Patch being released for PS3's graphic issues with Bioshock

Good news, PS3 gamers. 2K Games will be rolling out a patch in response to the graphical issues brought up against the Big Daddy textures in the PS3 version of BioShock (PS3, Xbox 360, PC).

This was announced by 2K Community Manager Elizabeth on the official 2K forums today. The patch will fix two issues:

Find out more after the jump...

[tocrazed4you]

To bad the reviews won't get the patches boom another bad bad port.

[eric100]

but it was the only good game on ps3 and thats a good news that it is now on PS3 too

anyway would u buy a multiplat game over Resistance 2/LBP /Motorstorm 2 and awesome ps3 fall lineup

No

so it doesnt matter

[Harry190]

Are you mad? The game is still the same except for a few difference in textures. You are getting additional exclusive content and the patch comes out for the players, not the reviewers to enjoy and you still find time to complain. My oh my....may I be damned.

This game looks great and plays great. Too nitpicky.

[Liquid Dust]

Muuuuch better, picken this one up for sure, ive been waiting too long to hold back now

Its been stated by Elizabeth that there is a slight blur effect that is utilized to optimize performance for the PS3, though I think it was blown out of proportion by many gamers who were playing the demo in 1080p, which looks much blurier than played at 720p,

Take a look at "Royal Bear's" post midway down the page

http://forums.2kgames.com/f...

I have the demo running at 720p and it looks just like his 2nd picture which is great, the 1080p picture looks like that resolution needs the patch the most, but im sure this will all get taken care of a little after the release, even though this should have been caught by the development team long ago

Has anyone else had the results that Royal Bear and I have had with the demo running at 720p? I think the game looks pretty great.

[SaiyanFury]

Indeed. I tried the demo at 1080p on my HDTV and it was somewhat blurry. I can simply reduce my resolution and if this patch helps fix problems, then I'd have little issue buying the PS3 version. I play it on my PC with my 360 controller at a resolution of 1680x1050 with 4xAA, but I'm always open to experiencing it through my home theatre. Dolby Digital is a great thing.

[Silogon]

If and this is a big if, I'm going to buy this cause I absolutley love the gameplay in the Ps3 version. It's so smooth and direct. The xbox 360 version feels slugish and dull in comparison. It has the graphics, yes... but the Ps3's controller, and the frame rate is stellar.

[CrippleH]

At least they are fixing it.

That shows that they care for quality unlike bad port jobs.

[Omegasyde]

...companies should really run some Quality Assurance tests on their products before mass production.

I would expect as much since we are paying 60$(GBP~EURO Equivalent) and the this game is single player only.

[DiabloRising]

Many companies do. But even with large teams, things can slip through the cracks, especially when it comes to deadlines and levels of priority (crashes, etc.) Many QA teams are working 80 + hours a week to get gamers the best experience they can, but even they can only do so much dude.

[Shaka2K6]

The poor little xbugs dont have nothing else to do Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha ha!

Bioshock best on Sony PS3 and worst on xbug 3rd69 simple fact Hahahahahahahahahahahaha!

[DA_SHREDDER]

This doesn't make sense. This game doesn't even have multiplayer. Why in the hell makes them think that they can just patch when their are still millions of ps3 users who dont even have internet. This company along with this game is a complete failure.

[pwnsause]

not everything needs a multi-player mode for everyone to enjoy you know.

[DA_SHREDDER]

I don't know how educated you are, and I dont know how much common sense you have, but I didn't say anything about it not being fun because it didnt have multiplayer. They are releasing a patch online to fix the issues of this game right? Why do people usually go online smart guy? Is it to just play with themselves? No,,,, they go online to meet people right? So why in the hell are they releasing this patch online, when it should have been fixed before they released it?

Its not fair to people who dont have the internet. So now people who don't game online get shafted and have to play a gimped version. Do you see the logic behind that? Or is the flame in your bait so hot that you cant concentrate on the subject?

[beavis4play]

1. go to the library....they should have hi-speed internet available. take a flash drive and download the patch onto the flash - go home and upload it to the ps3 and bioshock.
2. if that doesn't work, find someone who has a ps3 online - take your copy of bioshock to their house and download the patch onto the game.

hopefully, one of those works.

[PirateThom]

Neither of those will work.

The patch will only download if you put the game into the console and boot it while connected to the internet, it installs to the console you have the game in. So, it would need to be the PS3 you plan on using.

[pixelsword]

Then they need to go online, or go to McDonald's and bring their memory stick.

Pirate Thom,

If the patch is in the PSN store, then it can be downloaded; just like several upgrades are.

[DA_SHREDDER]

Second,,, I shouldn't have to leave the house to do anything if I paid 65 dollars for this game. 3rd, I have a 360 and would rather pay half the price, but I already played the game, and I can say that this game is not worth the 65 dollar price tag even with additional content. You guys like to pay full price for games? Thats your problem. All I was saying is that people who buy this game shouldn't have to do anything more then put the game in the ps3 for it to work. Argue all you want. Its not like they didnt have 25 gigs of space to work with. This game is a joke, and so is anyone who buys it.

[Whoooop]

lol

They are acting like kids who knew they did something wrong and are trying to make it up to their mothers....

:(

[theEnemy]

Why can't they just make the PS3 version better(Since they had the time) instead of trying so hard to make the 360 and the PS3 version similar ?

[Whoooop]

Unreal Engine...

[ape007]

fantastic news

the real question is,will this patch make it as good as 360 version?

if answer is yes,then buy it now,cause it has some extra gameplay parts not found in 360 version

:)

[robotnik]

Sweet, its nice to see them working and caring for their customers.

[GUNS N SWORDS]

do they have a patch to get that crappy AA off, AA is supposed to smoothen edges not submerge the whole game in blur.

360: http://yoda.dip.jp/Game/Bio...
ps3: http://yoda.dip.jp/Game/Bio...

[pixelsword]

...the "blur" takes the edge off of the Unreal Engine's uncanny ability to turn every surface into shiny plastic.

[sajj316]

I hope they fix this but if you play the game in 1080i or 1080p, you will see the blur effect to this level. If the game is played at 720p, it is fine.

http://forums.2kgames.com/f...

[bumnut]

thats sad, it is an excellent game.

it runs great at 1200p on my pc so im ok!

[ReTarDedFisHy]

Not sure why bots were comparing the full 360 version versus the PS3's demo. I could say that that's how desperate they're getting but that wouldn't be nice, would it?

[pixelsword]

... how many PS3 fans compare 360 demos to complete PS3 games?

[xg-ei8ht]

on your pc you don't include the p.

1600x1200?

I played the game ages ago on pc, and strangely enough on a nvidia card,hmm.:)

Unreal engine doesn't do full aa, it does selective aa, just like gears1.

Tell me though, wtf is with the blur.

It's a great game, loved it.

[karlostomy]

first we have to wait an extra year
and then we have to wait for a patch?

deary me!

[krakdol]

Was Too Human patched to make it less of a flop ?

[Stryfeno2]

No...But I believe LAIR was. It was the controls that were patched.

[HairyBrownSack]

Just FORGET about BS3. It sucks, lol. All the patches in the world won't change that.