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why are cs2 gameplay videos so stretched?

AuthorSei-chan · 7 Sep 2026 at 11:03 · permalink

just wanted to know why theyre so stretched. it looks like those old 2000s games in 16:9 without any patches

benceeh · 7 Sep 2026 at 11:08 · permalink

most cs pros and content creators play on 4:3 stretched because it makes player models look wider and easier to hit. it's a holdover habit from the 1.6 and source days when monitors were 4:3 anyway and now it just feels wrong to them any other way. the fov gets cropped so you lose some peripheral vision but alot of people think the tradeoff is worth it. plus when they record or stream without fixing the aspect ratio in obs it comes out looking like a stretched out mess for everyone else watching.

Shq11 · 7 Sep 2026 at 11:08 · permalink

Many people play in 4:3

Dzot77 · 7 Sep 2026 at 11:09 · permalink

because that's how people play, 4:3 resolution stretched to the 16:9 monitor

totalfps · 7 Sep 2026 at 11:12 · permalink

how stupid people play

dania200421 · 7 Sep 2026 at 11:14 · permalink

literally calling most of the pro's stupid. Great, love it.

totalfps · 7 Sep 2026 at 11:15 · permalink

yes

666dasaofeng · 7 Sep 2026 at 11:16 · permalink

Why

666dasaofeng · 7 Sep 2026 at 11:16 · permalink

deliberately making the game look fucked up is stupid regardless of how good you are at the game

totalfps · 7 Sep 2026 at 11:19 · permalink

plus you lose peripheral vision and lose shadow info at distance too ,and things are not any easier to hit at all

totalfps · 7 Sep 2026 at 11:20 · permalink

because a pro did it and they cant think for themselves

Alexzanderj14 · 7 Sep 2026 at 11:21 · permalink

Every resolution has its Pros and cons. Dont be such a know it all

luquettip · 7 Sep 2026 at 11:22 · permalink

Uhm… I do so as well and I can think by myself. Playing 4:3 Since 1.6. First it was simply not possible to Play other ratios and now it has benefits that I dont want to miss. Sure it has its downsides but Cs is basically a Game where u have to get used to. So switching to 16:9 Feels wierd now