Despite the rumours about the ps3 version having splitscreen and Xbox 360 not, MTV multiplayer writes; "We’ve already reported that “Grand Theft Auto IV” does not have split-screen multiplayer. I am sure we did. A while ago. But people keep asking about split-screen options on the comments sections of our “GTA IV” posts. Sorry, but the option is just not there. Players can go anywhere in “GTA IV”’s massive city while in any of the multiplayer modes. I just can’t see how a single Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3 could have been expected to render two different parts of Liberty City at once even in a half-screen size. That’s what many game makers tell me, too, when this topic comes up. For all horsepower of this new generation of hardware, split-screen is just something that doesn’t work. Not when the alternative — online one-system-per-TV gaming — is so easily achievable." http://multiplayerblog.mtv.com/2008/04/18/grand-theft-auto-iv-does-not-have-split-screen-multiplayer-public-service-announcement/

This is very dissapointing, I don't get why people don't see co-op as a priority

They do, but online because of how difficult it is to render 2 parts of the city on one console.

when did MTV become a gaming site?

I've said this from the beginning, I will wait for either IGN review, or T2's official comment

"The multiplayer modes cannot be played split-screen, so forget about playing this with buddies on a single couch. The modes are online only and identical for the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions, according to Rockstar reps."

If they have gone to R* and heard this from their mouths then it should hold some truth to it.

http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1585030/20080408/index.jhtml?rsspartner=rssColdFusion
for the original article

 yeah, big if.

As I have said several times before, the OPM review did not mention split screen multiplayer at all

Stupid.

Every game that has multiplayer should include local multiplayer. What is the point of playing with friends if you can never hang out together when you play?

Lame.

More internet folklore to deal with. I wish that all sides would put out real and honest information based on fact rather then speculation. R* keeps saying the game is identical on both consoles. Why can't people just accept that? One version doesn't have to be better then the other.