Widescreen bug for BioShock discovered

Posted Aug 21, 2007 at 5:48AM by QJ Staff Listed in: Xbox 360, PC Gaming Tags: 2K Games

Widescreen gaming fans, you may want to shield your eyes. It seems there's a bug in BioShock (Xbox 360, PC) that you guys aren't going to like, as it has something to do with the field of vision inherent in the game.

According to a post from Paddywak on the 2K Games forums, it seems that the field of vision remains the same regardless of screen type you're using. For people who aren't using widescreen, this won't be a big deal, but widescreen users hoping to get everything out of the game will be disappointed to find out that the top and bottom of the screen (the red portion in the picture) gets cut off.

The forum posters on the post we found seem to agree that it's a problem on both the PC and 360 versions of the game. That being said, we're hoping a fix comes for this issue soon, as it's certainly unappealing to buy a game for your special widescreen setup only to end up settling for less.

Anyone experienced the same thing?

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Comments

# ... — Guest 2007-08-21 01:00

OMG IL SUE YOUR ASS M$

# Shame — Guest 2007-08-21 01:12

I thought the view felt claustrophobic, Now I know why.

Its a simple job to patch it, Don't be lazy 2K.

# . — neok182 2007-08-21 01:19

@derdude: STFU MS had nothing to do with that.

and idk this is weird cause i know the 360 demo didn't look like that on my 360 which was at 1080i on a 20" widescreen tv. don't have a widescreen PC monitor to check but i would assume that a simple patch should fix that.

probably get a usermade one in the next few days for the PC version.

# FS ROCKs! — Guest 2007-08-21 01:19

(4:3 FullScreen)

# ... — Guest 2007-08-21 01:36

you sure? M$ built the OS for both, the 360 and the PC...

# . — Guest 2007-08-21 01:55

That...is gay.

Really gay.

And yes, there is something wrong with that.

# @DerDumb — AoxomamoxoA 2007-08-21 02:51

the OS has nothing to do with it. it was the way they coded the game for widescreen output. a patch will fix this easily.

# jez — Guest 2007-08-21 02:59

That is a pretty bad bug, which really should have been spotted. Espech since some games eg GOW were programmed for widescreen.

Very lazy by 2K

# yea — Guest 2007-08-21 02:59

Easy fix, its happened before on a few PC games. I prefer playing full screen but thats my preference.

# really? — Guest 2007-08-21 04:25

im running the demo on wide screen i was only disappointed with the object models the water made up for it though

# I really don't care. — Guest 2007-08-21 05:10

Man, how can anyone get mad about this? I have a widescreen laptop, and let me tell you that it's fine enough just to have the game in proper aspect!

# eh — Guest 2007-08-21 06:10

I agree that it should be a pretty easy fix, but damn for a game that got rated as high as it did, already a quazi-big bug like that? Wonder if anything else will go wrong.

# Not a bug — Guest 2007-08-21 06:45

This isn't a bug. It's just an alternate method of handling widescreen that a lot of engines use. Quake 3's engine did it as well.

Check widescreengamin gforum.com for more info.

# Yup.... — Shatterdome 2007-08-21 07:56

Remember, the vast majority of PC users yet to upgrade their screens to widescreen. This was probably an easy way to make it widescreen without messing up the proportions on everything.

You will really only notice this is you have the ability to switch between widescreen and 4:3....if you play the game totally in widescreen you wouldn't even know....

# HAHAHAHA — Guest 2007-08-21 09:23

LMAO...now the games on the XBlowx711 are being offered as half-assed unfinished products. ROFL! The biggest upset is that you'll have to pay for an update if you want the correct viewing aspect for the XBlowx711. ROFL! Way to go M$ and 2k.

# sure — Guest 2007-08-21 09:40

Said the PS3 fan. Go play Virtua fighter 5 without online fighting. Go play FEAR, The darkness and Madden with subpar graphics and Framerate issues. Go play MGS4 in a year than buy MGS online wish everyone knows should have been included on MGS4 EXPECIALLY when all sony toutes about is Blue ray having superior space when they cant even fit an online mode and force you to pay an extra 60$. Go buy your Sixaxis controllers and then in a year go buy them again with supported rumble. Enjoy your forum flamming because you sure as hell can't enjoy your PS3 gaming. Now, off to play GOW.

# WTF — Guest 2007-08-21 09:45

-_- more ps3 fanboys. yes its a big bug but what the **** is a XBlowx711.

# SO TRUE — Guest 2007-08-21 09:48

# sure — Guest 2007-08-21 10:21

Thats quite sad that your rebutle to our responses is your same exact post over again. If it brings you peace of mind i'll be happy to go through your post and let you know just why your a troll in desperate need of a bridge to hide under....

XBlowx711? Thats probably the most uncreative play on the xbox 360 i've ever encountered. You could've leveled up a little by calling it atleast the xbot or the gaybox. Half-assed unfinished products? The game got some of the highest reviews in recent memory and most notably the highest scores for the year.. unfortunatly for you squashing all the games that came out for you PS3 considerably and leaving you with that bad taste in your mouth and that unclever wit that you so gracefully type out. ROFL.. hm.. I can't complain about your ROFL.. I prefer LAWL or FTW but thats just your preference and i'll let you act modest. Pay for an update? I own many 360, PS3, PC and a handful of Wii games and I have never ever heard of an update that fixes a bug or gliche that the user needs to pay for. No, what your refering to is an expansion.. you know, like the one you had to buy for Motorsport? I love how you think that M$ is some kind of a negative thing.. wait for it... wait for it.... $ONY!!! ROFL!!!! yeah.. go defend a bridge from wandering pesants you festering troll.

# @lolz — AoxomamoxoA 2007-08-21 11:24

sounds like a jealousy problem to me. your trolling isnt stopping anyone from enjoying the great experience xbox360 offers, and the only persons time youre wasting is your own.

# the darkness — Guest 2007-08-21 11:47

it pretty much looks tha same on both systems! really bad example buddy

# ? — thechairman 2007-08-21 12:16

Is this really a big deal? No. Is this worth complaining about? YES. I didn't buy a high definition TV to get an INFERIOR picture. People with SDTVs are getting a better view than me? Screw that.

# .. — Guest 2007-08-21 15:20

always ;D

# O NO! — Guest 2007-08-21 23:13

And I had a plan to play that game on a 360,and now that dumb widescreen issue??!!

Not gonna buy it now,to bad...

# Hey.. Guess what? — Mister Common Sense 2007-08-22 00:25

So am I!

# IDIOT — Guest 2007-08-22 02:25

Yeah, and go buy Lair and Warhawk!

Looks like those two games are on pace to get an average score of about a 6 by the reviewers. But of course everyone must be wrong and they have to be the best games ever cause they are on the PS3.

Meanwhile those of us who are not blinded by our obsession for Sony will be playing Halo 3, Mass Effect, Blue Dragon, Madden 08 in 60 fps, Lost Oddyssy and Fable 2 before you get a decent exclusive.

Go back to middle school, Fool!

# damn — Guest 2007-08-23 01:13

I think it´s not gonna be easy to fix it... And will take long...

Still the game looks amazing...

Unfortunely people allways pay more for less and this issue should take in consideration by 2k...

# . — What common sense is really about 2007-08-25 02:52

It's not a proper aspect, it's been cut off (known as vert-)

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