How to play split screen
For those hoping to run through the story campaign with a friend in split-screen action, sadly that won't happen in this year's game as it is a single player experience. However, there are still many options for in-game split screen multiplayer available both online and offline.
From the game's regular multiplayer mode, you can choose split screen. The default multiplayer option is to play online with other people, but you can actually ask a friend to have fun online with you through the split screen. It's very easy to do too, because you just have to start by going to the main multiplayer menu. When you're there, just turn on your second controller and press X on PS5 or the corresponding button on other platforms. This will instantly start the split screen making it nice and easy. It works exactly the same in Zombies, just by going to the Zombies menu rather than multiplayer.
If you want to get old school and do some local split screen multiplayer without taking the game online, you can always do it with a friend. To do this, go into multiplayer mode as before and this time scroll down to the Custom Games option. Once in this menu, you can do the same as before to add another player via the split screen by pressing X on the second controller. At this point you can join the game and will be one on one unless you add bots.
Not only can you create a split screen in Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, but you can also customize the setup you want. Regardless of which mode menu you are in or whether you are in the main menu, you can press the equivalent of the start button, the Option button on PS5, to open the game settings. Press R1 to open the game settings. scroll down to the second tab for graphics, then scroll down to the option Split screen orientation, where you can choose to set it as horizontal or vertical. Take your pick and it will be set to that the next time you play.
