

PCs are no longer isolated to corners of the house and are easier than ever to hook up to normal TVs and be played in the same environment as consoles. That assumption is not as cut and dry as it used to be.

PCs, on the other hand, are typically played, well, solo at a desk. This made sense since they were designed for multiple controllers, and to be played in more communal spaces like living rooms and on couches. For the most part, the concept of playing split-screen games has been firmly a console-only feature.

In the early days, that meant passing off the controller back and forth to each get a turn with the game, but now we’ve reached a point where most games offer true simultaneous multiplayer modes, if not fully cooperative campaigns.
