Far Cry 2 pulls a BioShock, upsets widescreen gamers

October 23, 2008

Just like 2k Games‘ BioShock (PS3, Xbox 360) in 2007, Ubisoft did the same for Far Cry 2 (PlayStation 3, Xbox 360), cropping the 4:3 format to feign the 16:9 aspect ratio. The result? Less picture and more frustrated gamers.

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.

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!