i hate how much to digital age destroyed local gaming/multiplayer
No, game devs killed it because it doesn't make as much money.
Its a combination tbh
The "digital age" doesn't have much to do with it. Two bros playing on a couch only need one copy. Two bros playing across the internet need two copies.
Once devs realized that the resources need to get four-player splitscreen to work could free up a few more polygons for pretty screenshots, it was all over. When devs realized they could shut down the online-play server after a handful of months and effectively force gamers to buy essentially the same game every year, it was definitely all over.
Yeah but without this new aged technology none of this would be possible. So TECHNICALLY the digital age does play a part