FPS Boost for Xbox Series X/S makes old games better

Xbox has more and more new features, bringing experience value and convenience to users. Recently, Microsoft announced “FPS Boost,” a system feature introduced on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S that allows you to play older titles more smoothly.

What is Xbox Series X/S FPS Boost?

FPS Boost translates to “Increase frame rate” (FPS here is Frame Per Second, frames per second, not First Person Shooter which means first-person shooter genre). Thanks to the power of next-generation hardware, Xbox Series X/S can not only run old games, but also make them smoother in certain titles. In particular, this ability is handled by the machine itself, not the need for a patch or upgrade from the development team, releasing the original game.

“The backward compatibility team has developed FPS Boost, which includes many new ways to nearly double (in some cases quadruple) the original frame rate in some games. Frame rate Higher, more stable graphics result in smoother game visuals, better gameplay experience.While not applicable to all games, these techniques can push game engines to render faster making older games play. on the new Xbox is better than the original game before.” – Paul Eng, senior program manager of Xbox, shared.

The first 5 titles that support FPS Boost include:

• Far Cry 4
• New Super Lucky’s Tale – can run up to 120 frames per second
• Sniper Elite 4
• UFC 4 – runs at 60 frames per second
• Watch Dogs 2

More new titles with FPS Boost will be announced in the near future. After this spring system update, you can go to the “Manage Game” section of each game and enable FPS Boost in the “Compatibility Options” section if you want.

Besides, the machine will also notify you whether the game being played has FPS Boost or not when pressing the Xbox button on the controller.

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