Here's how to change resolution & get stretched res on PC, PS4, & Xbox for Fortnite, Valorant, and CSGO.
Stretched Resolution has gained popularity in recent years, with many famous Twitch players opting for different reasons. Stretched resolutions reduced the number of pixels your PC has to render, giving you more FPS than usual. Many players who have been playing CS from early days since CRT monitors may prefer the previous resolutions of 4:3 aspect ratio. These resolutions used to give a bit of FOV advantage in the early days of Fortnite, which the devs have patched now. Still, there are many other useful needs these resolutions can do for you. Now many players who are planning to test out the stretched reso, are wondering how to get this for their favorite games. So if you are looking for the same, you are already at the right place. Today let’s look at how to change resolution & get stretched res on PC, PS4, & Xbox for Fortnite, Valorant, and CSGO.
The easiest way is to change the image format directly on your TV to stretched res. Here’s how:
Even though this is easy to do, this might not achieve the resolution you see in other Twitch streams. Also if your console is attached to the common TV in your house, these display settings will affect other users in your home. So we suggest you individually change the stretch on your console.
There are different ways to get stretched res in Fortnite for PC, PS4, and Xbox. But today we will try to go through the easiest ways you can achieve this in each gaming platform.
Here’s how to get Stretched Resolution on PC:
For some games like Fortnite or Apex Legends, you have to change the resolution within the game config file. Here’s an example in Fortnite:
Here are the best Stretched Resoltions suggested by pro players & streamers for Fortnite, Valorant, and CSGO:
We suggest you do not use stretched res in Valorant. Because, unlike CSGO or Fortnite, Riot Games have found a way to keep the game elements intact while only the UI is stretched. So it is better to play in native resolution. But if your aim was to get better FPS then all you have to do is drop down the resolution within your game menu. This is the best experience you can easily get without using other plugins. Also as your GPU has to push out fewer pixels per second, it will bump your overall FPS, giving you smoother gameplay. But also keep in mind that Valorant was created to run in less powerful gaming rigs, so you might not see much of an FPS boost in Valorant, as much as you would see in Fortnite.
For Fortnite, Epic Games have removed the ability to see more FOV and thus no more extra horizontal landscape in stretch mode. But for better FPS, these resolutions are really efficient on a low-level PC. Also, the hitbox of characters will not change, even though the models will become bigger, for you to spot opponents and shoot them first. Also if you are a streamer, then your Twitch & YouTube viewers will only be able to watch your streams on the lower resolution gameplay videos.
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