Lack of 4 Player Split Screen = 7 of My Buddy's Not Purchasing

10-16-2007, 01:22 PM

I wish there were more people like me and my friends: LANners. I wish that all game companies believed that an important part of establishing Halo CE's dominance back in the day was the 4-player split screen and system linking that was available, which, is probably true. If companies believed that, never again would an awesome multiplayer game come out, such as Shadowrun or Team Fortress 2, and be ignored by me and my friends.

I have at least 7 friends who were ready to jump on the Team Fortress 2 bandwagon, even in the middle of Halo 3, but after I bought it, and informed them of the lack of 4 player split-screen/system linking, they all backed out. HOW UNFORTUNATE!

So, I just wanted to post this one thread, hoping that the news would reach whomever it was at Valve and Steam responsible for overlooking the system linkers.

"It does system link," you say? Yea, but who's going to drag 8 boxs and 8 TVs into somebody's house once a week to play. Not us. We'll stick with Halo 3.

"Just play on LIVE," you say? Well, you must not have very many friends and experienced an awesome LANning event. It can't be matched by LIVE. System-linking is not just about playing a game, it's also about the company.

Portal was awesome, though. Thanks for not spilling the beans in your advertising about the existence of a storyline. It was suprizing and exciting discovering it bit by bit.

10-16-2007, 01:45 PM

Fair point.

I'm getting TF2 for my 360 when I get chance, just for the graphics sake because I can't enjoy all the eye-candy it on my lowend computer; but this is a slight turnoff I must say.

Sokkratez · 10-16-2007, 01:47 PM

Being able to enjoy all the eyecandy on the 360 is the reason there is no 4 player split screen. The 360 would need to render all of the eyecandy 4 times. Likely can't handle it. I highly doubt they left the functionality out to be malicious.

10-16-2007, 01:49 PM

Don’t your friends have their own PCs on a LAN? Seriously, I have been at lots of LANs back in the days and I have never heard or even thought of this idea.

FragMonkey · 10-16-2007, 02:17 PM

lol splitscreen

BlazerX · 10-16-2007, 02:46 PM

I'm gonna take a few guesses as to why splitscreen wasn't plausible (just speculation, mind you):

1) Have the game played on one system times four is, imaginably, very taxing on the system (as mentioned previously).

2) Even if going 4-way splitscreen was possible, going online like that would be nigh impossible (Yes, I know this isn't the exact situation the OP is referring to.)

3) TF2 is the kind of game where 2v2 just isn't fun.

Scroggin · 10-16-2007, 03:02 PM

lol consolers are funny.

10-16-2007, 03:05 PM

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Originally Posted by TheNeatHole

I wish there were more people like me and my friends: LANners. I wish that all game companies believed that an important part of establishing Halo CE's dominance back in the day was the 4-player split screen and system linking that was available, which, is probably true. If companies believed that, never again would an awesome multiplayer game come out, such as Shadowrun or Team Fortress 2, and be ignored by me and my friends.

I have at least 7 friends who were ready to jump on the Team Fortress 2 bandwagon, even in the middle of Halo 3, but after I bought it, and informed them of the lack of 4 player split-screen/system linking, they all backed out. HOW UNFORTUNATE!

So, I just wanted to post this one thread, hoping that the news would reach whomever it was at Valve and Steam responsible for overlooking the system linkers.

"It does system link," you say? Yea, but who's going to drag 8 boxs and 8 TVs into somebody's house once a week to play. Not us. We'll stick with Halo 3.

"Just play on LIVE," you say? Well, you must not have very many friends and experienced an awesome LANning event. It can't be matched by LIVE. System-linking is not just about playing a game, it's also about the company.

Portal was awesome, though. Thanks for not spilling the beans in your advertising about the existence of a storyline. It was suprizing and exciting discovering it bit by bit.

you and your friends are "LANers" that play on a 4 split screen?
something is not right here =p

Ink Asylum · 10-16-2007, 03:06 PM

People still play split-screen console shooters? Wow. I feel like I stepped through a time warp.

Joking aside, TF2 needs more than just 2v2 anyway.

10-16-2007, 03:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Scroggin

lol consolers are funny.

ahahhahaAA /agree

HavocX · 10-16-2007, 03:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by irie

you and your friends are "LANers" that play on a 4 split screen?
something is not right here =p

My exact thought. LANers who cries for split screen??!! LANers who do not want to move their rigs??!!

Does he even know what a LAN is?

Flipper405 · 10-16-2007, 03:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by irie

ahahhahaAA /agree

/agree #2

This just reminds me of me going to a friend's birthday party where he wanted to play halo 2 with 3 xboxs and 10 people, so one of the tvs was 2-way split and the rest were 4-way split. I was playing on the 2, and I still thought it was incredibly annoying to have only half a screen to look at.

... yet another reason PCs > consoles.

Dante[5thID] · 10-16-2007, 03:24 PM

It's a sad day when people can play 4-player split-screen on their XBOX and call it a LAN.

