Xbox series S and an ultrawide monitor issue

Hi,

As no Xbox consoles support ultra-wide 16:10 aspect ratio displays, the image will have to be stretched to fit the screen. There is no work around for this.

I ask this question as I was seriously considering getting an Xbox Series S for my ultrawide monitor in my studio, however, after reading up on it I discovered that it only displays in 16:9 aspect ratio. When displayed on an ultrawide monitor (21:9), it shows 2 black bars either side or stretches the image which is not ideal.

Apparently, both consoles have the horse power to display on an ultrawide monitor, so I'm hoping this could be fixed with a firmware update. The benefits of this are obviously having an extended field of view and better gaming experience, particularly when playing driving games such as Forza Horizon 5. It would also give Microsoft a "one up" on PlayStation who also don't currently display on ultrawide monitors. I will hold out on buying a new console until this feature is available

So I late reply but was looking at this, but my Xbox series x now support ultra wide monitor, I have a 1440p ultrawide I use for my PC and I moved my Xbox from my TV to my office and the Xbox doesn't have black bars like it used to have... It's awesome but the Xbox only supports 1080p at 21:9 and been playing Forza horizon 5 and cyberpunk and they both are playing in 21:9 I am wondering if it would work on a 4k 21:9 monitor now... But it works now.

Ok thanks for your assistance. I will be returning the monitor. Would you recommend not getting an ultrawide? And is there a list of monitors that are compatible with the series X so I can avoid this problem.

I looked into it some more and it does look really impressive! I think I would go for one of the series X does end up supporting ultrawide monitors!

For some reason I don’t like Ultrawide monitors.