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No Split-Screen for Halo 5 Story or Multiplayer, Dev and Listing Confirm

All of Halo 5's modes use fullscreen, 343 boss says

Jun 30, 2015 13:45 GMT  ·  By
Halo 5's Xbox One listing
   Halo 5's Xbox One listing

Halo 5 Guardians will not support split-screen for its different modes, from story campaign to multiplayer, as both developer 343 Industries and its official listing make no mention of such a feature. This officially confirms rumors that the classic Halo split-screen experience is going away with this year's installment in the series.

Halo 5: Guardians was revealed to the world last year with just a few details from publisher Microsoft and developer 343 Industries. However, in recent months, more and more information has been shared by the two companies relating to the different mechanics employed by the Xbox One exclusive shooter.

While fans have enjoyed most of the announcements, there was one big feature that still remained unconfirmed - the split-screen support for the story campaign or the multiplayer modes. While rumors and half-hearted confirmations said that the feature would no longer be present in Halo 5, many fans didn't want to believe such a thing, especially since the mechanic was present in each game ever since Halo 1.

343 Industries and the official listing don't mention a split-screen mode

Now, both developer 343 Industries, through the voice of Studio Head Josh Holmes, and Microsoft, through the Halo 5 Guardians listing, confirm that split-screen won't be possible in Halo 5: Guardians.

First up, Holmes announces on Twitter that all multiplayer modes, from the cooperative story campaign to the Arena or the Warzone, will "use full screen." While he doesn't outright mention that split-screen won't be possible in Halo 5, it's pretty much a given that, if you want to play with a friend, you'll only be able to do so online.

The Xbox listing for Halo 5: Guardians on the Xbox One, via Reddit, also confirms that, locally, Halo 5: Guardians can only be played by a single person. Online, via the Xbox Live service, anywhere from 2 to 24 people can enjoy its different modes.

While it's still weird that 343 Industries doesn't make an outright statement about split-screen in Halo 5, it seems that the facts and its ambiguous mentions flat out deny such a feature for the upcoming Xbox One game.