Subnautica 2 was finally announced last week during Xbox's Partner Preview event, confirming that the early access period for the title will begin in 2025. Alongside that announcement, it was also mentioned that Subnautica 2 will have an optional co-op mode, something that was confirmed during a debacle at the beginning of this year over the game's multiplayer elements.
Despite having already been confirmed, the inclusion of Subnautica 2's co-op mode whipped the fanbase up into a frenzy, with most celebrating that such a long-requested feature will finally be available in the next game. However, a smaller contingency of players weren't as thrilled to discover that co-op is coming to the Subnautica series, and there are now debates cropping up about whether the long-awaited sequel should have it at all.
These arguments seem to have been kicked off by a Reddit user called Dannyspub_FS, after mentioning in the Subnautica subreddit that they have "doubts" over the inclusion of a co-op mode. They go on to explain that they feel like a co-op mode will "take away from the feeling of horror and isolation" that was loved in the original, while another common worry is...
