Local multiplayer on pc games

[jesse220]

I'm thinking about just buying a good gaming pc instead of a ps4/xbox one. I've always played games exclusively on consoles and therefore have minimal knowledge about pc gaming. Are there many titles that have local multiplayer? Can I map the controls to a usb controller on any/all pc games? Also just pros and cons in general would be helpful.

 

[ScrabbitRabbit]

The vast majority of modern PC games have native controller support, so don't worry about mapping manually. For the games that *do* require that, use Xpadder.

As for local multiplayer, it's still quite rare. There are a few games featuring it; Serious Sam 3, nearly all fighting games, etc, but they aren't common. Even the modern Resident Evil games and Left 4 Dead, which have local co-op on console, lack it on PC.

 

[Clowndoe]

Yep, local co-op is practically non-existent on PC I'm afraid, gotta give credit to consoles for that. The only other examples I can think of are sports games and Trine.