Why don't games have local multiplayer anymore?

[Wildin]

I don't fully understand. Split screen is pretty much gone...We keep buyin COD's and such for the most part they have zombies or spec ops but games like dead island and countless others (I have gamefly) don't do the local thing anymore. It's like my roommate and I have to have 2 ps3's and 2 copies of a game just to play. It makes sense for the most part like story wise if you just have 1 main character. Its obvious there's nobody else for the 2nd player to control, but I feel too many games have come and gone that just have single player campaigns and worse no types of local multiplayer at all that should have a split screen or shared screen.

 

[GulfCoastGhost]

Borderlands 2 has what you are looking for

But you are right

 

[Red]

It's like my roommate and I have to have 2 ps3's and 2 copies of a game just to play.

You answered your own question.

 

[Iamnoone]

I hate split screen. unless its a Super Smash Bros type game or a side scroller, fukk split screens

 

[CTech83]

Yeah, I think split screen gaming is finished. Ain't nobody trying to share a screen in 2012

I remember the days of Golden Eye where you thought you had a great hiding spot, till someone decides to look at your screen and ambushes you.

 

[el_oh_el]

Its the fact that they want more money, and the fact that these systems are pretty weak, so when its split screen, they have to dumb down the graphics quite a bit to get smooth gameplay

 

[feelosofer]

Its the fact that they want more money, and the fact that these systems are pretty weak, so when its split screen, they have to dumb down the graphics quite a bit to get smooth gameplay

This, spit screen usually meant the framerate gets cut in half or close to it and a lot of these shooters still can't run at a consistent 60 FPS. The game would be damn near broken.

 

[Wildin]

This, spit screen usually meant the framerate gets cut in half or close to it and a lot of these shooters still can't run at a consistent 60 FPS. The game would be damn near broken.

i completely understand that but what about single screen 2 player like on RE5 how the characters follow each other but can mingle say as far as the camera will allow.

 

[feelosofer]

This is true, but the development cycles for a game's multiplayer is a task in and of it self. That's why alot games have multiplayer elements added as DLC or in add-on packs. Spliit screen was a lot easier to implement in the 16 and 32 bit eras, believe it or not.

 

[The Prince of All Saiyans]

Its the fact that they want more money, and the fact that these systems are pretty weak, so when its split screen, they have to dumb down the graphics quite a bit to get smooth gameplay

sittin there like

'oh i see you'

 

[Fatboi1]

Well the WiiU look like it'll bring that back. The separate screen for Black ops 2 local MP kind of circumvents that issue of split screen looking.

 

[concise]

A lot of people don't have as many friends as they used to either.

 

[STAN JONES]

A lot of people don't have as many friends as they used to either.

 

[Nintendough]

The companies want to force you online as much as possible too. It makes them look good if they have a strong online community.

 

[Virtuous_Brotha]

A lot of people don't have as many friends as they used to either.

you aint never lied