Fortnite’s Split-Screen Should Be Applied to Other Battle Royales
In 2019, Epic Games changed the battle royale formula when it introduced split-screen to Fortnite. This allows two people to join a match together utilizing the same console. Each person can use their own account, so they can jump in, fight for victory, and enjoy all the benefits of the game from the comfort of the couch. It brought couch co-op to one of the biggest games on the market, and has provided an experience like no other.
Yet Fortnite is the only big battle royale to offer split-screen as of this writing, with other titles on the market choosing to focus on online play. Even Call of Duty: Warzone does not include a form of split-screen despite mainline Call of Duty titles doing so. Split-screen gameplay is a highlight of owning a console, and one of the biggest genres on the market right now should allow for that type of co-op gameplay.
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The gameplay loop of a battle royale is simple: Players either jump in solo or with a group, leap out of a flying vehicle, and the battle will commence until there is one person — or one team — left standing. The split-screen mode in Fortnite follows this same gameplay loop, but there is a huge difference that can drastically change the experience.
Split-screen mode does away with the need to group up online and yell at other players through a microphone. With split-screen, players can sit on the same couch, and they tend to see the exact same thing as both viewpoints are presented on-screen. This can drastically help when it comes to working as a team to get a victory royale, and a game like Fortnite is more fun when spending time with friends.
Couch co-op used to be everywhere, and this was one
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