For those of you playing Bioshock on widescreen monitors, first the background, then the fix:
Widescreen owners rage over Bioshock Quote:
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Originally Posted by the Inquirer
Here's the thing: most games, unlike films and TV these days, are written for the standard 4:3 aspect ratio. Widescreen support, if it exists on the PC, generally enlarges the field of vision in the same way that a widescreen view of a film gets rid of pan and scan. Since Bioshock is also an Xbox 360 game, however, the whole thing was designed for widescreen and so PC owners with big monitors were chuffed at the prospect of lording it over their poorer mates.
Not so. Rather than chop the sides off the widescreen - making the square display - 2K Games has added more to the top of the picture, thus making the square. And, in the process, effectively making widescreen gamers second-class citizens who now get less picture on their screen than 4:3 gamers, not more.
Now given that widescreen monitors are still much rarer than standard ratio monitors, this isn't necessarily a bad design choice. But given that those buying widescreen monitors are the loud, enthusiastic, vocal minority, you can see where the problem comes in.
(visit link above for full story, including 2K Games statement on the matter)
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Now, the fix...the guys over at Widescreen Gaming Forum have generated a fix/patch that should work on most systems, here's a direct link to the thread, and the latest post by Racer_S.
WSGF Thread:
Widescreen Gaming Forum :: View topic - Bioshock ... widescreen or not as the case may be ...
WSGF Post:
Widescreen Gaming Forum :: View topic - Bioshock ... widescreen or not as the case may be ...