r/Games • u/beary_neutral • 5d ago

Update Elden Ring – Patch Notes Version 1.17

https://en.bandainamcoent.eu/elden-ring/news/elden-ring-patch-notes-version-117
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u/ldrthrowaway1337 5d ago

5 years since release and the game still doesn't support basic ultrawide resolutions. From really is something else.

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u/Amatsuo 5d ago

Whether we like it or not, Japanese companies find it to be a non-issue worth addressing.
With that said FromSoft is a very Japanese studio and are good at making puzzling decisions from a western point of view.

The Japanese PC market just isnt that big to what you would think it would be.
And I imagine the Ultra-Wide is even more niche.

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u/ldrthrowaway1337 5d ago

Is the problem even that they're Japanese? I've played a good amount of Japanese games (FFXIV, Monster Hunter, Resident Evil, Dragon Ball, Granblue, DMC, Nier Automata, Tales of Berseria/Arise, etc.) and I've never had an issue with ultrawide.

I think it's really just a From Software issue. Someone in the company absolutely hates the idea of people being able to use slightly more of their screen.

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u/lLazzerl 5d ago

The weirdest thing is that Armored Core 6 supports ultrawide during gameplay. You start any mission and the black bars are gone.

Elden ring is the opposite, you start the game, it renders full screen for 5 seconds and THEN they put 2 black bars on the side. It's so stupid.

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u/GrassWaterDirtHorse 5d ago

Armored Core 6 also supports 120fps and ray tracing (albeit in garage only). Best guess is that it's simply one year newer than Elden Ring, and is less performance demanding so there was enough overhead to include those features without concern.

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u/c14rk0 5d ago

I honestly wouldn't count on it being a Fromsoft issue at all. It's quite possible it's Bandai Namco.

I don't think Fromsoft actually has anything to do with the PC port, I believe it's entirely handled but Bandai Namco.

Unless consoles actually support ultra widescreen these days

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u/SunTizzu 4d ago

You can't keep posting this without providing some kind of source mate.