Looks like Bioshock has proper support. Yay.

Post by **Abram** » 13 Jun 2007, 15:41

http://forums.2kgames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=659&highlight=widescreen

From a lead programmer:

"The game will render in full 16:9 aspect ratio, with no letterboxing unless your resolution is not true 16:9."

"You will see more in widescreen. We use a different projection matrix; there is no squashing or stretching of the image involved."

I assumed the game would do WS properly.... but this was reassuring to read.

PS - i assuemd this has been covered here but a "bioshock" search turned up nothing useful.

Apple · Post by **Apple** » 13 Jun 2007, 16:33

Awesomeness!

I'll be getting the 360 version most likely... I dunno if my comp can handle this game to well.. hehe

StingingVelvet · Post by **StingingVelvet** » 13 Jun 2007, 20:20

Sounds like it will run with black bars on a 16:10 monitor like Condemned... oh well.

Apple · Post by **Apple** » 14 Jun 2007, 05:20

Sounds like it will run with black bars on a 16:10 monitor like Condemned... oh well.

Whats so bad about that? you get the full 16:9 screen with only a little letterboxing. Sounds good to me.

StingingVelvet · Post by **StingingVelvet** » 14 Jun 2007, 09:41

It's not horrible or anything, but I would rather it fill the screen.

skeeder · Post by **skeeder** » 14 Jun 2007, 14:37

too bad they are charging per month to play now. Widescreen support or not...*^@# that.

NightBlade · Post by **NightBlade** » 14 Jun 2007, 16:27

too bad they are charging per month to play now. Widescreen support or not...*^@# that.

Wait, what? Do you have a link that explains this further?

skeeder · Post by **skeeder** » 14 Jun 2007, 18:02

whoops...I got confused...

my bad
http://krosan.wordpress.com/2007/01/11/hellgate-london-monthly-fee-or-not/

I was thinking of hellgate...

Laser Eyes · Post by **Laser Eyes** » 16 Jun 2007, 05:43

[quote]Sounds like it will run with black bars on a 16:10 monitor like Condemned... oh well.

Whats so bad about that? you get the full 16:9 screen with only a little letterboxing. Sounds good to me.
BioShock is carrying the Games for Windows brand so strictly speaking it is supposed to have full support for both 16:9 and 16:10 aspect ratios. You should not have to suffer black bars from using a 16:9 aspect ratio on a 16:10 monitor. At least that's what the Games for Windows technical requirements state.

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb173456.aspx

Apple · Post by **Apple** » 16 Jun 2007, 07:02

If the game is designed in such a way that 16:9 is the only way you can play it.. well then thats what they will have to do.

But I'm sure in the end it will have 16:10 ratio support.

Post by **Abram** » 17 Jun 2007, 00:06

I dunno, i don;'t really mind the barred 16:9 image, al-la Condemned...
i played it for a level or two before i even noticed. It'd rather have that then slight stretch, like in GTA:SA

StingingVelvet · Post by **StingingVelvet** » 17 Jun 2007, 01:54

It'd rather have that then slight stretch, like in GTA:SA

I certainly agree with that.

mengzor · Post by **mengzor** » 17 Jun 2007, 19:17

Hope they squeeze in 16:10 support , id rather not have it with letterboxing tbfh =/

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