Back in 2007 when BioWare released the first Mass Effect HDTV’s weren’t as prevalent as they are today. At the time the digital switchover hadn’t even happened yet. Game makers had to keep this in-mind when creating games. They had to make sure the games looked good on both HDTV and SDTV. Shortly after the release of the first Mass Effect many SDTV owners cried that the game’s subtitle font was too small and didn’t display properly on their TVs. BioWare worked quickly to create a fix for this problem.

Fast forward 2 years and change and Bioware is under fire again for the same issue with Mass Effect 2. However, this time around BioWare isn’t as concerned. In a recent message board post Michael Gamble from BioWare set the record straight by saying “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.”

This may not sound like a big deal to most gamers with up to date TVs but this is the first moment in gaming where a game is forcing people to update their hardware. While some people might be offended about this turn of events, I’m happy someone is finally taking charge and not degrading their work to appease those not willing to get with the times.