The vast majority of co-op games nowadays tend to focus solely on online play, rarely ever supporting local co-op or multiplayer options. To its credit, Gearbox Software has pushed back against this trend, making sure the next-gen versions ofBorderlands: The Handsome Collectionsupport 4-player split-screen and offering2-player split-screen inBorderlands 3. Gearbox’s split-screen support will continue inTiny Tina’s Wonderlands, which is set to launch next week.
Gearbox Software recently touched on the different co-op options that will be available toTiny Tina’s Wonderlandsplayers when the game launches on March 25. Not only willTiny Tina’s Wonderlandssupport four players in online co-op, but the game will also allow for 2-player split-screen co-op as well. This is great news for those that enjoy playing local co-op games, as they and a friend will be able to play through the entirety ofTiny Tina’s Wonderlandstogether.
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AssumingTiny Tina’s Wonderlandssplit-screen co-op functions likeBorderlands 3, players will be able to have their own unique profiles and characters.Tiny Tina’s Wonderlandshas a character creatorfor the first time inBorderlandsseries history, with players having a variety of different classes to choose from. It remains to be seen how fans will react to this departure from the norm, but it seems to be a mostly popular decision on Gearbox’s part so far.
In the meantime, the jury is still out on how wellTiny Tina’s Wonderlandssplit-screen co-op will run. As some may recall,Borderlands 3co-op had terrible lag issuesthat persisted for quite some time after the game’s launch. These lag problems made theBorderlands 3split-screen experience a letdown compared to the rest of the experience, and so hopefullyTiny Tina’s Wonderlandscan avoid running into similar problems.
One advantage thatTiny Tina’s Wonderlandshas is that it’s launching on more powerful hardware thanBorderlands 3.Tiny Tina’s Wonderlandswill be available for PS5 and Xbox Series Xas well as last-gen consoles, so if those split-screen co-op problems rear their ugly head again, maybe they will be minimized or even eliminated on the new consoles. However, we haven’t actually seenTiny Tina’s Wonderlandssplit-screen co-op in action yet, so that’s just speculation at this time.
It’s also unclear ifTiny Tina’s Wonderlandswill have a vertical split-screen option.Borderlands 3infamously launched without one, and so it will be interesting to see ifTiny Tina’s Wonderlandsdoes as well.
Tiny Tina’s Wonderlandsis launching March 25 for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.
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