Does anybody remember this!!? (Resistance 2 related....kinda)

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PS3 can do splitscreen online multiplayer - Insomniac says

In an interview with Insomniac, PS3 Blog.net hammered the lack of splitscreen multiplayer in Resistance: Fall of Man, resulting in both interesting and hopeful answers.

On 1080p splitscreen v. 720p splitscreen, Rob Wyatt, Senior Engine Programmer had this to say;

Split screen is a difficult problem from a performance point of view and it is certainly more difficult from an engineering point of view than rendering 1920×1080. Both together, no doubt, requires a serious engineering effort but it's not impossible. As the PS3 hardware is better understood it will become easier. Rendering 1080 is more performance intensive than 720 simply because it has two and a quarter times as many pixels, which is not only more pixels to render but also more video memory and bandwidth is used for the bigger frame buffers... The combined overhead of the 1080 resolution with the extra polygon processing required for multiple viewports, while keeping in frame and not sacrificing AAA quality, is a very difficult problem. In the limited development time frame of a launch game there were bigger battles to fight but it's certainly possible and you will see split screen games running at 1080. For Resistance: Fall of Man, split screen with co-op play simply brought more to the table so 1080 support had to wait.

It's certainly possible! There's the hope.

On whether the PS3 is technically capable of supporting splitscreen play online (like Call of Duty 3 on the Xbox 360), Eric Ellis, Multiplayer Team Lead provided a more specific answer;

Splitscreen online play is certainly possible on the PS3. Resistance: Fall of Man did not implement this feature because as a launch title we had to make some compromises in the interest of time and that was a feature we didn't get the time to complete. However, I wouldn't rule out seeing it in future Insomniac games.

Eric Ellis was also able to provide insight into LAN play using the PS3, and while possible noted that those who are LANning most likely have internet access, and can play together via the Internet.

There we have it, the PS3 can do splitscreen online multiplayer. Expect to see it in Resistance: Fall of Man 2, maybe.

edit: sorry, some people think this post is about if ps3 can do online splitscreen....of course it can, but thats not what im getting at. Im just saying that RESISTANCE 2 might have ONLINE SPLITSCREEN =D. thanks

Dude, what? Of course it can do splitscreen online, look at Warhawk or Call of Duty 4.

I can't see why people want that though, when I play online, I wanna spot my enemies as easily as possible and not stare at half or a quarter of the screen.

Dude, what? Of course it can do splitscreen online, look at Warhawk or Call of Duty 4.

I can't see why people want that though, when I play online, I wanna spot my enemies as easily as possible and not stare at half or a quarter of the screen.

BenderUnit22

he probably means that now that lots of games have splitscreen multiplayer, Resistance 2 will automatically have it as well?

Dude, what? Of course it can do splitscreen online, look at Warhawk or Call of Duty 4.

I can't see why people want that though, when I play online, I wanna spot my enemies as easily as possible and not stare at half or a quarter of the screen.

BenderUnit22

my bad i think i was giving off the wrong idea......i know that ps3 can do split screen. im just excited to see if Resistance 2 will have ONLINE splitscreen. *cross fingers*....it would be sweet if me n my friends could play online together

I see.

CoD4 does have online splitscreen though.

I see.

CoD4 does have online splitscreen though.

BenderUnit22

COD4 only has OFFLINE splitscreen

COD4 only has OFFLINE splitscreen

tsr__

er, ok then. am i the only one who's heard of a little game called "warhawk"?SonicTheMonkey

no. but ur probably the only one who hasnt read the thread. warhawk has already been mentioned....right here.....

im talking about ONLINE splitscreen here guys......ever since warhawk, there hasn't been any online splitscreen for the ps3..... i think?tsr__

the main idea of this thread is that Resistance 2 might have ONLINE SPLITSCREEN, not, "can ps3 do online splitscreen"

sorry if i misleaad you guys

I don't remember COD4 having any kind of splitscreen.megadeth78

it does dude, u can play up to 4 people offline, you shud check it out

[QUOTE="megadeth78"]I don't remember COD4 having any kind of splitscreen.tsr__

it does dude, u can play up to 4 people offline, you shud check it out

I've never noticed. I'll be sure to try it. :)

Here's hoping R2 has online splitscreen. :D

I love online split screen. Have a few drinks, smoke a J, hang out with buddies and play split screen. You either get destroyed or you kick ass. It's good clean fun.wayfast

haha yeah, now thats what im talking about

Have you guys been watching the CES coverage? That split-screen TV thing was awesome! (The one where you put on the glasses and it shows your half)Durkoki

Woah, if I understood you correctly, that is awesome. No mor screen lookers. :D

Dude, what? Of course it can do splitscreen online, look at Warhawk or Call of Duty 4.

I can't see why people want that though, when I play online, I wanna spot my enemies as easily as possible and not stare at half or a quarter of the screen.

BenderUnit22

Having more than one view-point makes it easier to see certain enemies/co-ordinate attacks.