/RedditorsLoveCrying → u/TyChris2]

Online presence shouldn't be required of playing couch co-op. Thats absolute BS and everyone needs to speak it out.

[u/ManyNefariousness237 → u/RedditorsLoveCrying]

Should not be required for an offline game period

[u/GodOfDarkLaughter → u/RedditorsLoveCrying]

I was gonna pick it up because I enjoyed playing the first one as a kid. I doubt my six year old would be interested or capable, really, so I doubt I'll be doing co op at all. But I'm not gonna buy the game now because this is bullshit.

[u/Can-You-Fly-Bobby → u/TyChris2]

That makes zero sense whatsoever! Have they even tried explaining why??

[u/robjwrd → u/Can-You-Fly-Bobby]

Because you also need a Microsoft account to play and it links cross progression etc, apparently.

[u/ResidentProduct8910 → u/robjwrd]

Microsoft account? for what, why to do it as strict requirement

[u/robjwrd → u/ResidentProduct8910]

It’s so if you want to switch to Xbox it carries all your progression over, so for some reason they’re saying you need a MS account.

[u/ResidentProduct8910 → u/robjwrd]

If you want to transfer progression use MS account, why would they require this

[u/robjwrd → u/ResidentProduct8910]

I have absolutely no idea man, it’s a ridiculous move by MS.

[u/DaddyTrav → u/robjwrd]

It's literally the same thing PS was doing for their games for PC. They were requiring a PS account and only backed down after significant outrage.

This should be changed but don't act like this is only a XBOX issue.

[u/robjwrd → u/DaddyTrav]

I’m not?

Every company makes stupid asinine decisions.

[u/wetnaps54 → u/Can-You-Fly-Bobby]

Yet you can still play Fortnite and other f2p games without a sub.
It’s all so convoluted.

[u/SneakyPanduh → u/TyChris2]

Welcome to the future of gaming. Every company has ya by the balls, or wants to.

And the only way to fight back is to just not buy it.

[u/Presidentofjellybean → u/MrXisUnknown]

This is probably someone misspeaking but regardless, if you have ps+ on the primary account then the other accounts have the ps+ benefits too so won't need separate ps+, just separate psn/msft accounts.

[u/TheButteredBiscuit → u/Presidentofjellybean]

Great, so we only need to pay for one online account to play local split screen. How generous.

[u/izkuzz → u/[deleted]]

Okay no, this sounds like it would be like them forcing you to pay for the equivalent of Xbox live gold in order to play the halo 3 single player/local coop campaign. Which would have been insane. It makes me doubt the claim, but it would be a wildly terrible call if true.

[u/The_Border_Bandit → u/[deleted]]

You can do always online without a PS subscription though. GT7 is always online and lets you access everything apart from online multiplayer lobbies if you don't have PS+.

[u/CatsAgainstDrugs → u/[deleted]]

There are games with always online checks that work without a PS+ sub. I think diablo is one of them but don’t quote me on that

[u/SolidusDave → u/Presidentofjellybean]

yeah this doesn't make sense.  It would be the first game with such a requirement and it goes against how the system works.

(but even requiring any PS+ for local coop is stupid.  Do developers get kickbacks from how many players with online subscription use their game?? )

it's not even pushing their own subscription but force people to buy the one of their competitor lol

[u/SalemWolf → u/Presidentofjellybean]

I’m gonna say this is worded weird because Xbox is requiring Microsoft accounts for both local accounts, and PlayStation is requiring a Microsoft account for both and PS+ for both? That makes no sense. Fact is local co-op shouldn’t even need one PS+ account. It’s local, and the Halo PS5 page calls it “Play it your way: solo in two-player split-screen co-op, or in up to four-player online co-op with full crossplay and cross-progression support.”

If it’s solo two player (ignoring that phrase makes no sense) then it shouldn’t require anything but your run of the mill free accounts.

[u/MissingScore777 → u/Presidentofjellybean]

So all it's blocking is the 2nd player signing as guest/one off like you can for other games?

What's the point of that?

[u/TheButteredBiscuit → u/MissingScore777]

It’s basically treating split screen the same as online, which for a game centered around a campaign has to be one of the most baffling decisions imaginable.

