The Smash Bros. creator blames lag and a myriad of technical issues.
“One of the best parts of Smash Bros. is how players can become champions among their friends.
But being subjected to online competition can cause people to lose confidence, which isn’t great.”
Plus, web link lag tends to make the game a pretty choppy experience."
Despite this, Sakurai noted that regardless of his personal opinions about online play, it doesn’t matter.
“If my job is to do it, I’ll do it,” he said.
Other fighting games, such as the upcomingStreet Fighter 6, use rollback netcode to circumvent online lag.
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