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Far Cry 2 pulls a BioShock, upsets widescreen gamers

Posted Oct 23, 2008 at 4:03PM EST by Glenn M.

Listed in: PS3, Xbox 360 Tags: 2K Games, Ubisoft
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Just like 2k Games' BioShock (PS3, Xbox 360) in 2007, Ubisoft did the same for Far Cry 2 (PS3, Xbox 360), cropping the 4:3 format to feign the 16:9 aspect ratio. The result? Less picture and more frustrated gamers. Folks in the Widescreen Gaming Forum are having a harder time with the picture, instead of having a larger one which the widescreen is supposed to provide.
 

Far Cry 2 cropped - Image 1 Far Cry 2 cropped - Image 2

The red areas in the pictures are the ones you lose due to the cropping. For a widescreen gamer, losing that much picture not only poses in-game inhibitions, it also frustrates them for not getting their money's worth. Too bad, Far Cry 2 deserves all the picture you can get. For now, we're still waiting for an update on whether Ubisoft will fix this problem or not.

Thanks to Paddy the Wak of Widesceen Gaming Forum for the pics!




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Via Widescreen Gaming Forum



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# FIRST!StingBlah 2008-10-23 17:28
first!

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# Thats dumb!CHUCKINGROCKSATSPACESHIPS 2008-10-23 18:01
I was looking forward to buying this game too. I will now wait until there is an update.

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# what the shizznathandude21 2008-10-23 19:56
thats messed up 4 the folks with a tube tv. But seriously if you have a ps3 and no high-def you are really missing out. Go pawn your tube for what you can get and dish out the extra money 4 a real tv. I have a Samsung T-5054 plasma and it is awsome!

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# read it again....Slipstream0 2008-10-23 23:20
this problem is for the people with a "real tv" - read the article again.

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# ...C0ns0Lo 2008-10-24 02:17
4:3 FTW! FullScreen guys, fullscreen :)

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# Pffkimdrummel 2008-10-24 04:07
The game is incredibly boring anyway..

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# Thank Jebus for Gamefly.TheRockness 2008-10-24 13:59
I'm glad I didn't buy the game now. I was looking forward to the game but this is a deal-breaker for me. Sure some people might say that's nit-picky but I wish developers would realize that small things like this have big impact on people's expectations. They want the game to play fully on the $2,000+ TV and $300-$400 system they've purchased.



Missing picture = missed experience

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# haha dude....Shatterdome 2008-10-24 16:41
it's people with a tube tv that have the better picture.....that's why widescreen owners are complaining...



Definately a lazy way to implement "widescreen"

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# well...Shatterdome 2008-10-24 16:42
Really you just see less of your arms/gun and have to look up abit more.....but I agree with ya and see where you are comming from.

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# wowJason L 2008-11-03 14:13
wow, that's cheap

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