Bungie Gives Us Four Player XBL Co-Op for Halo 3, Now GIVE Us The Game!

“It’s time for us to sack up and tell you what’s what regarding online co-op.
So you were probably wondering why we didn’t want to commit to two player co-op online over Xbox Live. We certainly got plenty of mail asking, no, demanding that we make it happen. Of course we were working on it, but we were also working on something better. Not two player co-op. Not three-player co-op, but up to four player co-op. Online. On Xbox Live, or sure, System Link if you prefer. ” -Bungie.net

That’s right. It looks as if you, you, you, AND myself are going to be able to play Halo 3 over XBL when it ships. Sure, there will be split-screen support, but who does that anymore? For story purposes, Bungie has decided only to let player one be Master Chief, and the remaining three players be The Arbiter, and two new Elite characters. […]

Original post by Stuart Piazza and software by Elliott Back