FPS Boost is one of the hottest new features for Xbox fans at the moment, as many players are finding their older titles enhanced in ways they didn't think would ever be possible, all thanks to Microsoft. Unfortunately, it does have a few minor drawbacks, such as decreased resolution in two specific games so far - Fallout 4 and Fallout 76. However, in the case of Fallout, some cunning fans have reportedly found a way to combat this.
As highlighted by one Reddit user, just a few simple instructions are required to enable FPS Boost and retain a 4K resolution on Fallout 76. It was also later noted that the same procedure works for Fallout 4.
Obviously use this at your own risk. Xbox has put no official word out that this works and it's highly possible it could be disabled in the near future. But if you want to give it a go and get it working (again, at your own risk!), it does appear to actually be legitimate. Digital Foundry has also recently commented on a few other Bethesda games, noting how Prey in particular feels like a remaster with FPS Boost. We can't wait to see more added in the future.
Have you tried out this method? Let us know in the comments below.
[source reddit.com]
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Boom!! I'm about to start a new playthrough of Fallout 4 so I'm definitely going to try this 🙂 Thanks for the heads up!
any word yet on what the FPS Boost resolutions is yet?
@abe_hikura Nope, unfortunately not!
Digital Foundry better jump on this tidbit before it gets patched out - just to see exactly how stable 4K/60 is for these games.
Fallout 4 had a 60fps mod anyway didn't it that worked pretty good at 4K
@abe_hikura
Fallout 4 and Fallout 76 drop to 1080p with FPS boost enabled.
Both are dynamic 4K with it disabled.
@abe_hikura it’s 1080p for both games.
I've tried both versions (with boost enabled/disabled) and to me dynamic 4K doesn't make enough of a difference in quality, so I'm going to stick with 60 fps at 1080p. Still nice to have the option, but 60 fps makes the game smoother.
@carlos82 yea but you can't earn achievements when mods are active.
1440 I could see, but a drop to 1080 is a pretty extreme tradeoff for 60fps.
I think of the FFXV test. Given a choice of choppy, uneven 30fps with bad pacing and 4k checkerboard, versus smooth 60fps at what looks like 320p smeared out over the screen, I just put up with the choppy framerate....
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