The DeanBeat: Will multiplayer-only games make the single-player campaign obsolete?

Forceful trends of the game business could make the single-player triple-A game more of a rarity than a staple. Multiplayer-only games are delivering a lot of engagement and long-lasting fun for many gamers, and some of them don’t miss single-player campaigns at all. Three games that I’ve played recently are certainly reinforcing this trend.

Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare and the previews I’ve seen of Titanfall and Evolve tell me that multiplayer-only games have a bright future. From a financial sense, these kinds of games are more efficient from a development cost and resource point of view. And triple-A console studios need a lot of financial help these days as players spread out across more platforms such as social and mobile. And as more players have access to broadband, multiplayer-only games aren’t locked into a narrow market made up of the most hardcore players.