2K: BioShock 2 won't have LAN or dedicated servers

News by Johnny Cullen Contributor

Published on Jan. 28, 2010

2K's confirmed that BioShock 2's multiplayer won't have any LAN features or dedicated servers when the game launches in two-and-a-half weeks time.

The info was dropped in a Q&A in the Cult of Rapture on the shooter's website.

"There is always a finite amount of time for the development of a game. Bringing Multiplayer to BioShock was a daunting task between the tech (there was no multiplayer support in the codebase from the first game) and the expectations of the community," was the response.

It further added: "Either you try to do everything and so nothing feels finished or you focus your efforts to do a smaller number of things really well like an accessible online experience.

"We chose to spend the time we had creating a solid game foundation and unfortunately that did not include LAN play or dedicated servers."

RAGE! Get that petition going!

BS2 is released on February 9 for PS3, 360 and PC.

Thanks, Kotaku.