by ▁players ▁can ▁easily ▁enter ▁split ▁screen ▁mid - game . ▁Split ▁screen ▁can ▁only ▁be ▁used ▁in ▁batt les ▁that ▁allow ▁it . ▁Only ▁un rank ed ▁servers ▁have ▁the ▁ability ▁to ▁have ▁it ▁and ▁even ▁then , ▁it ▁is ▁an ▁option ▁whether ▁or ▁not ▁the ▁host ▁wants ▁it ▁on ▁or ▁off . ▁It ▁was ▁also ▁revealed ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁that ▁War h awk ▁would ▁be ▁made ▁available ▁for ▁download ▁over ▁the ▁Play Station ▁Network . ▁ ▁In ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁Sony ▁Computer ▁Entertainment ▁America ▁released ▁news ▁that ▁Play Station ▁ 3 ▁cons oles ▁would ▁be ▁used ▁as ▁the ▁dedicated ▁servers ▁for ▁War h awk . ▁A ▁photograph ▁was ▁released ▁which ▁showed ▁a ▁server ▁room ▁with ▁several ▁Play Station ▁ 3 ▁cons oles ▁in ▁ra cks . ▁Each ▁server ▁is ▁able ▁to ▁support ▁ 3 2 ▁players . ▁The ▁games ▁developers ▁have ▁commented ▁that ▁the ▁engine ▁used ▁in ▁the ▁game ▁features ▁technology ▁which ▁could ▁not ▁be ▁easily ▁implemented ▁on ▁any ▁other ▁platform , ▁such ▁as ▁proced ur ally ▁generated ▁water ▁and ▁waves , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁vol um et ric ▁clouds . ▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁games ▁release , ▁many ▁issues ▁with ▁networking ▁and ▁player ▁statistics ▁were ▁reported , ▁such ▁as ▁del ays ▁in ▁receiving ▁points ▁and ▁awards , ▁failure ▁to ▁receive ▁the ▁points ▁or ▁awards , ▁and ▁" connection ▁failed " ▁and ▁" connection ▁lost " ▁errors . ▁To ▁address ▁these ▁issues , ▁Inc ogn ito ▁released ▁several ▁server - side ▁patch es ▁before ▁re le asing