System Link/Live vs Split Screen

[Melbosa]

OK, weird topic, but I had to vent a bit.  I would think if you are going to offer Split Screen, you should offer System Link/Live.  But my beef is the other way around.  So many of my friends don't have a 360, and I don't have a spare TV even if they did.  Yeah I know that is what Live is for, but when I think consoles, I always think of the party concept.  I guess it's now just a virtual party, but I still like having the guys over for some drinks and playing a bit of console right there.

Why vent?  Well cause I think a game I'm looking forward for the co-op is System Link/Live only co-op.  I kinda like the split screen option as well.

Crackdown btw is the game.

What are your guy's thoughts?

[Ustauk]

For the friends with the 360, all I can think of is that your or them would have to cough up $40 for aXbox 360 VGA cable and hook that to one of your spare computer monitors, and then use some spare computer speakers and a y-adapter for sound.  I agrree that it still suck that you can't play the game with your friends who don't have an XBox 360.

[Shayne]

I would like to say that I feel your pain, but I don't   My buds have 360's so XBL play is not a problem.   My pain is of the other way, why offer Split Screen co-op but NOT offer XBL co-op like Halo 2???!