Why Single Player MP Will Not Arrive On Xbox 360
Hello all,
There have been some questions as to why Single Lane Multiplayer has been announced for Trials Fusion on the Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC, while the Xbox 360 version of Trials Fusion is missing from that list. We’re going to shine some light on this situation right now.
The Xbox 360 will always be held in fond regard by all of us here at RedLynx, as we are sure that it is by many members of the Trials community. It’s where most of our console players got their first taste of Trials, be it in the form of Trials HD or Trials Evolution. By launching Trials Fusion in the time that we did, when multiple generations of consoles were available, we were able to make it available on most platforms and allow far more players to play without the need to purchase new hardware.
After looking at the feedback from the community about single player tracks not being available in online multiplayer, we made it a priority to see if, and how, this request could be fulfilled. The original plan for direct player vs player Trials Fusion Online Multiplayer is X-Supercross. X-Supercross was the only planned Online Multiplayer mode and there were no plans to include single player tracks in it. When the single player tracks were created they were intended solely for single player gaming and were optimized for performance based on the single player mode. Because of the added layers of multiplayer code, as well as the addition of more players on the track, it is more than enough to cause performance issues even on newer hardware.
We’ve been very ambitious with Trials Fusion from the beginning, the game and all of the planned Feature Packs and DLCs are pushing the hardware of this specific console to the limits. The inclusion of these tracks in this mode pushes it past those limits. We have maxed out what is possible from a technical resource standpoint with the planned content and features for Trials Fusion.
Trials Fusion has been pushing the limits of resources on all platforms, and some Single Player tracks are not currently running in Online Multiplayer at a level that we find acceptable. There is a possibility that there will be Single Player Trials tracks that will not be available in Single Lane Multiplayer for any platform.
It’s not a decision that has been taken lightly, but it is not possible to implement a Single Lane Multiplayer mode in Online Multiplayer on Xbox 360.
UPDATE: 2/24/2015