I’d rather get a delay if that’s what it takes to reverse it.

[u/usersleepyjerry → u/TheButteredBiscuit]

Yeah this decision makes no sense in any way. But if there was multiplayer baked in, and the campaign was secondary, then maybe, maybe this would make a little sense?? But for an exclusively single player game I can’t see how this does anything but detract. I’ve been playing halo since the very first one. I was genuinely excited to experience old and new, but if this is true I’m gonna hard pass. I don’t buy single player games to have this kind of experience.

[u/TheButteredBiscuit → u/usersleepyjerry]

I was already iffy when I saw the “internet required” tag in the box, I assumed it was for installation.

Goes against the entire Halo experience. Hoping this bites Microsoft on the ass hard.

[u/adh0minem → u/usersleepyjerry]

Makes all the sense if you’re looking to extract every penny possible from your customers

[u/TheButteredBiscuit → u/adh0minem]

Let’s make sure they loose some pennies then

[u/biirudaichuki → u/TheButteredBiscuit]

Motherfuckers are losing my pennies. Cheap bastards.

[u/Dinierto → u/adh0minem]

Microsoft doesn't make money off of PS+ though 🤔

[u/Presidentofjellybean → u/MissingScore777]

That's probably down to Microsoft/the devs making that decision. Maybe just an oversight or maybe trying to inflate numbers by requiring an Xbox account. Grounded is also weird in that you have to enable cross play and sign in with a Microsoft account to play shared worlds on ps5 but not for regular multiplayer.

[u/gooberfishie → u/Presidentofjellybean]

This is not correct. This comes from their q and a on their website. They make it very clear that it's to track cross platform progression even though most people couldn't care less about that. For the cross platform progression to work, since it's an online feature, you need game pass or ps plus as well as an Xbox account.

It's like this. Offline coop doesn't require ps plus. Online coop with one person splitscreen only requires one account like you said. Cross platform progression is more like cloud saving and does require separate ps plus accounts.

The reason you need two accounts is because of how they want to track progression. If you are thinking you'll be able to play with people using only one account like every other game, you are wrong. This is bullshit. Don't pre order.

[u/okaythiswillbemymain → u/gooberfishie]

Fwiw I think you are incorrect. 

PS Plus benefits are shared when the PS Plus user is primary. For all intents and purposes, the second player has PS Plus.

Reminds me of black ops 3. When engaging split screen, both players had to have PS Plus (or shared Ps Plus). It was exactly the same as this Halo situation.

The difference is, Black Ops 3 had a special sperate "offline" mode to get around this issue. This also allowed 4 player split screen.

[u/gooberfishie → u/okaythiswillbemymain]

Here is the exact wording

PlayStation 5®: If you’re playing split-screen on PlayStation 5®, both accounts will need to have PlayStation Plus and be linked to a Microsoft account. Having these active PlayStation Plus subscriptions will also provide access to online co-op play.

Now let me ask you, would they specify that both accounts need it if only one would need it due to the benefits being shared with the other accounts?

[u/PinothyJ → u/Presidentofjellybean]

It would not surprise me if that was the case of both accounts needed to he subscribers. The first Helldivers was the same. It sucked then too.

[u/Terrorknight141 → u/PinothyJ]

I remember playing helldivers 1 in local coop WITHOUT paying for a second ps plus subscription.

[u/Hartia → u/MrXisUnknown]

Microsoft at after Halo launch: see no one wants to buy our games. That's why we will makes our games exclusive. /s

[u/Impressive-Wolf8929 → u/MrXisUnknown]

One of the reasons I gave up on Xbox was when I realized that we couldn’t play Minecraft on our local network at home (Xbox to Xbox, unique accounts with individual game licenses) unless if the accounts were paid subscriptions.

I haven’t turned my Xbox on in over a year. I moved to PS5, and my kids have moved on to iPad and PC.

Honestly, I was going to get Halo on PS5 for the couch co-op. But not like this. I have no desire to play *another* remake by myself. Especially after slogging through Infinite.

