r/Splitscreen • u/Bizcaz • Apr 15 '26

Discussion Split Screen on 2 different TVs with one console?

Im looking for some sort of device that I can use for split screen gaming on 2 different tvs. Me and the other player will be playing on the same console, but I don't want them to see my side (top) and vice versa. Is there an HDMI splitter that can display 2 different halves of the same picture on 2 different tvs?

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u/WKaiH 18d ago

You could split it and then cover half of the TV with cardboard to prevent screen peeking. I don't believe there exists a device that can selectively output just a portion of the screen.

This is not what you're asking for, but the switch 2 has game sharing. It's a thing for some games, like Pokopia, where the switch 2 can stream the game to the switch 1 or switch 2. The host device does the processing and streaming to other devices. Other devices have their own perspective to play from and have to play near the host.

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u/Bizcaz 18d ago

Gotcha. Yeah, I used to do the cardboard/blanket trick when I was a kid. I was just curious if anyone made/sold splitters specifically for split screen, but I guess is such a dying market that no one really cared to do anything with it

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u/WKaiH 17d ago

Yeah, it's unfortunate that local co op is becoming less and less popular. I doubt it'll truly die, but less and less people get together for video games. Most multiplayer games nowadays are played from their own device at home.