Split Screen ( a dying practice?)

[HoloDust]

lgs20XP said:

HoloDust said:

I love split screen and one of the most memorable experiences from the last few years was playing Outward exactly that way - I've played it with my son on 4K TV with horizontal splitscreen, so you're basically playing on two 3840x1080 (32:9) screens stacked on one another. I like the game as single player just fine, but as a local co-op (especially since it's survival RPG with no markers of where you are on the map, so you really have to get to learn geography of the place) it was way more satisfying experience.

Yeah I loved it too back in the day. My friends and family had many good times with split screen. But sadly, technology has made the idea of split screen almost obsolete

Yeah, technology does allow for people to play together, even if they are not in the same room, and it is definitely predominant nowadays. That said, even back in days of PC LAN parties, you were socializing in person, and not over mic - not to mention beer and pizza breaks. Not saying that you can't have good time and social aspect via net, but it really doesn't compare with the real thing. And if you have gaming spouse and/or kids, splitscreen is really great feature in games.

I think that eventually there will be some company that figures out how to make an affordable volumetric display (think holochess in Star Wars) and put it into a console alike product, and I believe that experience of sitting around the table and playing games together will be one of its major selling points.