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Microsoft has clarified some information about FPS boost, the newly announced enhancement feature that can be applied to backward compatible games.
In mid-February, Microsoft announced the first set of backward-compatible titles to take advantage of FPS Boost, a feature that enhances legacy games with higher and more stable frame rates to make games visually smoother.
Working at the system level, the feature provides the ability to boost Xbox One games to run at up to four times their original frame rate.
If you were waiting for one of your favorite titles to receive this treatment, you might be disappointed.
Xbox Director of Program Management Jason Ronald took to the latest Major Nelson podcast this week to explain the feature in more detail (above).
During a discussion on the podcast, Ronald shared information on how Microsoft can’t implement the upgrade on all legacy games thanks to the way some titles are designed to work with their frame rates. original.
“Unfortunately, this technique doesn’t work on all tracks,” he explained (thanks, VGC). “In some cases, the way the game was originally written… as we’ve tested some of these titles, we’ve seen animations run twice as fast, or physics run twice as fast.
“What is extremely important to us is that we always respect the original intention of the creator, which is why we are able to do it at the platform level and then we work with the developer and the editor to make sure they still believe it really is what they originally planned. “
The first games that will benefit from this new feature are Far Cry 4, New Super Lucky’s Tale, Sniper Elite 4, UFC 4 and Watch Dogs 2, with more to be announced soon.
As for which games will be upgraded with an improved FPS, Microsoft noted that it depends on popularity. Microsoft intends to roll out a new Xbox Series update this spring that will bring new menu icons and system settings that will make managing your FPS settings more intuitive.