resident evil 5 split screen pc keyboard and controller exclusive

Welcome to Swesa’s website!

As you navigate through our pages we hope you will discover the benefits, qualities and reasons why our clients rate Swesa to be an outstanding special applications dosing system.

We stand proudly as IM GROUP’s premium German-made brand, playing a pivotal and specialised role within our group’s mission of providing total process-engineering.

Having a client first philosophy, our brand essence is strongly focused on reliability—providing a trusted service to the industries we serve—yet with an approachable and human touch.

To ensure we deliver this, our brand is centred around 5 core values;
Truthful • Responsible • Understanding • Safe • Tailormade
Positioning us as the leader you can T R U S T.

Thank you for taking time to learn more about us and what we offer, and I look forward to hearing from you soon.

Bart Wentges
General Manager, Swesa Dosiersyteme GMBH

About Swesa

Formed in Germany in 1994, and acquired by IM GROUP in 2020, Swesa, is a German manufacturer specialised in customised automated dosing-systems for the food packaging, tissues and heavy-duty corrugated packaging industries. Additionally, Swesa is expanding this to include the industries of cosmetics, ceramics, food, textiles, leather and more.

Swesa machines are customisable, and explosion-risk (ATEX) certified. SWESA is located in at Eltville am Rhein, Germany and has a global network of regional and international clients and support partners.

INKMAKER GROUP

IM GROUP, is a global technology leader headquartered in Italy—focused on reliability.

The Group’s core business is in the paint, coatings and ink industry, offering design and manufacturing through to complete engineering studies and turnkey solutions of:

Customised plant engineering and software design
Highly accurate automated dispensing
Process equipment from bulk handling to filling lines
POS equipment
And other related services

Which we conduct through the use of:

Cloud connectivity
Industry 4.0
Ink transfer system
Increased SAFETY and reduction of ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT

The group's proprietary software and systems, manufactured in 3 continents, guarantee highly accurate colours consistently, precisely and instantly. The IM GROUP operates in over 15 countries throughout 5 continents.

For Resident Evil 5 on PC, native split-screen functionality was officially restored in the February 28, 2023 update (v1.2.0), though it primarily focuses on dual-controller support. Using a keyboard and controller combination is still often a "mod-heavy" or workaround-based process because the game traditionally groups the keyboard/mouse and the first controller as Player 1. Native Method (Updated Version)

Community Feedback:

Trigger Player 2: Once you have control of your character, press the ESC key on your keyboard.

As of 2026, Resident Evil 5 on PC officially supports local split-screen co-op through a native update, making it much easier to set up a keyboard and controller mix without complex mods. Native Setup (No Mods Required)

Part 1: Why Default PC Port Failed the Couch Co-op Test

Before diving into the fix, let’s acknowledge the problem. Capcom’s original Resident Evil 5 PC port (Games for Windows Live version) and even the later Steam version lacked native split-screen. Why?

: Begin the game with the controller only. Once you are in-game and can control your character, press on your keyboard. Activation