Sincethe release of Ghosts, splitscreen is only available on the PS4, Xbox One, and Wii U for local multiplayer, while PS3 and Xbox 360 can support one splitscreen player for online multiplayer and up to four players in local multiplayer.
In Call of Duty: Black Ops and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, when using split screen online, only one additional player can play, allowing two players to play on the same account. The screen is split in half horizontally, both players can rank up, but it only applies to the main player. When the second player signs out and signs back in, they'll start from the main player's current level, not from where they last ranked up. This also applies to Call of Duty: Black Ops II if the second player signs in as a guest rather than another profile.
Though the Call of Duty series has also moved beyond its inclusion of co-op modes which most of the earlier installments had in some capacity, it is worthwhile to take a look back at how valuable the feature was to bring friends to a local gathering together. Here are some of the best Call of Duty games that players can still boot up for some local split-screen co-op fun.
Updated on April 10, 2024, by Waseem Muhammad: Call of Duty as a video game series continues to grow in popularity. This is because, with every installment, the developers change the landscape and fully revamp the game based on what the community likes. They also focus heavily on extensive marketing campaigns, bringing in collaborations with celebrities and influencers.
The franchise has seen many installments throughout its time. Many games in the series are known for their cooperative offline mode that allows friends and families to play them either locally or via a network connection. Though not used by everyone, the Split-Screen is still a highly appreciated feature in the Call of Duty community. Not only does the Split-Screen exist for the Campaign, but it also allows players to try out the different modes and tackle the challenges together. This update adds a new Call of Duty split-screen entry as well as minor changes to the existing ones.
Looking back at the Call of Duty series, it's hard not to mention Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, as it marked a period of the franchise's full-blown attempt at a futuristic sci-fi setting. Thanks to a host of new gadgets, including hoverbikes and exoskeletons, Advanced Warfare introduced a degree of verticality that was seldom seen before in the popular shooter series. The fast-paced action and dynamic maneuverability breathed new life into the series and made the gunplay even more engaging. The futuristic setting, even though not appreciated by some of the community, the other half was pleased to have a new look in the Call of Duty franchise.
Although Advanced Warfare's cinematic campaign does not support split-screen co-op, friends can team up locally to take on challenges in the multiplayer and survival modes. It should be noted that the couch co-op support is only available for console players, and only up to two players can pair up locally.
The survival mode presented here is titled Exo Survival, which sees players battle against 25 rounds of increasingly powerful enemies to rank up gear and unlock more weapons. Players are equipped with an exoskeleton suit that gives them several traversal and mobility features. There are also loadouts available so players can customize them according to their playstyle. The game mode also offers maps with environmental hazards and different layouts, allowing players to understand the map and covers to use to their advantage. Playing the Exo Survival mode cooperatively alone is a good reason to pick up Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare!
The split-screen multiplayer support for Modern Warfare 2 (2022) is only available on consoles. What makes the two-player split-screen multiplayer so fun is the fact that players can try out online modes as well, including Search and Destroy and Team Deathmatch against other online players. The only exception is the Free-For-All mode, which is only accessible by playing solo.
Call of Duty: World At War was the first game in the series to have a co-op campaign, with Black Ops 3 being the only other game to have a full story mode with co-op support. While the PC version only allows online co-op or playing local co-op with the possibility of LAN, the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions of Call of Duty: World At War have support for local split-screen cooperative play for up to two players in the campaign and zombie mode of the game. The latter is unlocked after finishing the roughly seven-hour long story mode and points earned in either of these modes contribute towards racking up perks in the multiplayer mode of the game. Interestingly enough, World At War's inclusion of the zombie mode was a first for the series, and ever since then, it has become so popular and has continued to be part of subsequent installments in the COD franchise.
It is important to note that, unlike other installments in the Call of Duty series, World At War does not introduce any AI/CPU combatants in the local multiplayer mode, so there will just be one friend against another across the whole map.