Viz79 · 10-16-2007, 03:32 PM

ROFL LAN people asking for split screen.

Er the only people that use split screen are people sitting around a big TV in the living room. And considering that most consoles are now online as they just need to be connected to the net line that everyone has, there is no split screen anymore for most games except for pure console FPS. Welcome to Goldeneye

And if you were LAN peeps, you'd know that means you network, i,e, you all have your own PCs and thus accompanying monitors. Bloody hell.

BTW your seven lost copies really means a lot to Valve

Just how many copes of the Half Life franchise have they sold? I'd love to see the sales figures of Orange Box :P

grep · 10-16-2007, 03:34 PM

Great story there Hansel... go ahead and stick to Halo 3... thanks for coming!

10-16-2007, 01:22 PM	#1
TheNeatHole Guest Posts: n/a	Lack of 4 Player Split Screen = 7 of My Buddy's Not Purchasing I wish there were more people like me and my friends: LANners. I wish that all game companies believed that an important part of establishing Halo CE's dominance back in the day was the 4-player split screen and system linking that was available, which, is probably true. If companies believed that, never again would an awesome multiplayer game come out, such as Shadowrun or Team Fortress 2, and be ignored by me and my friends. I have at least 7 friends who were ready to jump on the Team Fortress 2 bandwagon, even in the middle of Halo 3, but after I bought it, and informed them of the lack of 4 player split-screen/system linking, they all backed out. HOW UNFORTUNATE! So, I just wanted to post this one thread, hoping that the news would reach whomever it was at Valve and Steam responsible for overlooking the system linkers. "It does system link," you say? Yea, but who's going to drag 8 boxs and 8 TVs into somebody's house once a week to play. Not us. We'll stick with Halo 3. "Just play on LIVE," you say? Well, you must not have very many friends and experienced an awesome LANning event. It can't be matched by LIVE. System-linking is not just about playing a game, it's also about the company. Portal was awesome, though. Thanks for not spilling the beans in your advertising about the existence of a storyline. It was suprizing and exciting discovering it bit by bit.

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10-16-2007, 01:45 PM	#2
sp4rky Guest Posts: n/a	Fair point. I'm getting TF2 for my 360 when I get chance, just for the graphics sake because I can't enjoy all the eye-candy it on my lowend computer; but this is a slight turnoff I must say.

10-16-2007, 01:47 PM	#3
Sokkratez Join Date: Sep 2007 Reputation: 1 Posts: 206	Being able to enjoy all the eyecandy on the 360 is the reason there is no 4 player split screen. The 360 would need to render all of the eyecandy 4 times. Likely can't handle it. I highly doubt they left the functionality out to be malicious.

10-16-2007, 01:49 PM	#4
MrBisterIster Guest Posts: n/a	Don’t your friends have their own PCs on a LAN? Seriously, I have been at lots of LANs back in the days and I have never heard or even thought of this idea.

10-16-2007, 02:17 PM	#5
FragMonkey Join Date: Aug 2006 Reputation: 1 Posts: 220	lol splitscreen

10-16-2007, 02:46 PM	#6
BlazerX Join Date: Sep 2007 Reputation: 0 Posts: 321	I'm gonna take a few guesses as to why splitscreen wasn't plausible (just speculation, mind you): 1) Have the game played on one system times four is, imaginably, very taxing on the system (as mentioned previously). 2) Even if going 4-way splitscreen was possible, going online like that would be nigh impossible (Yes, I know this isn't the exact situation the OP is referring to.) 3) TF2 is the kind of game where 2v2 just isn't fun.

10-16-2007, 03:02 PM	#7
Scroggin Banned Join Date: Sep 2007 Reputation: 0 Posts: 244	lol consolers are funny.

10-16-2007, 03:06 PM	#9
Ink Asylum Join Date: Sep 2007 Reputation: 0 Posts: 473	People still play split-screen console shooters? Wow. I feel like I stepped through a time warp. Joking aside, TF2 needs more than just 2v2 anyway.

10-16-2007, 03:24 PM	#13
Dante[5thID] Join Date: Oct 2003 Reputation: 6 Posts: 1,301	It's a sad day when people can play 4-player split-screen on their XBOX and call it a LAN.

10-16-2007, 03:32 PM	#14
Viz79 Banned Join Date: Oct 2007 Reputation: 3 Posts: 428	ROFL LAN people asking for split screen. Er the only people that use split screen are people sitting around a big TV in the living room. And considering that most consoles are now online as they just need to be connected to the net line that everyone has, there is no split screen anymore for most games except for pure console FPS. Welcome to Goldeneye And if you were LAN peeps, you'd know that means you network, i,e, you all have your own PCs and thus accompanying monitors. Bloody hell. BTW your seven lost copies really means a lot to Valve Just how many copes of the Half Life franchise have they sold? I'd love to see the sales figures of Orange Box :P

10-16-2007, 03:34 PM	#15
grep Join Date: Sep 2007 Reputation: 65 Posts: 717	Great story there Hansel... go ahead and stick to Halo 3... thanks for coming!