However, there is a flipside to this straightforward and forthright coin, and that is sometimes developers aren't fully sure what to expect from their game's
multiplayer component until it is out in the wild.
It won't get
a multiplayer component until January 2016, however.
Not exact matches
However, requiring a patch to enable a key
component like online
multiplayer is a pretty big thing as it means anyone who gets the disc version won't be able to play with friends
until they download that patch.
The
multiplayer component wasn't addressed
until the release of Shadowgun: Deadzone in October 2012.
Controls that are tight, responsive, and intuitive without ever getting in the way, and in fact make the game a blast to play, that has a
multiplayer component that will keep you playing
until the single player DLC finally comes out.
Until some concrete details I reserve judgement on this matter, because while many will start throwing poo at Bioware this very instance, the fact that they've had
multiplayer components since the likes of Neverwinter Nights and Baldur's gate gives me faith, as does the unique way they've handled
multiplayer in Mass Effect 3.
Should you have somehow missed Stardew Valley on release, or simply refuse to play
until you get a
multiplayer component, the game offers a uniquely charming chance to farm, socialise, and adventure your way through the titular hamlet by way of gameplay loops so tightly designed it would take a sword to untangle all its interlocking systems.
That latter
multiplayer component won't be available on PC
until early 2016.
For a period every game needed to have some form of
multiplayer component thrown in
until even bloody Assassin's Creed was doing it but that has now evolved into social interaction through games that are always connected to your friends.
Online
multiplayer (on Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, the Splatoon 2 demo and everything else with an online
component) will be free
until the Switch's subscription service arrives.
In related
Until Dawn news, the developer has confirmed that the game will remain a pure singleplayer experience despite the ongoing rumors of a
multiplayer component.
Rockstar Games recently delayed Red Dead Redemption 2
until the Spring of 2018 in order to further polish the title, so we'll still have to wait a while
until we learn just what to expect from the microtransactions in this game... Especially if it follows GTA V's suit and the
multiplayer component is launched a month after the initial release.