BioShock Widescreen Woes [Aug 21, 2007, 9:52 pm ET] – Share – Viewing Comments
Widescreen
messed up ... on the 2K Forums has hundreds of posts about problems with
widescreen monitor support in BioShock impacting both PC and Xbox 360 owners. At
issue is how images are expanded and cropped to accommodate widescreen modes,
meaning widescreen users actually get less image than fullscreen users, a
situation bordering on irony. There is no good news from 2K or the studio
formerly known as Irrational on the forum, and our attempt to contact 2K about
this directly has met with no response so far.
On Widescreen, And The Support Thereof: The debate seems to have spiraled into stupidity at this point (welcome to T3H INTERN3TZ!), with each side saying the other is 'missing something' from their viewpoint. But with the prevalence of widescreen LCDs (Dell's e228wfp and similar) and the fact that this is supposed to be the era of 'HD gaming' with current consoles, it's a bit unacceptable to not have proper support for both. Which is better is largely up to personal preference...I've tried many games on both 4:3 and 16:9/10 monitors and projectors, and I much prefer widescreen in general, and especially games that pull it off well (Source engine stands out).
And, jumping back to the first page, there's something I just had to mention:
zirik: every time you save a game it says not to turn of your system while doing so. only a console gamer is capable of accidentally turning off a system during a save game.
If only this were true. I was most of the way through my first playthrough of Fallout 2, and was saving at a good stopping point, before going underground in the Military Base (just before SanFran and the tanker). My sister walked over to look over my shoulder and see what I was doing, and managed to nail the 'Reset' button on the front of the case with her toe. Not only did it not save, but because it was in the middle of overwriting my old save, when I tried it again the save was corrupted. Oh well, 40 hours down the drain. *sigh*
And, jumping back to the first page, there's something I just had to mention:
zirik: every time you save a game it says not to turn of your system while doing so. only a console gamer is capable of accidentally turning off a system during a save game.
If only this were true. I was most of the way through my first playthrough of Fallout 2, and was saving at a good stopping point, before going underground in the Military Base (just before SanFran and the tanker). My sister walked over to look over my shoulder and see what I was doing, and managed to nail the 'Reset' button on the front of the case with her toe. Not only did it not save, but because it was in the middle of overwriting my old save, when I tried it again the save was corrupted. Oh well, 40 hours down the drain. *sigh*
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