https://www.polygon.com/2018/4/24/17277060/god-of-war-black-border-how-to-fix

I have a confession to make: I played God of War for way too long with an annoying black border on my screen. At first, I thought it might’ve been an aesthetic choice. But after asking a few friends and co-workers, I found out that it most certainly was not. I checked the in-game display settings and even cycled through different picture sizes with my TV remote — nothing was helping.

The annoying letterboxing all around the screen in God of War.

  
  
    SIE Santa Monica Studio/Sony Interactive Entertainment via Polygon
  

Fortunately, the fix is extremely easy, although the question still remains: Why is it only just now that the game asked me to dive into my PS4 settings? Check out our step-by-step guide so you can rid yourself of those pesky black bars forever, should you be having the same problem.