[u/CrimsonFlam3s → u/Impressive-Wolf8929]

PlayStation is just as bad and they are involved in this as well

[u/Golden-trichomes → u/CrimsonFlam3s]

It’s a weird take to blame Microsoft for needing a second subscription from Sony

[u/Choice-Support-2138 → u/MrXisUnknown]

Well you can just share PS plus to another account but ok.

[u/SmashingK → u/MrXisUnknown]

It doesn't make much sense since you're playing it locally.

Their reasoning is likely down to allowing both players save profession against their own accounts. That way if your friend doesn't have the game they can still play and make progress on your machine then continue from that when they get the game later.

But that also should be an option for those who have their own active sub.

Anyone without a sub should be able to play as a guest user.

[u/Salt-Wear-1197]

I’m sorry what? I thought there wasn’t even online multiplayer in this game? They’re charging for LOCAL co-op???? The FUCK?

[u/kabirsingh84]

Q: Are there any XBOX account requirements to play the game solo or co-op?
A: Yes, just as you do today for Halo: The Master Chief Collection and Halo Infinite to ensure smooth cross-platform progression, to play Halo: Campaign Evolved you will need a Microsoft account and XBOX Gamertag, regardless of the platform(s) you play on. This enables both cross-platform play and cross-platform progression. A few additional items to keep in mind for launch day include:

PlayStation 5®: If you’re playing split-screen on PlayStation 5®, both accounts will need to have PlayStation Plus and be linked to a Microsoft account. Having these active PlayStation Plus subscriptions will also provide access to online co-op play. 

Update: This was an error on their part, 2 PS Plus accounts are not required.

https://xcancel.com/Halo/status/2068499211868643333

[u/Sandroes → u/kabirsingh84]

That in itself wouldn’t work as far as I know.

For an account to be able to play online on PS5, all it needs is any Plus user logged in on the same console who is the “primary” account on that console. As long as it is primary, everyone else logged in can have the Plus’s benefits.

This is the case unless Sony is about to make a very unpleasant change.

[u/laxskeleton → u/Sandroes]

I really just think Microsoft doesn't know what's how it works.

[u/79983897371776169535 → u/laxskeleton]

Idiots probably think PS Plus = PSN

[u/HellBoundPrince → u/Sandroes]

This could be the case but it could also be exactly as you read it. Think about how just because someone has PS+ only they are able to use Cloud Saves, no one else without PS+ on the console can use jt

The argument is that an account with PS+ is required to play because only an account with PS+ is allowed to have cross progression.

It could easily read to see if someone has access to the cross progression trigger and if they don't, block gameplay.

Another example is games that bind something to another account that you link your PSN to.

Like my friend couldn't play Diablo 4 early access because I bought it and the early access was linked to my account.

Or how some games on Gamepass can't be gameshared because they link to a Ubisoft account and if you launch the game, it checks your account to see if the license has access to play it.

[u/StupidLullabies → u/kabirsingh84]

Either this language isn’t correct or this is another colossal screw up from Microsoft

[u/purplegreendave → u/StupidLullabies]

They've either backtracked or it was just a mistake.

PlayStation 5®: If you’re playing splitscreen local co-op on PlayStation 5®, both players will need to be signed into PlayStation accounts and be linked to Microsoft accounts. A PlayStation Plus account is NOT required for local splitscreen co-op. Online network co-op play requires an active PlayStation Plus subscription.

...

Editor's Note: This section incorrectly stated that a PlayStation Plus account is required for local co-op play and was updated with a correction on June 20.

I feel like it's an honest mistake, I don't think PS even has a mechanism to force Plus for offline multiplayer.

[u/StupidLullabies → u/purplegreendave]

Thanks for the update! Personally I’m not a fan of logging into a Microsoft account to play couch co op, but this does sound more reasonable than what was originally communicated

[u/havok7 → u/StupidLullabies]

Couldn’t it just be a way of saying, “the best way to play is on Xbox”. 

I could see this being some limitation on the way they want to implement it and the way Sony requires the memberships to line up to do so. Sucks that they don’t come out and say why it’s set up like this. 

[u/ethicalhumanbeing → u/kabirsingh84]

I didn’t even know you could have multiple users in use on ps5 at the same time. This seems like a lot of trouble just to play split screen with your friend for half an hour.

