Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon Won’t Have Campaign Co-op

FromSoftware wants to "emphasize the dynamic action, the free-running of your unit, and the active changes you can make during missions."

Posted By | On 19th, Dec. 2022

Armored Core 6 Fires of Rubicon_11

FromSoftware has spoken at length about the premise and expectations for Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon, the next sequel in the mech combat series. It’s not open world or a Soulsborne-type game, and the focus is on extensively customizing your mech. Players can also expect a single-player-focused campaign, but what does that mean for multiplayer?

Previous Armored Core titles were more focused on competitive multiplayer, so will that be going away in Armored Core 6? Thankfully, no. Director Masaru Yamamura said that Versus Mode would return while promising more details later. Speaking to IGN Japan (translation via DeepL), he confirmed that “players will be able to show off their unit and have fun competing against each other.”

However, there won’t be any co-op support for the campaign. “On the other hand, in the story mode, which is the main part of the game, we have chosen not to include cooperative play because we want to emphasize the dynamic action, the free-running of your unit, and the active changes you can make during missions. We are focusing on the intense experience that can only be realized in single-player mode.”

It’s an interesting choice, but not the first time the developer has gone this route. Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice didn’t have co-op, and was still a fun experience. From a competitive perspective, it remains to be seen if there will be separate balancing for PvE and PvP.

Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon is out in 2023 for Xbox Series X/S, PS5, PS4, Xbox One, and PC.


Amazing Articles You Might Want To Check Out!



Share Your Thoughts Below  (Always follow our comments policy!)



Keep On Reading!

Microsoft is Planning to Make Some “GoldenEye Type Announcements” Before June Showcase

Microsoft is Planning to Make Some “GoldenEye Type Announcements” Before June Showcase

Though the company is holding back most of its big reveals for its big Summer showcase, it does have some othe...

Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor Enters Early Access in 2023

Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor Enters Early Access in 2023

The survivor-like auto shooter is based on Ghost Ship Games' co-op title and offers procedural caves, multiple...

Rise of the Ronin Director/Producer Wants to Release a New Game in 2025

Rise of the Ronin Director/Producer Wants to Release a New Game in 2025

Team Ninja's Fumihiko Yasuda also reiterated that remarks about reboots for Ninja Gaiden and Dead or Alive wer...

Rise of the Ronin Has Been in Development for 7 Years

Rise of the Ronin Has Been in Development for 7 Years

Koei Tecmo and Team Ninja's upcoming open world action RPG, which is due out next year, has been in the works ...

Xbox Game Studios Publishing Team Visits Kojima Productions to “Kick-off an Exciting Journey”

Xbox Game Studios Publishing Team Visits Kojima Productions to “Kick-off an Exciting Journey”

The two companies partnered last year to work on a cloud-native title using Microsoft's tech and reportedly ba...

Final Fantasy 16 Devs Explain Why it isn’t Cross-Gen

Final Fantasy 16 Devs Explain Why it isn’t Cross-Gen

"If we didn't have the memory and the transfer speed of the SSD that the PS5 has, we would still be in develop...