Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, like otherCall of Dutygames before it, supports split-screen play for both versus multiplayer and the Zombies mode. Unfortunately,Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War’s split-screen implementation has serious problems, making the feature virtually unusable for the vast majority of players. Despite numerous updates having been released forCall of Duty: Black Ops Cold Warsince the split-screen problems have come to light, they continue to plague the popular FPS game.
One of themost commonCall of Duty: Black Ops Cold Warsplit-screen bugsis the infamous invisible enemy glitch. Usually this happens afterCall of Duty: Black Ops Cold Warplayers complete a round of multiplayer, and then attempt to play a match right afterwards. All of the enemies in the game appear invisible except for their guns, which putsCall of Duty: Black Ops Cold Warsplit-screen players at a severe disadvantage.
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Unfortunately, one of the only ways to fix this particularCall of Duty: Black Ops Cold Warsplit-screen problem is to shut the game off completely and re-open it. Since it happens pretty consistently after every match, this meansCall of Dutyplayerswill need to completely close out of the game constantly if they want to use split-screen and actually be able to see their opponents. Obviously, this is not very convenient, and considering the severity of the bugs, it’s surprising that it hasn’t been addressed yet.
OtherCall of Duty: Black Ops Cold Warsplit-screen issues rear their ugly head when players attempt to use the feature in the game as well. Sometimes the invisible character bug extends to the lobby screen, meaning players aren’t even able to see their ownBlack Ops Cold WarOperator - just a floating gun. Other times still, trying to playCall of Duty: Black Ops Cold Warin split-screen will completely crash the game.Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold Warcrashing issueshave been prevalent since launch, so it’s disappointing to many that they’re still plaguing the game.
Compared to otherCall of Dutygames, the technical issues inCall of Duty: Black Ops Cold Warseem much more prevalent, and it’s unclear why that is. It’s no secret thatCall of Duty: Black Ops Cold Warhad a limited development timewhen compared to other recent entries, so perhaps that has played a role in its issues, though that’s just speculation at this time.
Whatever the case may be, here’s hoping afutureCall of Duty: Black Ops Cold Warupdatefinally fixes the split-screen problem so players can use the feature without running into game-breaking issues like this.
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold Waris out now for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.
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