Next Gen Consoles/Games But No Splitscreen?

I have noticed that most of the new games that have been released and going to be released do not support split screen. These consoles and games are supposed to be the next generation of gaming and so much more powerful then the predecessors, but it seems
that everything is taking a step backwards. Some of the games that I noticed that might be split screen that are not either offline/online or both is Halo: Spartan ****, Titanfall, and Battlefield. I figured with the newer technology, pricing, and implementation
this would not be an issue. Anyone else feel like this is a let down or is it just me?

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Where's COD's Next Gen Teaser Trailer?

Did you watch the trailer he was talking about? The game was shown on PC but should be the graphics we expect on next gen consoles. No word has been announced that BF4 will be next gen, but it's highly probable that it will be on next gen.

 

CoD Black Ops lll

Yeah....the idea is next gen games for next gen consoles...not next gen games for last gen consoles!

 

Well not very many gamers come over to my house to game, this is why I appreciate my xbox friends so much cause they are always here, kinda.

If that is the opposite for you I'm sorry to hear it. I think eventually we will start to see more couch co OP games releasing as your point is truly valid. "Where they at"

Anyways you should post to the feedback section which you stand a much better chance of being heard by MS/ Xbox division.

You can do this here:
forums.xbox.com/.../default.aspx

 

Thanks for the input and recommendation on the forums, I did move this forum to Feedback Section.

 

It's a big let down for me and my girlfriend. We really enjoy playing games togethe. With the direction games have gone we don't have many games to play together. Borderlands 3 can't come soon enough.

When I was younger we would always have sleepovers and play games all night. We mainly played madden....can you believe madden took co-op out of the game last year? I spent 2 hours trying to sync controllers because I just couldn't believe it wasn't in
the game. I called EA support and the lady couldn't tell me anything. Spent another hour searching forums and finally found a definite answer. Luckily they patched it back in after a few months.

College was all about 4 person split screen COD 2 and Mario kart 64.

I feel bad for the younger crowd. They think swearing at strangers over a headset is bonding.

 

This is something sadly only Nintendo seems to still try to support. Unfortunately it's easier on developers not to support split screen (takes more resources and you can charge for online multiplayer and it can make it so two people have to buy the game
rather than one).

I'm not a huge Nintendo fan (mainly cause they just don't make games I care for) but I do wish that they had succeeded in showing that people still wanted this. As they are pretty much completely failing, people may appreciate this about them but that will
get lost in the fact that overall they are not doing well.

I mean I know some people say they don't have friends come over or want to coordinate, but what about those of us who live with people who want to game with those people (and don't want to insist they buy another game console when there's a perfectly good
one already in the living room, don't want to have to put together some setup with two game consoles in one room, and want to game in the same room? I prefer gaming with others when they are in the same room, it's just not the same as gaming with people online).

 

I also remember the sleep overs with friends ..I remember the 4 way plug in for the PS1 ..Good times ..

I have 4 kids ,and the older 2 play mindcraft together A LOT ..They were looking forward to playing titanfall together and when they tried i assumed it was because it was just a beta ..I told them to wait till we get the full game ,,bummer i have to tell
them its not gonna happen ..

 

It doesn't bother me....

Splitscreen was a great feature more than a decade ago,but now with online ,it's not really needed anymore....

But some games still got splitscreen....

 

Same here however I think Destiny may be split screen knowing Bungie as they made previous Halo games with split screen. Moving on to 343i I think upcoming Halo should support split screen.

I agree the next gen consoles are powerful enough to support split screen.

 

I'm sorry but for anyone to think titanfall would be split screen is crazy even on my 55" tv it's sometimes tough to spot grunts and pilots, to think of that screen split is just a headache involving you squinting and sitting g really close to the tv

 

Uh I don't see Destiny being split screen by any means, I can't think of many RPGs with split screen other than borderlands. Destiny is kinda a mmo more or less.

 

I think this was an issue in the last generation as well. There weren't that many great local multiplier games. I liked to bring my 360 into work to play with my team members every couple of months, so I really kept my eye out for games with good local
multiplayer, and they were hard to come by. Some of my favorites for the 360 are Trials Evolution, Doritos Crash Course, Hydro Thunder Hurricane, Moon Diver, and Goldeneye Reloaded. Funny that those are mostly XBLA games.

In any case, we'll at least be getting Trials Fusion later this year. And as others have mentioned Plants Vs. Zombies Garden Warfare will have local split screen.

It doesn't make any sense that Halo: Spartan Assault doesn't support local MP. They could have done that even without split screen.

What I would kill for is a new version of Powerstone for XBox One. Powerstone 2 for the Dreamcast with 4 local players was insane.

 

I know online gameplay has been and will be the growing attention, and don't get me wrong I play online quite a bit. But it kind of sucks if a friend comes over and you are wanting to play a game you just bought and you find out there is no split screen.
And I have to agree with an earlier post, online is a great/fun technology but nothing will ever compete with having the people sitting right beside you being able to trash talk them in person. In my opinion, LAN/splitscreen gaming is by far the best way to
play any game.

 

I disagree. There should be a balance. Saying Splitscreen is not needed anymore is a big lie that only some obsessive gamers with online MP do believe. Some gamers like to play local MP with their family' The problem is that Devs get more money with games
that support Online MP and that is the only reason and unvalid excuse to not support splitscreen in their games .