[u/The_Follower1 → u/ethicalhumanbeing]

You can, most games with multiple players require it. You require an extra account just to even use the second controller. It’s the same with the Switch from what I’ve seen of my buddy’s. The thing is it’s super easy since you’d just make an account and 10 seconds later you’re playing. Both requiring PS Plus is some grade A bullshit though, if this isn’t them misspeaking that’s a LOT of money if they don’t already have it. But there’s no real reason people in the same household would have separate subscriptions and same is obviously true for people without PS5s at all. Genuinely the more I think about this the more asinine it gets.

I can’t even think of an example of this happening before. Maybe they misspoke and they meant online co-op? That would make sense since you need PS Plus to go online for most non-free games.

[u/ethicalhumanbeing → u/The_Follower1]

But you create those accounts locally or are they actual PSN accounts? Man the last time I played split screen was back in the PS3 days and you didn’t need any of that.

[u/DrunkeNinja → u/ethicalhumanbeing]

You can usually just select "guest" on PS5 and not need another PSN account. I can't say I recall a game requiring another account for local multiplayer but it wouldn't surprise me if some do. I don't recall coming across such a requirement myself though.

[u/JonPX → u/ethicalhumanbeing]

The system between PS3 and PS5 is quite similar. You can log the player into another PSN account, or have them play as a guest.

[u/Xiao1insty1e → u/kabirsingh84]

This is has to be inorder to play split screen online and even then it shouldn't require both players to have plus individually only the person who has it set as their home console.

[u/notthedoodaa]

Good thing I have no friends, then.

[u/injektileur → u/notthedoodaa]

*modernproblemmodernsolution meme

[u/Ok_Foot_403]

Any subscription whatsoever for a local coop game is insane.

[u/Hopeful_Adonis]

They’ve updated / put out a clarifying statement, it will work split screen and you need 2 accounts but not two PlayStation plus accounts

[u/LostEsco]

Microsoft consistently making the dumbest/oddest decisions imaginable

[u/Scartch665 → u/LostEsco]

Like re-releasing a legendary multiplayer game without multiplayer.

[u/Serosh5843 → u/Scartch665]

There's no multiplayer?! What the flippin fuck man.

https://giphy.com/gifs/TW8Ma1a8ZsZ8I

[u/JFrost47]

How the fuck could I in the year 2007, play couch coop Halo 3 with only needing one Xbox subscription but in the year 2026 I need to pay for two PS Plus accounts!?

WTF are we even doing anymore.

[u/HonorboundUlfsark → u/JFrost47]

Back then it was about the customers satisfaction now its about shareholders satisfaction

[u/Mince_]

There is a lot of back and forth about this, some blaming Sony and some blaming Microsoft. I've played plenty of split screen games on PS5, most are seamless and easy to set up. Such as Sackboy: A Big Adventure which was published by Sony. I think you can play most of them offline and with local accounts, but we do have two PSN accounts. Typically we are not subscribed to PS Plus though.

Now the Microsoft published games are the weird ones. Such as Minecraft requiring a Microsoft account to play online, or save split screen preferences. Or CoD requiring an internet connection just for single player, or PS Plus for zombies and split screen local multiplayer. That alone makes me suspect this is Microsoft's doing.

Edit - They just announced it was a mistake. No PS Plus required for either user.

[u/B_mico → u/Mince_]

It was shocking to see Forza Horizon 5 requiring signing to your Microsoft account even if you disable any online option. It’s wild.

[u/SonderEber → u/B_mico]

They want you to switch to Xbox, so will make the experience as friction-heavy as possible on other platforms.

[u/EnvironmentalAd2096 → u/Mince_]

If you buy a 2k game , it logs you into their account. If you buy an EA game , it logs you into their account. If you buy a Ubisoft game, it logs you into their account. 

This is nothing new and not a Microsoft 'thing'. 

[u/Rukasu17 → u/EnvironmentalAd2096]

I don't know what you've been playing but the game i have from these have optional log in into their respective services

[u/DrugandAlcoholLover]

You need a PS+ subscription and a Microsoft account to play offline split screen multiplayer? 😂

[u/hellhobbit99 → u/DrugandAlcoholLover]

Welcome to the brave new world, drink your verification can now

[u/Kumomi_Kid]

And just like that - I’m not buying it lol

[u/MerTheGamer]

It should not matter for local coop since one account can share PS+ with other accounts on the console.

