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"16:9 Halo 2 / Pro Evo 4 problem?"

Hey folks,

Probably an easy one for someone to answer, this!

Having been lucky enough to receive an Xbox for Christmas, I was looking forward to many hours of widescreen Halo 2 enjoyment.

However - my Halo 2 only seems to play in 4:3?

I've managed to play NFSU2, Star Wars Battlefront and Madden 2005 in 16:9 without a problem, but both Halo 2 and Pro Evo revert to 4:3 as soon as the game loads.

Any ideas? Is this just the way it is, are these two games not playable in 16:9?

Obviously I could switch the TV from 4:3 to 16:9, but this would lead to distortion and I don't want that . . .

Hey folks,

Probably an easy one for someone to answer, this!

Having been lucky enough to receive an Xbox for Christmas, I was looking forward to many hours of widescreen Halo 2 enjoyment.

However - my Halo 2 only seems to play in 4:3?

I've managed to play NFSU2, Star Wars Battlefront and Madden 2005 in 16:9 without a problem, but both Halo 2 and Pro Evo revert to 4:3 as soon as the game loads.

Any ideas? Is this just the way it is, are these two games not playable in 16:9?

Obviously I could switch the TV from 4:3 to 16:9, but this would lead to distortion and I don't want that . . .

Usually if there is the option of 16:9 on a game then you will be able to find it in the options menu. If it isn't there then chances are that there is no such option on the game.

Try going into the Xbox Dashboard.

If that fails, perhaps those games simply do not support 16:9, which sucks.

I've set the Xbox itself to be 16:9, and I can't find any option in either game for setting the screen size.

Has anyone else with either game managed to get them working on 16:9?

I dought they support widescreen mode.

*doubt.

Sorry, i read 'dought' as 'dort'

Cybonic Toaster wrote:
> I dought they support widescreen mode.

That seems crazy, that the two premier titles for the Xbox don't support widescreen . . . .

They don't support it. You will have to play them in Panorama like I do. Certain games aren't coded to work in 16:9 in the same way certain Sky Digital programs don't. Mine just automatically switches to 16:9 when it is available.

My TV also automatically switches from 16:9 to 4:3, hence when Halo 2 or Pro Evo load, the screen switches.

Bit of a disappointment, especially as Pro Evo 4 on the PS 2 supports 16:9 . . . .

Same happens with me every now and then.

I just switch between the AV channels until I get back onto the Xbox channel and it's fine.