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BioShock (Xbox 360) Widescreen Patch in Next Update

2K forums administrator Elizabeth said that the widescreen patch for the Xbox 360 version of BioShock will be coming in the game's next update, which is "out soon".

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Bathyj6757d ago

Goddamn, thats about time. And the Sony guys were whining at ND and it took a day to fix.

I'm not flaming, I'm just saying. I'm glad the patch is here, I have to get back to this game at some point.

TheMART6757d ago

About time for what? Do you even play Bioshock? I did, on a widescreen. The only problem here is that small parts are not visible. One is not even aware of the problem and the gameplay isn't broken by it.

You know whats about time? That Sony get its delayed Home out there. I bet even in Spring only Japan will get home. Europe get shafted for sure, Home will be here not before Fall 2008.

Europe gets screwed more, like Uncharted the demo. And they said it was just an error they have to fix. Why does that take untill 22 november? And not in a day?

Not flaming, just saying. You don't like the 360, we know. But at least the games it get are playable.

Bathyj6757d ago

Mart you really are a fukwit, you know that.

Obviously I have Bioshock or I wouldnt care about the patch. As for the widescreen, its a known admitted issue with the game, and yes it does bother me. Not only is the top and bottom chopped off so are the sides. You dont have the peripheral vision you should have which is one of the things I like about shooters in Widescreen over a 4/3 picture. As a further result the picture seems blown up and everything seem to in your face. Maybe it only bothers me because I know about it but the fact remains its true, and I've been looking forward to the patch. Is that ok with you? At the moment Bioshock has a 4/3 picture with the top and bottom missing to make it rectangular. If you think thats good enough I dont know why your always picking on little technical issues with PS3 games. I agree it isn't game breaking but its not ideal either especialy for a shooter. It like only seeing 32" of a picture on a 42" tv and I dont that whole picture is shrunk down to fit that size, you are simply missing the sides all round the picture.

And what has PS3 or Sony got to do with any of this. The only reason I mentioned them was because they were all b*tching about the Uncharted demo thing. I tried to remind them it wasnt the end of the world and I was having a go at them. Oh and It did only take a day, or didnt you know. You can relax we've all go it now and its awesome.

And who said I dont like Xbox. I've never said that. I dont even claim PS3 is the best or will win and I dont try to win people over or sell them on what I like. You're just a M$ tool.

What you cant stand about me is that I have both machines and still like PS3 more. It bothers you cos your mental age is a 3rd of your actual age. About 11 I think. Its ok Mart I still like my Xbox, just not the most.

marionz6756d ago

mart the wide screen is an issue, as is the texture pop up and the audio that glitches and plays out of sync with the subtitles, and the patch that crippled the game by adding a stuttering framerate and constant crashes, i own bioshock and i love it but im not going back to it till these issues are fixed and not just swept under the carpet
i didnt pay good money for an unfinished and obviously untested game, its pretty clear they rushed the testing phase, probably to beat halo 3 to the shelf
great game but in the usual 2k style its verry buggy

ThaGeNeCySt6756d ago

Maybe there's a lot more going on with the patch on top of the widescreen fix? Maybe some new plasmids, new achievements, etc

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switch-it6757d ago

Wow, same sh!t everyday, but its quite funny so i wont take one of your bubbles. ;)

So wait, there wasnt widescreen in Bioshock?

TheMART6757d ago

Hah good you enjoy the show :P

There is widescreen in Bioshock, but when used a WS monitor/TV, some parts at the bottom and top of the screen weren't visible (cut off). You won't notice if you're playing at all, at least I sure didn't.

Original problem, read here:

http://kotaku.com/gaming/sh...

Bathyj6757d ago

No Bioshock didn't have a proper 16/9 picture. It had a 4/3 picture which is already cropped on the sides and then it was futher cropped to make it a the correct aspect ratio but not the correct resolution

Imagine a rectangle with a square in it and a rectangle in the square.

Sorry to be a dik about this but since Mart wanted to make a big deal about it with me and then offer you a sweep it under the carpet explanation I thought I might let you know exactly what the situation is.

