No split-screen for Uncharted 4 Multiplayer at launch, but could come later

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poklane on 04 May 2016

Uncharted 4: A Thief's End will not include split-screen multiplayer at launch, though this feature could come sometime after launch, Naughty Dog said today during a livestream event today.

Lead designer Robert Cogburn said split-screen is a "technically challenging" feature; there are many "hurdles and obstacles" that would need to be overcome if the feature is ever delivered.

While Naughty Dog is interested in adding this feature to the game after launch, it was scrapped so that the team could meet the May 10 release date.

Cogburn went on to say that, as a result of the issues mentioned above, Naughty Dog is not 100 percent confident that it will ever be able to release a split-screen mode for Uncharted 4 multiplayer. That's in part why it was not mentioned in Naughty Dog's recently published DLC roadmap.

Still, Cogburn said developers at Naughty Dog are big fans of couch co-op and would like to add the feature someday, even if it takes a long time.

Full article: http://www.gamespot.com/articles/no-split-screen-for-uncharted-4-multiplayer-at-lau/1100-6439494/

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Natsu on 04 May 2016

Well that's disappointing :P hopefully by the time I get it they will have it.

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DivinePaladin on 04 May 2016

That's not a huge surprise, honestly. Split-screen is a huge hassle in today's ecosystem, considering that players would want both screens rendered at at least 720p/60fps, with low online latency. And that's all for an experience that MAYBE 10% of players will utilize even once!

It'd be great to have but this is the right call in trying to do it later, as a bonus.

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Wright on 04 May 2016

As long as the split-screen coop remains, I don't have a problem with this. You can always play multiplayer sharing the controller with your friend each time you get killed.

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Mr Puggsly on 04 May 2016

Clearly Sony just trying to sell more consoles!

Or maybe its a lot of work for feature many may not use in Uncharted.

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