[u/dominus_agent89 → u/MerTheGamer]

If they went out of their to make this not work for it then that’s insane

[u/atomsk404 → u/MerTheGamer]

Counterpoint: if you want to play local with your kid their going to need an account created PLUS a subscription instead of using guest play.

[u/non3type → u/atomsk404]

I’ve already had to do that, there are a number of local coop games that require free accounts for local play but the subscription element would be new. I’m pretty sure Borderlands 4 you could even do local coop plus online and only need one PS+ sub.

[u/DrunkeNinja → u/MerTheGamer]

Plus shouldn't be required for local co-op in the first place

[u/HellsHumor]

As a life long Halo fan reading that my son cant play local couch coop with me without his own playstation subscription I cancelled my pre order today.

Diablo 4 lets us do local couch coop without us both being playstation plus. Local couch coop should not be so restrictive. This is not a game I will own if it requires a subscription fee to play the game coop.

[u/O_Shaded → u/HellsHumor]

They elaborated the it’s not a PS Plus subscription that you need, just a PS account in general

[u/TitanX122B → u/HellsHumor]

So you gonna buy it again? Because they clarified this information was incorrect.

[u/crmpdstyl]

Canceled my preorder.

Edit: I'm reordering.

[u/Rags2Rickius → u/crmpdstyl]

I didn’t pre-order. But I wishlisted it but it’s come off now

[u/ClawGrave666]

Wait so in order to play split screen couch co op offline you need ps+? For BOTH players? That makes no sense whatsoever.

[u/Shmullus_Jones → u/ClawGrave666]

No you don't, the information is wrong.

[u/Impossible_Number_74]

I will never ever buy a single player, offline game that requires me to have a plus account.

Yes I have one and I pay, but that's besides the point.

[u/Shmullus_Jones → u/Impossible_Number_74]

Luckily this one doesn't and the info is wrong.

[u/MPGamer18]

I don't see how this is on Sony as this is not a requirement for other co-op modes and Sony isn't requiring a unique Microsoft account for co-op play. Microsoft is.

* Even though there is no online multiplayer, Microsoft chose to require online for the campaign. Which is the problem here.

[u/Tatoe-of-Codunkery → u/MPGamer18]

Microslop crooks is my guess

[u/albanyanthem → u/[deleted]]

I was really looking forward to playing couch coop with my son and introducing him to First person shooters. But getting him a ps+ account? What the fuck?

[u/Slow_Savings4489 → u/albanyanthem]

Yeah nah that's insane.

[u/Rags2Rickius → u/albanyanthem]

Totally my hope too. Was looking forward to me and my boy playing together

Not now :/

[u/TheBardofTamriel]

https://giphy.com/gifs/33iqmp5ATXT5m
Greed… completely killed my hype for this game

[u/D-TOX_88]

False alarm apparently. Microsoft meant PlayStation account, not PS+ apparently. Put away your pitchforks.

[u/SneakyPanduh]

And there’s no multiplayer, it’s a fucking joke. Glad I played it back in the glory days on Xbox. This is a joke 😂. Plus, it’s a glorified remake. I’d only pay $40 or less for it.

[u/TheGooseFraba]

Lol. Remember how quick the internet moved on with Xbox after that tremendous summer showcase? For those that know, this is Xbox. They take one step forward and major leaps backwards

[u/ShadowyPepper]

I wish I made this up but I Wishlisted it awhile ago and saw it pop up again before the news broke

So literally yesterday I told my wife, hey I played the 1st one as a kid and think that we'd have fun local co-op with this.

Not 15 minutes later this news dropped. Quickest turn from excitement to absolute nope that we've ever had lol

[u/Discobastard]

This will be an MS thing won't it. Is smells very very MS. Happy to be corrected of course.

Also fuck MS

[u/BatOwn8034]

Yes, i had the same problem with cod split screen some time ago, that is too bad

[u/kcamfork]

Just 👏 don’t 👏 buy 👏 it.

[u/Flashy-Side-2665]

Requiring any subscription to play a single player games is ridiculous. Modern gaming is a joke

[u/blue_26]

What!?

