The God of War series (specifically God of War (2005) and God of War II (2007)) was developed for the PlayStation 2, an era dominated by 4:3 standard-definition televisions. While both games offer a "Progressive Scan" (480p) mode and a nominal "Widescreen" (16:9) option in their menus, this built-in option is misleading.
To get God of War looking its best in widescreen on PCSX2, you need to go beyond the native "Widescreen" setting, which often just zooms the image and cuts off the top and bottom of the frame. 1. Enable Automatic Widescreen Patches God Of War Widescreen Patch Pcsx2
Benefits of the true patch:
cheats_ws.zip file..pnach file for your game version (e.g., SCUS-97399_<CRC>.pnach for God of War)..pnach file into the cheats_ws folder inside your PCSX2 directory (e.g., Documents/PCSX2/cheats_ws).Launch the Game: PCSX2 will automatically detect the game's CRC (unique ID) and apply the correct patch from its internal library. Manual Patching (If Needed) Achieving True Widescreen in God of War (PCSX2):