Woe be to you if you're trying to play Mass Effect 2 for the Microsoft Xbox 360 and PC on a regular, old-fashioned non-high definition television, as you may not be able to read the smaller onscreen text. What is supposed to be clearly legible (if a bit small) information on a HDTV becomes a blurry unreadable mess on a SDTV, and those waiting for developer BioWare to do something about it will be waiting for a long, long time. As Eurogamer reports, it has no intentions of fixing the problem. Here's the relevant text:
"We understand that on some Standard Definition TVs the smallest text in Mass Effect 2 can be difficult to read. While this was not an intentional result, it was a byproduct of enhancements to the user interface," BioWare's Michael Gamble wrote on the official forum.
"After investigating potential solutions, we have determined that while this issue does affect a small portion of SDTV owners, we are unable to resolve it for Mass Effect 2 through a title update. However, we have taken note of this issue and will take it into consideration as we plan future games in the Mass Effect franchise."
Here's the relevant text again for those of you with non-HD monitors:
"We understand that on some Standard Definition TVs the smallest text in Mass Effect 2 can be difficult to read. While this was not an intentional result, it was a byproduct of enhancements to the user interface," BioWare's Michael Gamble wrote on the official forum.
"After investigating potential solutions, we have determined that while this issue does affect a small portion of SDTV owners, we are unable to resolve it for Mass Effect 2 through a title update. However, we have taken note of this issue and will take it into consideration as we plan future games in the Mass Effect franchise."
It's a shame that this can't be corrected. If this sort of thing is going to be an issue (Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts and Dead Rising both fell into this trap, for instance), then maybe game cases should have a little "Requires HDTV" indicator next to the ESRB rating and other technical specifications.
(via Joystiq)
