We've been hearing throughout the year that Microsoft has been working on "new classes of innovations including the ability to double the frame rate of a select set of titles", including from 30FPS to 60FPS and even 60FPS to 120FPS.
This is specifically for backwards compatible games, and while Microsoft hasn't talked too much about this feature in recent months, Xbox Series X|S director of project management Jason Ronald has confirmed the team is working on it, with more supported titles to announce post-launch.
The first (and so far only) game to be announced as utilising these innovations is Fallout 4, which is getting a 30FPS to 60FPS upgrade, although this doesn't appear to have been applied to the game as of yet.
Here's what Peggy Lo, compatibility program lead at Xbox has to say about the feature at the time:
"While not applicable for many titles due to the game’s original physics or animations, these new techniques the team has developed can push game engines to render more quickly for a buttery smooth experience beyond what the original game might have delivered due to the capabilities of the hardware. Fallout 4 framerate is effectively doubled from 30fps to 60fps on Xbox Series S, delivering a new way to preserve and enjoy this legendary title."
Which games are you hoping to see get a framerate boost for Xbox Series X|S? Let us know below.
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I mean, not linking gameplay or animation to your framerate is Game Programming 101 for almost a decade now. How it could still happen ? 30FPS to 60FPS should be a setting to 95% of titles (especially PC-released ones)
Can we work on getting the frame rate of the XB1X versions on the XSS? Or you know like FF XV and Sekiro’s unlocked frame rate modes are locked to the X versions?
I mean can that be done?
@Kamalen well sadly that's pretty much the situation of soulsborne games. Like fan-made Bloodborne patch is just not framerate unlocker and need some more tinkering in order to get animation speed right and Dark Souls 2 case when 60fps made weapons 2 times break faster
This is what i'm waiting for. Lets go Xbox BC team!!!
So I played the first mass effect game last night it loaded so fast if anyone has been walking around the citadel and dealt with the load screens there this was amazing.
To be honest I'm surprised a few more developers aren't just doing it themselves as a bit of a selling point in future sales
Was slightly confused when I loaded Fallout 4 up on my Series X to see it hadn't be updated.
Hopefully they can give us an ETA and detail any other games they are working on doing 60FPS with.
@carlos82 Especially how easy it can be, I remember a pre-release report on the One X saying that the patch to get Forza Motorsport 7 to 4K 60 only took a few hours to do.
@blinx01
Me too! I was wondering if I just didn't see the difference. This explains, lol
I always been content with 30fps, hell, sometimes sub 30 I have tolerated. But after playing Vallhala, ona TV with VRR on a Series X... I think I can still play games at 30fps, but this feels incredible. I guess it's the eyesight equivalent of tasting melting ice cream.
Can't wait for this feature to start rolling out!
I know it was recently delisted, but itd be nice if Forza horizon 3 got a 60fps patch. I’d also like to see a resolution bump for some visually interesting 360 games like geometry wars, Rez, child of Eden and Boom Boom Rocket.
I hope the get to give 60fps to games like rdr2 and dark souls 3...
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