Anyone else bothered by only supporting 16:9 resolutions in pc games?

[SvennoJ]

pariz said:

zarx said:
I did, then I folded and got a 16:9 monitor (for some reason they are far cheaper than the same size 16:10) now games that don't support 16:9 are the problem lol,

That's true for me. Specially since I am interested in old games as I started playing games on a personal computer a year from now and I want to check out great old games I have missed.

Of course this has nothing to do with what the OP stands for: allowing every gamer, regardless of their hardware, to have a adecuate experience. Games made in the past could not foresee the change of standards.

Exactly. The pc has always stood for supporting multiple resolutions, different 3D render solutions, different sound cards when still applicable, different input methods. I admit they were rather slow with adjusting to proper widescreen solutions, but why now abondon the good old 1280x1024, 1600x1200 monitors?

Heck some games are best played on 9:16 resolutions, setting the monitor on its side. Ikarugu for example.