A new addition in Modern Warfare 3 (2011) from its predecessor was a Survival mode within Spec Ops, which pits the two players against a wave of increasingly difficult enemy encounters. Survival mode incorporates the same maps as those in the multiplayer mode, so it can be a good way to learn the layout of the environments before heading for a more competitive experience.
Similar to the Survival portion of Spec Ops mode in Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 (2011), Call of Duty: Ghosts provides the co-op experience in its Safeguard mode, where a player can team up with another to defeat AI enemies in a series of waves that can range from 20 to 100 levels depending on the difficulty selected. The enemy behavior and maps play similar to a multiplayer match with perks being air-dropped after a certain number of waves are cleared.
Modern Warfare 2 splitscreen is the classic way to play the shooter with a friend sat on the couch next to you, without the hassle of setting up two machines and two televisions. Having split screen available is an increasingly rare option these days so it's refreshing to see it in Modern Warfare 2, however you can only use it for certain game modes and access to it is restricted exclusively to consoles, so if you're playing on PC then we're afraid you're going to be flying solo.
Modern Warfare 2 splitscreen is reasonably simple to set up, by connecting a second controller or a keyboard and mouse to your console, but you will need an online account linked to Activision for the other person which may put off casual players. There are also only a limited number of modes you can use this for, so don't expect to team up locally and play the entire game together. For details of how to get it running and what modes are available, here's everything you need to know about Modern Warfare 2 splitscreen.
Not all game modes are available in Modern Warfare 2 splitscreen, so you can't use this to access the Campaign or, frustratingly, the Cooperative missions. On the Multiplayer side, you can't play Free-For-All, Ground War, or Invasion in split screen, so if you try to start any of those you'll get a warning screen saying it's not supported and you must remove Player 2 to play. However, the following Multiplayer modes can be played in splitscreen:
Note that if you're jumping into Quick Play Multiplayer, you'll need to set the filter to exclude Free-For-All before you start matchmaking in Modern Warfare 2 splitscreen, otherwise you'll get a warning message and won't be able to search for a match without removing Player 2 or leaving the party and playing solo. You can also create a Private Match in various game modes, and add bots through Game Setup to customize the experience to your preferences.
Call of Duty Modern Warfare is a widely popular battle royal video game released for Windows PC, PlayStation 4/5, and Xbox One. It is also well known as a multiplayer game that allows you to play with others from around the globe.
Well, the online Modern Warfare multiplayer mode is not the only way to play with friends. This game also allows players in the same room to co-op through the split screen multiplayer in certain modes. But how to enable the Call of Duty Modern Warfare split screen on PS4/Xbox One?
Step 5. The second player will prompt to sign in to an Activision account to start playing the COD Modern Warfare split screen. Once done, you should be free to play co-op with a friend.
If the COD Modern Warfare split screen not working issue still occurs, you can try performing a factory reset of your console. Since this operation will delete all files from the console, we highly recommend making a full backup of your data.
If I add a second controller when playing COD:BlackOps online anybody who talks has a bad echo. Its almost like we are receiving two different audio streams even though we're using the same output. And when I turn off the 2nd controller the echo stops. Anybody know how to fix this?
You guessed correctly, you are receiving two audio signals. Lets step back and think of how split screen sound works. Assume you and I are playing split screen. If someone shoots at me, I have to hear it (even though your character may not be in range to hear the gun shots). So essentially two audio feeds are being fed through the speakers.
Now what your discussing is clearly a bug (I have a feeling this won't be the last one thats found on an obviously incomplete game). Both yourself and your friend are essentially receiving a unique audio feed of the in-game chat. In order to prevent this from happening you must mute your friend and he must mute you. Here is a ps3 forum post describing the problem and solution. If this doesn't work try plugging a mic into one of the controllers and sending audio chat to the mic (not the speakers) or actively mute all players who join the game. It looks like a patch may be coming for the issue.
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