if PC had split screen.

[Bit8xPr0]

My mom would have a PC ur mom would have a PC everyone would have a PC. We should make a petition yo. It would be nice to play some games with my sisters and brothers without 20 computers

[Shd0w2]

There are games with splitscreen, one person uses wasd, the other uses arrow keys or num pad...

[Aniallation]

My mom would have a PC ur mom would have a PC everyone would have a PC. We should make a petition yo. It would be nice to play some games with my sisters and brothers without 20 computers

NBA has split screen on PC

[KieranFretwell]

I think it's a bit of a novelty that only comes in useful if you have a friend that doesnt have a pc round. 

[minibois]

It's not going to happen. Splitscreen is disappearing from consoles too

[techswede]

 

 

We should make a petition yo

.. Not going to help. Just no.

[Bit8xPr0]

.. Not going to help. Just no.

i cry everytime.

[Konasumi]

A Hat in Time, once it's finished, will have local split-screen co-op.

[StareX]

.. Not going to help. Just no.

good point.

[FuzzyYellow]

You have 20 siblings? Wow! I feel bad for your mom!

[dalekphalm]

My mom would have a PC ur mom would have a PC everyone would have a PC. We should make a petition yo. It would be nice to play some games with my sisters and brothers without 20 computers

Local multiplayer does in fact exist in some PC games, but is quite rare in Triple A games.

 

Castle Crashers is an excellent local party game to play. It supports the same 4-player co-op locally as the Console version. You need gamepads to play multiplayer though (I use Wireless XBOX 360 pads).

 

Of course, that's not "technically" split screen, but I imagine you meant local multiplayer in general.

[Bit8xPr0]

Local multiplayer does in fact exist in some PC games, but is quite rare in Triple A games.

 

Castle Crashers is an excellent local party game to play. It supports the same 4-player co-op locally as the Console version. You need gamepads to play multiplayer though (I use Wireless XBOX 360 pads).

 

Of course, that's not "technically" split screen, but I imagine you meant local multiplayer in general.

Hmm yeah I guess. My mom won't make the switch because she'd need 20 monitors and computers

[Dicoray]

If more games had it then console killers (small itx and matx pc's) would be even more awesome

[BenD]

i can only see that work out with controllers, unless you have a gigantic desk where you can have 2 keyboards & mice... but still, i think controllers will be the only way to go then?  sharing a keyboard just doesn't feel like something that would work out

[dalekphalm]

i can only see that work out with controllers, unless you have a gigantic desk where you can have 2 keyboards & mice... but still, i think controllers will be the only way to go then?  sharing a keyboard just doesn't feel like something that would work out

Aye, pretty much any fully fledged "hardcore" game that uses local PC multiplayer will use Controller Pads to do so. See my comment above about Castle Crashers. Obviously some simple games like Worms can be done via players sharing the keyboard, but using a Controller Pad is a must for anyone seriously considering local PC multiplayer. It's not even expensive to do.

[LOLZpersonok]

It's not going to happen. Splitscreen is disappearing from consoles too

 

"When I was your age, multiplayer meant 'in the same room'."

 

    -Somewhere on Tumblr or elsewhere on the Internet

[Syntaxvgm]

Much rather dual screen. 

[dalekphalm]

I think, especially as high end PC's become more powerful, there might be a potential niche for Multi-monitor "split screen".

 

Example: Each player would need a Controller Gamepad (360 Pad or whatever), and each player would get a screen to themselves. But all of the screens would be driven by the same PC.

 

Obviously this is super impractical for high graphics games like Crysis 3, but it should be feasible for some games.

[Syntaxvgm]

I think, especially as high end PC's become more powerful, there might be a potential niche for Multi-monitor "split screen".

 

Example: Each player would need a Controller Gamepad (360 Pad or whatever), and each player would get a screen to themselves. But all of the screens would be driven by the same PC.

 

Obviously this is super impractical for high graphics games like Crysis 3, but it should be feasible for some games.

There's a split-screen mod for borderlands 2 that you can use 2 screens for. It works like a dream. 

[Bit8xPr0]

I don't have 20 siblings just an example

[MadManMarsBar]

My mom would have a PC ur mom would have a PC everyone would have a PC. We should make a petition yo. It would be nice to play some games with my sisters and brothers without 20 computers

GRiD Autosport has a good split screen , if you have 2 monitors , Grid will let you have 1 player on each screen

[dalekphalm]

GRiD Autosport has a good split screen , if you have 2 monitors , Grid will let you have 1 player on each screen

I didn't know that! I'll have to get GRID setup on my gaming PC then.

 

I imagine that there is a fairly heavy performance hit for that though (since you're rendering double the pixels).

[MadManMarsBar]

I didn't know that! I'll have to get GRID setup on my gaming PC then.

 

I imagine that there is a fairly heavy performance hit for that though (since you're rendering double the pixels).

oh yea of course , , you need some decent Vram on your card lol , i get about 40-50 FPS while playing split screen on 2x 1080p monitors on high settings , make sure to disable AA , AA in Grid AutoSport will Tank your FPS lol

[dalekphalm]

oh yea of course , , you need some decent Vram on your card lol , i get about 40-50 FPS while playing split screen on 2x 1080p monitors on high settings , make sure to disable AA , AA in Grid AutoSport will Tank your FPS lol

Are you using the 970 4GB in your sig for that? I'm still rocking a Gigabyte HD 7950 WF3 3GB card. Considering your 970 is more powerful then my 7950, I think I might struggle to keep 30 FPS.

[BaSkA]

The more machines (consoles, rigs) you need, the better to the makers.

 

The old times of split screen are over. Haven't seen it since PS2/GameCube generation of consoles and some pretty old PC games. Not sure about sports games though.