"Following a Fall 2022 PlayStation release in Japan, Earth Defense Force 6 has finally been released worldwide on PlayStation and Steam. The EDF series has long offered co-op shooting thrills via 2-player split-screen and 4-player online co-op. EDF 6 maintains those expectations while upping the ante with a whopping 140-plus missions, increased difficulty, a more complex plot, and a whole host of refinements that make the game more fun to play. It’s not quite a perfect game, but it certainly offers what fans want: lots more EDF and weird things to shoot," says Co-Optimus.
"As loyal readers know, Earth Defense Force 6 is one of my very favorite games. My wife and I have collectively put hundreds of ours into it, mostly on the Steam Deck, Valve's portable gaming device. Many of those hours were spent in online co-op, a key selling point of the EDF series. Sadly, however, we can no longer play together from our Decks because the Epic Online Services functionality, used for the game's online mode, no longer works on some Steam Decks," says Co-Optimus
The online connectivity problem seems to have disrupted the experience for a portion of players, including your co-op sessions. While it’s encouraging that the issue https://www-tollroads.com is being discussed in forums, the lack of communication from the developers is disappointing.
Total sales for Earth Defense Force 6 have surpassed 600,000 units worldwide, D3 Publisher and developer Sandlot announced.
"It has been a while since we named our Co-op Games of the Year, but it’s time to bring it back, baby. This year, your fearless Surviving Editor (I’m not quite dead yet!) and other members of the Co-op Crew each selected a personal co-op game of the year. On top of that, we all picked a "Beyond Co-op" game of the year as well. That’s twice the GOTY picks for the same low price (free)!" says Co-Optimus.
