Why are all video games heading more towards online gaming and away from split screen, mario kart on the n64 supported 4 player split screen, test drive on the xbox360 only supports one player per console, is that progress? i thought games were supposed to be a social past time
2006-11-06 21:51:50 · 8 answers · asked by bohbag2000 3 in Games & Recreation ➔ Video & Online Games
I hope more games have split screen (4 players) capabilities.
We have this projector and we would throw big lan parties for Halo, we'd have 4 to a team and each team would split a screen. But since the screen was the size of a wall it didn't really limit game play.
2006-11-07 02:06:10 · answer #1 · answered by Rainy Days and Mondays 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
with modern games pushing the machines to the very limits in normal modes, a split screen mode is often beyond the scope of the game engine. this can be seen in the latest split screen games as a reduction in scenery and speed when running a split screen.
So in order for the game to look it's best todays developers are dropping splitscreen in favor of the less machine intensive networked and internet gaming (Each machine handles it's own displays and sends minimal information to the other machines in the game)
2006-11-07 08:12:54 · answer #2 · answered by mal_function.geo 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Split screen gaming will be confined to the past soon.
Split screen was only really good with 2 players anyway ,anymore and the screen was too small to enjoy it right.
2006-11-06 21:59:09 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Less view, less fun. I think that's the main problem for split screen games.
Now is the time for virtual social time. As the technology advances, we play with other players without seeing each other face to face. But, I agree with you. If game moves on without "social past time", in the future we won't be a social creature anymore!
2006-11-06 22:12:46 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
well, unless you have a HUGE tv then any more than 2 players and it gets too small to be effective. It also stops cheaters looking at your window and seeing you sneak up on him and countering in FPS's. On the 360, did you notice that you can plug it into 2 tv's? This is so you can play head to head without seeing eachother's screens.
2006-11-06 22:09:02 · answer #5 · answered by genghis41f 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
online gaming is every benefit of split screen, none of the downside
2006-11-07 00:38:18 · answer #6 · answered by joelius24 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think because they want people to intereact w/ other people in the world. Besides, it is actually funner! You really don't konow who u r playing with,and makes it more challenging( If the person is challenging enough)
2006-11-06 23:51:57 · answer #7 · answered by Need for speed master 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you already messed up, by using the patriots. lmao
2016-05-22 06:57:57 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