Welcome to the Official Splitscreen Thread.
(Please make yourself at home.)
We've all heard the news: Halo 5 won't support 4 player split screen, according to multiple tweets from Josh Holmes. We have to take Holmes' words seriously because he's the creative director for Halo 5, meaning that he makes those kinds of decisions.
As an individual who uses 4 player split screen often, this decision is extremely disappointing; it's a shame because I loved the beta. The fact is, Halo 5's lack of splitscreen support discourages me from buying it, and might prevent me from buying it. I certainty won't pre-order it.
Here's the deal: if 343 wants our support, their going to have to reconsider this decision.
Reasons to support 4 player splitscreen:
The developers at 343 don't browse these forums on a regular basis, and frankly, I don't blame them. The problem is, they won't see this thread. In order to effectively convince 343, we need to use social media to contact them.
I've created a hashtag on Twitter for our cause: #Halo5SplitScreen. Hash tags are powerful and spread quickly.
In order to raise awareness, tweet why you support split screen to @Halo, @JoshingtonState (Josh Holmes), @Brav, etc. Be respectful and polite: you catch more bees with honey. Be sure to provide a link to this thread because it contains valuable information. Also, include the hashtag I mentioned.
References to split screen from 343
Until then, let us come together and prove to Josh Holmes and the rest of 343 Industries that this is unacceptable.
(Please make yourself at home.)
We've all heard the news: Halo 5 won't support 4 player split screen, according to multiple tweets from Josh Holmes. We have to take Holmes' words seriously because he's the creative director for Halo 5, meaning that he makes those kinds of decisions.
As an individual who uses 4 player split screen often, this decision is extremely disappointing; it's a shame because I loved the beta. The fact is, Halo 5's lack of splitscreen support discourages me from buying it, and might prevent me from buying it. I certainty won't pre-order it.
Here's the deal: if 343 wants our support, their going to have to reconsider this decision.
Reasons to support 4 player splitscreen:
- 343 will get my money
- Splitscreen is one of the few advantages that console gaming has over PC gaming
- Halo 5 will have a feature that its competition lacks
- LAN parties will once again prosper
- The social lives of gamers will flourish
- Every single Halo FPS has featured 4 player splitscreen
- Not including it for performance reasons makes the Xbox One seem like an inferior console
- From a logical standpoint, it doesn't make sense to remove splitscreen on next gen hardware
- Splitscreen was one of the major reasons that allowed Halo Combat Evolved to be successful
- Halo night will live on
- Including split screen due to consumer backlash can help improve 343's abysmal public relation reputation
- The lack of 4 player split screen could be considered a design flaw
- A considerable amount of split screen users are willing to sacrifice graphics for performance
- Single player graphics won't be effected by split screen optimizations
- Removing it makes the game less flexible
- Splitscreen is a great way to advertise the game to friends, making them likely to buy it after playing it on your Xbox
- 1v1 multiplayer isn't a particularly memorable experience
- Lock the split screen frame rate at 30 FPS to provide a consistent experience and allow the user's brain to adapt
- Disable anti aliasing, anistereopic filtering, depth of field, FXAA and dynamic lighting on split screen
- Reduce/remove particles, mist/smoke effects, decals, and shaders on split screen
- * Important: Use reduced-polygon meshes on split screen. Most 3D modeling programs have a plugin that will do this.
- Reduce the render distance but don't go crazy on it. We should be able to spot other players across the map. (Geometry can simplify, but make sure that players are distinguishable.)
- Use low-res textures on split screen but make that they aren't loaded at runtime.
The developers at 343 don't browse these forums on a regular basis, and frankly, I don't blame them. The problem is, they won't see this thread. In order to effectively convince 343, we need to use social media to contact them.
I've created a hashtag on Twitter for our cause: #Halo5SplitScreen. Hash tags are powerful and spread quickly.
In order to raise awareness, tweet why you support split screen to @Halo, @JoshingtonState (Josh Holmes), @Brav, etc. Be respectful and polite: you catch more bees with honey. Be sure to provide a link to this thread because it contains valuable information. Also, include the hashtag I mentioned.
References to split screen from 343
- https://twitter.com/joshingtonstate/status/545000766969114625
- https://twitter.com/joshingtonstate/status/551899554191142912
- https://twitter.com/joshingtonstate/status/546126391201128448
- In the July 2015 issue of GameInformer, it was revealed that there would be no split screen coop; however, 2 player split screen would still be available for multiplayer
- http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?p=167186284&highlight=#post167186284
- https://twitter.com/franklez/status/608840793487347712
Until then, let us come together and prove to Josh Holmes and the rest of 343 Industries that this is unacceptable.