I just got Overcooked 2 and I thought I could play it together with my buddy. But when we try to play, only one of us can move at a time and we have to keep passing the controller back and forth. Is this how the game is supposed to work? Both of our controllers are already connected to the system. Do we need to get an extra set of controllers to make it work properly? I was really hoping we could both play at the same time instead of taking turns. Has anyone else run into this problem? Any help would be great because we really want to cook together in the game.
Looks like your second controller isn’t being recognized. At the character select screen, both of you need to hit a button to join in. If only one chef shows up, that means the second controller isn’t connecting properly. Try restarting the game and making sure both controllers are active before you start.
That’s frustrating! You should definitely be able to play together. When you hit the chef selection screen, both controllers need to press a button to join. If it’s still not working, try turning off both controllers completely and restart them before opening Overcooked.
Make sure both controllers show up in the console settings before starting Overcooked. That should help you both get in.
Make sure player 2 is actually joining at character select. Sometimes the second controller connects but doesn’t register in-game.
Yeah this happens. Turn on both controllers before you start the game, not after. They need to be active during boot-up or Overcooked 2 won’t see them properly.
It sounds like you’re in single player mode. At the character select screen, make sure both of you press a button so you see two chefs. If that still doesn’t work, try restarting the game and double check that both controllers are on at the main menu.
Hit the game menu first and activate the second controller before you start any level.