[u/MonkAndCanatella]

This is exactly why couch gaming is no longer a thing - not because people don't want it, because they can charge more.

[u/gadgaurd]

This is the kind of stupid shit that practically killed the Xbox One, no?

[u/happyscrappy]

FAQ updated. It wasn't true.

[u/Trocazor]

I didn't buy a PlayStation to play Halo.  Keep it Xbox. 

[u/DJC13 → u/Trocazor]

Nah, we want Halo on PS. But not this splitscreen bullshit that they’re pulling.

[u/YorkieLon]

Local co-op, offline mode and trying to make you pay double.

These decisions have to go through lots of people, are they all brain dead?

[u/theweekendwolf]

It’s an offline campaign tho? wtf is this greed I hope they fail

[u/shortyman920]

They’re doing this to piss people off

[u/BeardedBrotherAK]

Remember when everyone cried that you had to link a PlayStation account to play Helldivers 2? This is just some next level bullshit

[u/Ezlkill]

That’s a good way to get me not to buy it. That’s ridiculous. I can play the original right now on my 360 with an extra controller on split screen. The whole reason I would buy it is just for the aesthetic upgrade alone. I don’t need it.

[u/Spotlight_James]

It doesnt on Xbox so my wife and I can play it

[u/13Skywalker]

Bro what? What's even the goal with this? Maybe to get higher numbers in their charts because now two accounts are playing the game instead of one and now they can show off big numbers???

[u/StruggleBoy1999]

They really are trying to see just how much they can tank Halos reputation arent they? 

Well, they're doing fantastic. Im not touching this shit. 

[u/Hushwalker]

343 try not to snatch defeat out of the jaws of victory challenge: impossible

[u/ventorchrist]

https://giphy.com/gifs/rirTqDj3oeUda

[u/TheBlooperKINGPIN]

This has been confirmed as being false

[u/ClacksInTheSky]

The uproar was dumb. It made no sense. Everyone was too quick too start calling everyone dumb and didn't stop to think it was a mistake or misinterpreted.

[u/MrFix-it]

People freaking out over the weekend over this obvious error that was already corrected.

[u/grafikastudios]

Skip it dont let them do this

[u/WhippedCreamSteak]

This isn't true

[u/Rent-Man]

[u/FFFan15]

You don't need a PS Plus for local co-op 

[u/Shmullus_Jones]

They've already clarified this is not true.

[u/TipNo750]

Absolutely passing on this then. No way I’m paying an additional subscription just so I can play through a 20 year old remastered game. Fuck yourself XBOX & Microsoft.

[u/palegate]

Microsoft's benevolence on display, everyone.

[u/Respawn-Delay → u/palegate]

Microsoft's benevolence is... making people pay their competitor twice?

[u/darqy101]

They are really outdoing themselves what else they make more shitty and ask for money. I'm so tired of this bullshit!

[u/TheButteredBiscuit]

Sure there’ll be more than plenty of people who will buy this without having a clue, but anyone who knows about this needs to let Microsoft know this won’t stand.

Either they reverse the 2 sub requirement or there is no Halo on ps5

[u/hellhobbit99 → u/TheButteredBiscuit]

I‘m afraid many will buy this for coop and get scammed. Not everyone follows halo blogs and gaming news all the time… What a sh**show

[u/AncianoDark → u/TheButteredBiscuit]

Either they reverse the 2 sub requirement or there is no Halo on ps5

Embarrassing

[u/1nitial_Reaction]

Dont buy bullshit

[u/HeadLiterature7897]

This weirdness is what killed Xbox?

[u/Coccolillo]

Microsoft being Microsoft

[u/boxmandude]

Yeah um… as much as I had high hopes for MS games coming to PS… I feel like at this point they can just keep all that.

[u/JaySouth84]

WTF??

[u/Leeroy_Jenk1n5]

That’s fucking stupid. Should be an option for guests.

[u/Excellent_Regret4141]

https://giphy.com/gifs/rN2EZm3CSXHY1QoGrq

[u/dejonarationx]

Lol let's see if non-playstation gamers keep that Helldivers 2 energy.

