diff --git a/Nez.Portable/Core.cs b/Nez.Portable/Core.cs
index 8f916d638..b4c5f04df 100644
--- a/Nez.Portable/Core.cs
+++ b/Nez.Portable/Core.cs
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ public Core(int width = 1280, int height = 720, bool isFullScreen = false, strin
 				SynchronizeWithVerticalRetrace = true,
 #if MONOGAME_38
 				HardwareModeSwitch = hardwareModeSwitch,
-				PreferHalfPixelOffset = true
+				PreferHalfPixelOffset = false
 #endif
 			};
 			graphicsManager.DeviceReset += OnGraphicsDeviceReset;
diff --git a/Nez.Portable/Graphics/Batcher/Batcher.cs b/Nez.Portable/Graphics/Batcher/Batcher.cs
index 472834671..177150024 100644
--- a/Nez.Portable/Graphics/Batcher/Batcher.cs
+++ b/Nez.Portable/Graphics/Batcher/Batcher.cs
@@ -69,10 +69,7 @@ public class Batcher : GraphicsResource
 
 
 		#region static variables and constants
-
-		/// if true, the older FNA half-pixel offset will be used when creating the ortho matrix. Autoset to true for FNA.
-		public static bool UseFnaHalfPixelMatrix = false;
-
+		
 		const int MAX_SPRITES = 2048;
 		const int MAX_VERTICES = MAX_SPRITES * 4;
 		const int MAX_INDICES = MAX_SPRITES * 6;
@@ -83,10 +80,6 @@ public class Batcher : GraphicsResource
 		static readonly short[] _indexData = GenerateIndexArray();
 
 		#endregion
-		
-		#if FNA
-		static Batcher() => UseFnaHalfPixelMatrix = true;
-		#endif
 
 		public Batcher(GraphicsDevice graphicsDevice)
 		{
@@ -1065,19 +1058,10 @@ void PrepRenderState()
 			var viewport = GraphicsDevice.Viewport;
 
 			// inlined CreateOrthographicOffCenter
-			if (UseFnaHalfPixelMatrix)
-			{
-				_projectionMatrix.M11 = (float)(2.0 / (double)(viewport.Width / 2 * 2 - 1));
-				_projectionMatrix.M22 = (float)(-2.0 / (double)(viewport.Height / 2 * 2 - 1));
-			}
-			else
-			{
-				_projectionMatrix.M11 = (float)(2.0 / (double)viewport.Width);
-				_projectionMatrix.M22 = (float)(-2.0 / (double)viewport.Height);
-			}
-
-			_projectionMatrix.M41 = -1 - 0.5f * _projectionMatrix.M11;
-			_projectionMatrix.M42 = 1 - 0.5f * _projectionMatrix.M22;
+			_projectionMatrix.M11 = (float)(2.0 / (double)viewport.Width);
+			_projectionMatrix.M22 = (float)(-2.0 / (double)viewport.Height);
+			_projectionMatrix.M41 = -1;
+			_projectionMatrix.M42 = 1;
 
 			Matrix.Multiply(ref _transformMatrix, ref _projectionMatrix, out _matrixTransformMatrix);
 			_spriteEffect.SetMatrixTransform(ref _matrixTransformMatrix);