Fact Check: Does Overwatch 2 support split-screen?

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Apart from normal competitive matchmaking, Overwatch 2 comes with a variety of game modes that players can enjoy with their friends. Limited-time seasonal events like Winter Wonderland and Halloween Terror are pretty popular among community members as they get to try out a different side of the shooter.

However, Overwatch 2 does not provide everything with its game modes as some fans would imagine. One key feature that the developers skipped adding is a split-screen mode. Only a single person can play on a Blizzard ID at a time. While the game offers both PvP and PvE content, none of them allow for a split-screen feature.

Overwatch 2, doesn't allow for split-screen co-op play unlike other offerings in the genre. This can mainly be due to the highly competitive aspect that the game is known for.

It shares a resemblance to classic arcade titles that were popular for having a split-screen multiplayer back in the day. However, the game has skipped the intention of including such a mode right now. Even its predecessor, Overwatch from 2016, did not have a split-screen feature.

Split-screen modes were a popular aspect of older first-person titles. They let more than one player enjoy the game on the same system, with each taking a designated half of the screen. That being said, modern gaming has slowly taken a different approach in multiplayer games.

Split-screen content is slowly becoming obsolete as gamers prefer either competitive online PvP content like Overwatch or Valorant, or a variety of other titles for PvE.

Even though Overwatch 2 offers story-based content to some extent, an additional split-screen mode does not suit the title. This is because the majority of what the game has to offer revolves around the competitive