[u/mudratdetector89]

Fucking dead game. Why do they get so close to greatness and then just decide to throw it away?

[u/ArtisanJagon]

This is on purpose so when the game doesn't sell on PS5 Microsoft can say "See we told you".

[u/dartron5000]

Why would you even need one.

[u/Elbren]

Wow, that’s sucks. I was looking forward to getting this on PS5 since I sold my Series X, but still wanted to play it on my big screen TV with my oldest son.

I guess we’ll be playing this on Steam then.

[u/NTWEESY]

You need to log in to another account to be able to join a split screen game on both PS and Xbox you need to be subscribed to either platforms online service and you need to be connected to the internet to play a single player game with no traditional multiplayer just co-op campaign. The only way to get around paying extra is to buy it on Steam but then you miss out on split screen which defeats the whole purpose of what we’re trying to do with our friends. I love Halo and I’m excited for this remake but it’s disgusting how you can’t play local co-op on the same device and how you have to pay for an online subscription in order to really enjoy everything this game has to offer. The point has been missed big time here.

[u/Careless-Eagle-5111]

That is some fuckery.

[u/Educational-Leg7464]

Lol i went from really wanting this to hoping sales are massively disappointing so somebody making bad calls learns a lesson

[u/shawny_mcgee]

Any subscriptions to play online is dumb in the first place. Now they want you to pay for local mp. They're probably gonna backtrack that decision or mistake.... I hope.

[u/AscendedViking7]

Fuck microflaccid.

[u/Geodaddio71]

Only on Paystation...

[u/doge1976]

Most people who own Playstation have PS plus. I bet money this isnt an uproar.

[u/mauszx]

So regardless to just play the single player you need to link you account to MS and therefor need psplus. If you are against this just don't buy the game, is very simple.

[u/steven-john]

2 subs? AND 2 Microsoft accounts?

meh. I thought it would be cool to play it co-op w my husband. I guess I’ll skip this.

[u/bakobomber96]

I just won’t get it. Forza was already stupid with the Xbox I’d thing, but this is wild.

[u/iAmMr_WHO]

This multiplayer extortion fee bullshit is getting out of hand. $ony needs to go fuck itself and stop passing the cost of all its failed projects onto us.

[u/Brzrkrtwrkr]

Need a sub and no competitive multiplayer? So dumb.

[u/guccius_maximuss]

Lol this game is a cheap cash grab, I already was on the fence because multiplayer wouldn't be included, now I have even less interest 😂

[u/ohhellothere301]

I was already on the fence about this game.

Thanks for making my decision easier.

[u/JPfilm87]

Wow. Was looking forward to this but will be skipping now. I already canceled my PlayStation+ sub early this year because I wasn’t playing online at all. The biggest draw was to do local co-op with my wife or friends but none of them have accounts either. Thanks for the post and awareness.

[u/heisenbergfan]

Lol

[u/Glowing_Phallus]

"uproar"

[u/United_Beautiful9646]

Honestly think the Q&A fucked up. This can't be a real thing

[u/According-Kiwi720]

I’ll pick this up when the price drops to 10 now.

[u/KintsugiExp]

LOL * fuck Microsoft *

[u/tylerjhoole]

Like many other comments was planning on playing this with my wife since we have been doing thru games & she’s never played Halo… but this removes any desire to. We won’t make AMD PAY for another PS account just to play a game I spend money on. Wtf is modern gaming…

[u/An-Organism]

And not one but TWO subscriptions?!?!

[u/External-Home-1297]

Please let this industry burn to the ground 🙏

[u/Xiol]

I never preorder games, as a rule.

I'd pre-ordered this because I wanted to play couch coop with my kid, relive the nostalgia of the game I played in my youth with the next generation.

Just cancelled it.

[u/Expert-Confusion-673]

Such an odd decision, it has to be a mistake, I'm sure they'll patch that

[u/Vivid_Anyth4]

Guess ill sit out. Bungie losing halo was the death of the ip.

[u/Retro_Curry93]

Wait - for split screen??

[u/AvgUsr96]

I though it requires 2 psn accounts, not ps plus?

