You'll Be Able to Play Co-Op Knack on PS4 and Vita

Redefining rules

by Sammy Barker Fri 25th Oct 2013

There’s no doubt that Remote Play is one of the selling points of the PlayStation 4. The Gaikai-powered functionality will allow you to stream virtually all of your next generation titles directly to the PlayStation Vita, and play them in bed, on the toilet, or anywhere else that you desire. But the functionality is capable of much more than that.

Sony showed a new demo for the second screen technology at the Brazil Game Show overnight, which revolved around a co-op session using both the PS4 and Vita. Playing upcoming launch title Knack, the platform holder demonstrated onstage how you’ll be able to employ different devices to engage in local co-op in the game.

Given that the multiplayer in Japan Studio’s impending launch title doesn’t require two different camera perspectives, we’re guessing that this is quite a simple thing to do here. Still, it would be nice if future split-screen releases allowed you to stream one image to the Vita, as that would prevent you from having to squint at tiny boxes on the television.

[source youtube.com]

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MadchesterManc
Fri 25th Oct 2013

Sweet. Gonna be trying Knack on Monday, cant wait. It seems theres a lot of potential in the Ps4 + Vita connectivity. A lot more than originally thought. With the Vita having its own dedicated ghardware they could do some interesting things

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rjejr
Fri 25th Oct 2013

Wait, when was multiplayer announced for Knack?

Can you play 2 player drop-in/drop-out couch co-op as well? The camera angle looks just like Skylanders so I wouldn't see why not, but since this game seems so story driven having multiple Knacks seems odd.

Would you die a lot less if you have 2 Knacks or does the game ramp up the difficulty?

Oh look, there's a video. Robo-Kanck, huh? Well l I guess that takes care of that.

BTW I'm pretty sure the Wii U already does this in at least 1 game w/ the tv and Gamepad. Though watching this video makes me think they should do it more. Anything w/ 2 player co-p like Skylanders or the Lego games. Not sure how much we woul dus eit but Ican see it as a game selling point.