Comments on: Widescreen issues in Bioshock

By: Steve

Steve — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 21:05:35 +0000

This only applies to the PC version. 360 widescreen is solid.

By: Adam

Adam — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 17:18:33 +0000

I have a 51 inch HDTV and I really can’t see anything wrong. The game is wonderful. I couldn’t be happier.

By: AugustusBot

AugustusBot — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 17:06:20 +0000

the game is not as perfect as we had all imagined, it has a flaw, where previously we’d expect there to be none.

i mean don’t get me wrong, it’s a 9.7 on IGN for a reason.

but it has a flaw.

By: Danger Chimp

Danger Chimp — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 17:01:39 +0000

Wow - if you let BS like this “tain” your experience with a game, you really ought to pack it in and return the 360 to the store, or maybe lock yourself up in your house and don’t read web sites.

By: AugustusBot

AugustusBot — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 17:00:01 +0000

This widescreen issue is something that is annoying as news.

9.5/10 gamers wouldnt even know about it, wouldnt bother comparing a fullscreen version of it to a widescreen.

But then we come here, read this crap, and our vision of our amazing new game is slightly tainted.

I enjoyed the 2.5 hours i played of this last night, and pretty much forgot about this once i started playing. But this WAS part of the reason i decided to play Twilight Princess for 3/4 of my game time last night instead of Bioshock. My vision of perfection was tainted, so i avoided it for a bit.

By: The_Glovner

The_Glovner — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 15:37:56 +0000

I would, but live in the UK.

When’s it out over here anyway?

By: Danger Chimp

Danger Chimp — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 14:11:11 +0000

This game is absolutely amazing and I can’t say I’m having any problems at all running it on a widescreen Sony Bravia HD.

Gamespot or someone also complained that it freezes up for 1-5 seconds at a time after playing it for several hours — again, a problem I have not experienced at all.

This game is beautiful and nearly perfect. Get it.

By: The_Glovner

The_Glovner — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 09:57:40 +0000

Another constructive statement from Kid Outhouse.

Don’t hurt yourself thinking now.

By: Alex

Alex — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 08:56:34 +0000

Don’t have this problem here on my Xbox 360 + Samsung LER3786BD HDTV

By: Tobi

Tobi — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 08:35:11 +0000

But if you extend the screen horizontally, you see more of the world on the screen, what needs more hardware power, or could decrease the frame rate.

I think a simple patch cant address this, without threatening the game performance.
Maybe thats simply how they intended it to be?

By: Nabiki

Nabiki — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 06:17:27 +0000

Hey wow! You mean I finally have bragging rights over my cousin with my full flat-screen television against his plasma wide-screen? It’s about bloody time! Heh!

By: Darren/Kainz Uk

Darren/Kainz Uk — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 05:41:01 +0000

It’s for both PC and 360 apparently. As long as they’re going to patch it up I’m happy. Got a dispatch email from Gameplay Uk last night, so hopefully mine will arrive a day early \o/

By: strahd

strahd — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 00:27:48 +0000

this sounds like a PC issue my 360 seems to be fine and if not i can’t even tell the differences

By: Kid Outhouse

Kid Outhouse — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 00:25:55 +0000

No it isn’t

By: Fonejacker

Fonejacker — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 23:29:29 +0000

who cares, this game is still ace

By: Niels Keurentjes

Niels Keurentjes — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 22:49:07 +0000

But the issue is that widescreen is intended to more completely fit a human’s field of view horizontally. So compared to old-style 4:3 televisions, the screen should be *extended* horizontally, not *clipped* vertically like they’ve done here. They’re essentially handicapping players adopting modern standards this way.

By: George Podge

George Podge — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 21:32:04 +0000

The big fat liar……

By: İlker Yasin Yıldız

İlker Yasin Yıldız — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 21:08:24 +0000

its not problem for me , i didnt even notice

By: HylianHitman

HylianHitman — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 21:05:38 +0000

As anyone who’s played Dead Rising will tell you, that small bit of the screen you can’t see can be what gets you killed.

By: Thryon

Thryon — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 20:38:30 +0000

Hmmm, I played the game. You can actualy look up and down. I do not see this as an issue.

By: TRIGGER M4N

TRIGGER M4N — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 20:38:11 +0000

I think this is only HD peeps, coz I run in 32″ SDTV and it’s perfect.

By: Lone goat

Lone goat — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 20:35:15 +0000

crap.. i’m owned tonight

By: Bryan

Bryan — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 20:34:58 +0000

Interesting, can’t say I’m not disappointed, even thought I haven’t picked it up yet, I hope they fix this. Can anyone tell me, is the widescreen/fullscreen option that is affected one that you choose within the game, or just the normal settings of your television?