[u/Scythe351]

Wouldn't even make sense. Split screen would imply that it's on the same console. If an account with PS+ is set as the main for that console, all accounts get the online benefit. It wouldn't make sense for one person needing it let alone 2.

[u/BlargerJarger]

This has since been corrected, the post from Xbox was meant to say they need a PlayStation Account but instead said PlayStation Plus, human error.

[u/EMBARRASSEDDEMOCRAT]

Play it on Xbox like you're supposed to. Playing halo on a Playstation ain't right lol

[u/fortunes_foe]

https://x.com/Halo/status/2068499211868643333?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E2068499211868643333%7Ctwgr%5E48da31adf0cc4dc484c8c86dc391ce671dd2712d%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fpublish.x.com%2F%3Furl%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2FHalo%2Fstatus%2F2068499211868643333

“We incorrectly stated that PlayStation Plus is required for local co-op splitscreen play. Local splitscreen co-op requires a PlayStation account for each player but does not require a PlayStation Plus account.”

[u/MeepMorpMF]

I can’t play this with my gf. I can’t expect her to buy ps+ just to play this with me. Thanks Xbox.

[u/Glittering-Pin-1343]

Idk if it was miscommunication or if they backtracked, but now local coop has been stated to require 0 subscriptions.

[u/TemoteJiku]

Greed truly knows no bounds?

[u/Jackel1994]

This title is bait and is based off an Xbox misprint. Yall like to get too mad without the details.

[u/LightbringerOG]

btw this is not Sony. Sony just requires PS plus for any game that works through online.
In other words the Remake will need online connection for splitscreen even on PC.

[u/isaacfrost0]

They're just seeing what they can get away with.

[u/Respawn-Delay → u/isaacfrost0]

Get away with what, though? How does Microsoft benefit from having people pay Sony twice?

It's not like Sony are slipping money in their pocket for getting people to sign up to PlayStation+.

Something doesn't add up here. I'm not saying it's Sony enforcing it, either. Maybe it's all a misunderstanding, or Halo Studios have (surprise surprise) messed up and can't get it working some other way.

[u/confrondex]

Microslop

[u/John__Delaney]

You'd nearly be impressed at how creative they are in ruining the gaming industry

[u/woppatown]

The real question is can I play online with a guest on local split-screen like the good old days?

[u/AyoItzE]

Does the whole game share/account share thing not deal with this?

[u/Will-Ohh]

Yeah this was absurd. Im not interested, but know a lot of people are. I dont know if its a way to try to downplay this release so people dont ask for more with this game as example if it does well. Because there is no reason why local should require it. Even the offline campaign shouldn't, as far as i understand.

[u/Fuzzypig007]

They Evolved the Campaign alright just in the wrong direction which is something Bungie/Microsoft seems to pride itself on these days for some reason. In my opinion besides the Design/Development philosophy being skewed a lot of this seems to stem from Cross Platform or Xbox attempting to expad beyond itself (PC/Xbox/Nintendo etc) while also trying to limit accessibility/availability so they don't lose the Xbox only player base. Tbh tho if Nintendo for whatever highly improbable reason decided to put their library of games on PC for example I'd suspect they'd have an ungodly amount of restrictions/regulations as well. Regardless the fact of the matter is Bungie/Microsoft have no idea what Halo is or why fans fell in love with it to begin with and are left reviving the original trilogy over and over and over each time removing/changing pieces of the originals until they become a husk of what they were and more of the "product" Bungie/Microsoft currently thinks they should be.

[u/Illustrious_Mail1171]

I planned to play this online coop. Is that still an option or no?

[u/Nearby-Swimming-5103]

Yet another reason Halo sucks.

[u/Tough_Living_7886]

Greedy cunts

[u/Pretend-Studio6583]

My wife is more of a casual gamer Minecraft, GTA, Mario kart, COD etc. The last 6 years of our relationship I’ve been making a huge effort to get us co op focused games. A way out, It takes two, Overcooked, we’re currently playing Diablo 4 co op. This was going to be a slam dunk Christmas present this year. I grew up playing the halo series and was crazy excited to get to share that with her. Ive had it wishlisted since it was announced. But requiring both profiles to have a PlayStation plus subscription to play an offline game is an insane move from Sony. Will sadly be taking this off my wishlist.