this post was submitted on 28 Jan 2024
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[–] [email protected] 70 points 7 months ago

Anon discovers FOV and probably higher framerates.

[–] [email protected] 67 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Shouldn't these screens be swapped? The 4:3 matches the "seen by both eyes" of prey better, and the predator should be able to fit the widescreen in its "seen by both eyes" vision better.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 7 months ago

The player is the predator/prey. A wide screen helps you see threats, a narrow screen helps you focus on targets.

[–] [email protected] 51 points 7 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 9 points 7 months ago

Game developers:

Thor saying, "Can it though?"

[–] [email protected] 39 points 7 months ago (2 children)

You could just change your resolution...

Or even just paste on strips of paper to get the same effect.

If their logic rang true then gaming on a phone would be the ultimate immersion.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Nah, because 9:21 or whatever stupid resolution phones use now is basically even wider than 16:9, they just flip it on its side. 1:1 is the greatest resolution for gaming

[–] [email protected] 13 points 7 months ago

you are supposed to play games vertically.

like when excellent cinematographers record drunken fights on wendys and post on facebook

[–] [email protected] 6 points 7 months ago

I think you mean 1:1 ratio. 1 pixel by 1 pixel would be ultra no res 🤣

[–] [email protected] 8 points 7 months ago

Something something Tiktok something something future is now old man.

[–] [email protected] 33 points 7 months ago

Meanwhile I finally got a 21:9 and I'm so not going back! 120 FOV might finally feel normal at this ratio.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 7 months ago (1 children)

One day you will all awaken to the 1:1 master race and will see the world through new, perfectly square, eyes.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

Mine are already squared... I wonder if it has to do with the 3-4 screens i have in my face all the time.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I will defend anon on the basis that having your HUD stretch from sea to shining sea assumes I have goat eyes.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago

good games let you move the hud closer to the middle

[–] [email protected] 16 points 7 months ago (3 children)
[–] [email protected] 33 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

It gets memed because some people say "It's better I swear!" Then die because an enemy was in a corner they didn't check fully because they can't see as much. It's caused pros to actually lose games in CS:GO.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 7 months ago (1 children)

nah its pretty good actually

just that most media keep getting wider and wider

[–] [email protected] 20 points 7 months ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago (2 children)

I have but one upvote to give

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

That'll do, donkeh, that'll do

[–] [email protected] -1 points 7 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

Connecticut spy, he was.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)
[–] [email protected] 6 points 7 months ago

It's the Comic Sans of aspect ratios

[–] [email protected] 12 points 7 months ago

i'm happy to use a 48:9 screen then 👍👍👍

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

We're talking arcade cabinet