It’s 2023, Blizz whether via in-home streaming, Nvidia Shields, or HDMI cables, many of our PCs are hooked up to our massive 4K TVs in one form or another. There was couch co-op in the PS1 version of the original Diablo, up to four people could rub shoulders in Diablo 3, and now we’er seeing the feature return in Diablo 4–albeit reeled back in to just supporting two players locally.īut, for a series that’s long been something of a pioneer in co-op gaming, I’d have expected more from the couch co-op functionality in Diablo 4.įirst, let’s get it out of the way that the decision to omit couch co-op from the PC version of the game is incomprehensible, pandering to the outmoded idea that PC players sequester themselves away in cupboards where they play games, in absolute solitude using a mouse-and-keyboard. The series’ fast-paced hack-and-slash format has always lent itself well to doing so alongside a buddy, and in fact couch co-op has been a feature in every iteration of the game apart from Diablo 2.

Playing Diablo in couch co-op is one of life’s great little pleasures.

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