Let me repeat, I am glad the patch is coming because we should get the whole black rectangle but at the moment we are only getting the inner white one and you can see how much of the picture is missing.

switch-it6757d ago

To bad, but its good a patch is comming. I was actually considering getting a X360 for this and Mass Effect so im glad they are fixing it! :)

Grim6757d ago

Well I played through it without noticing any difference and I have a widescreen HD tv. Does'nt matter to me now anyway as I've finished it and with this type of game there is really no going back.

wh0am16757d ago

It had a gimped widescreen aspect ratio
it's only cropped on tht etop and bottom, not actual widescreen
heck i stopped playing the game because of it
it's good to know but there are so many games coming out this month i'm gonna have to not it some more

sak5006757d ago

I dint notice it on my 50" HDTV. My concern is with Halo3 coop's horizontal black strips on the WS TVs.

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toxic-inferno282d ago

Bioshock is one of my favourites franchises. I love all 3 games and have played each several times. I even have a room in my house that is loosely decorated around the theme of Bioshock (with a Lighthouse, coral models and postcards styled as though they are from both Rapture and Columbus).

And yet I am going to find it extremely difficult to get even remotely excited about any future episode in the series after all the problems this has had in its development cycle.

Leave the franchise alone. Remaster them again if you have to. Then put whatever talent you have to use on something brand new.

Furesis281d ago

Since ken levine isn't involved i'm not surprised what's going on. i'm more excited for his next game which looks like bioshock. Yet he still works under take2 and they are making bioshock 4 without him, strange situation.

toxic-inferno281d ago

Yes. Judas. Looks brilliant, but it's one of those games that seems to never have had a release date. Instead it's had release windows that keep getting pushed back.

Once it's ready, I'll be there for it though. Ken Levine is an excellent developer.

I get the feeling he dissolved Irrational Games simply so that 2k couldn't tell him what to do. It seems it will pay off, but I feel sorry for those who worked as part of Irrational before it was dissolved, who hadn't independently made a name for themselves.

ActualWhiteMan281d ago

He didn’t even want to make 2, that’s why they did it without him.

Rebel_Scum281d ago

tbh it wouldnt be a Bioshock game without development hell. They all had it.

Michiel1989281d ago

bioshock 2 was 2.5 years after 1, so much of a development hell it was......

-Foxtrot281d ago

"Remaster them again if you have to"

Well apparently they were doing a remake but that got cancelled

Relientk77281d ago

It sucks this game is in development hell because I love BioShock and would love a 4th game. I hope it turns out great, but I guess we'll see.

P_Bomb281d ago

Love Bioshock. It’s too bad what’s going on. At least we have Judas.

Yui_Suzumiya281d ago (Edited 281d ago )

It's been in development hell since 2014. This is nothing new. It saddens me because it's one of my favorite series. At this point, Judas may end up releasing first.

BABI-PANGPANG281d ago

Bioshock 4 (if it ever comes out) will probably still look and play like a Bioshock game, but without Kevin, it might miss that spark that made the originals so special. Honestly, Judas might end up feeling more like the real spiritual successor.

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just_looken652d ago

Remember there past attempts at game based show's i do heck i still remember that teenage resident evil trash fire.

anast651d ago

ha. I almost forgot about that.

Jin_Sakai654d ago

Might as well just cancel it.

just_looken652d ago

Unless its batwoman were they right it off

porkChop654d ago

It's 10 years too late for a BioShock film. The world of Rapture would have been perfect for a film. It's actually a good candidate for proper utilization of 3D, for increased depth rather than bullshit popping out of the screen. It could really show off the underwater city that way. But BioShock as a brand is so irrelevant these days that a film just doesn't make sense. Especially considering it would need a big budget and top notch effects to really take advantage of the IP.

gold_drake654d ago

i agree on the bigger budget. all the cgi they'd need for the background.

but i think it would work better as a show. a movie would be too short to establish the story

TheNamelessOne654d ago

Netflix greenlights anything, so that shows me very little faith in the project. Enough to just crap something out as they're, more and more, known to do.

badkolo653d ago

its where b movies go to live, its run by democrats , dont expect anything good from netflix

Knightofelemia654d ago (Edited 654d ago )

I'll laugh if it turns out to be better then the Borderlands movie

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