Bioshock Doesn’t Do Widescreen So Well
- Scribbled on August 21st, 2007 by Chris Gueco
- Filed in Microsoft Xbox 360, PC, Shooter
On a day that we were all looking forward to since we got our hands on a demo for what is being billed as an early “Game of the Year” nominee, people who bought BioShock aren’t as happy as they thought they’d be — at least those individuals who are playing the game on a widescreen monitor.
The image posted (Click to enlarge) shows what is getting cut off on widescreen displays: The red areas are on screen if you’re playing on a 4:3 screen, but otherwise, it completely cuts them off when playing in widescreen. For shame 2K, for shame!
What is really rubbing people the wrong way is a quote from Chris Kline in May.
“You will see more in widescreen. We use a different projection matrix; there is no squashing or stretching of the image involved.”
Oh, really? I guess he’s right. The two are very different. 2K is now actively seeking out the problem and will get back to the issue shortly.
(Via 2K Forums)
August 21st, 2007 at 4:52 pm
In a word, horsepucky. I own a widescreen TV and it shows more information than that.
Seems like some people did not configure something correctly.
August 21st, 2007 at 4:57 pm
I thought something felt off when I played the demo last night. To me it felt like the wrench was being held too close to my body, and I found the field of view a bit weird. I thought maybe some of this was due to the dark nature of the game, but I guess not.
I’ll have to fire up the demo again tonight and see if it bothers me even more, now that I know what really is happening.
August 22nd, 2007 at 11:39 am
Some people don’t know the diff between 4:3 and 16:9.