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[Jose92]

Before the current gen console launched everyone was lauding the FPS boost program by Microsoft. But the last fps boosted games we got were in May.

To be fair the FPS boost program has started really well and did improve some of the last gen games, and one example is Prey. Prey in 60fps is a transformed game.

But Are they going to fps boost any more games ? Or that is it?

 

[Aion002]

May? I don't think so... If I am not mistaken during E3 many Bethesda games got the boost, then some EA games, Dark Souls 3 and more recently some Ubi games ( AC Odyssey and Unity).

There's probably more coming.

 

[ManaByte]

Before the current gen console launched everyone was lauding the FPS boost program by Microsoft.

FPS boost didn't start until months after launch.

 

[Kacho]

I’ve been wondering this myself. There are still plenty of games that could use the boost. Maybe they have another huge drop coming.

 

[JoeBudden]

They do this stuff in waves, so I expect a big wave of games to come any day now.

 

[Jose92]

FPS boost didn't start until months after launch.

Yes you are right it started in march 2021 but if i remember correctly it was advertised before that, maybe i am wrong here.

 

[MidGenRefresh]

We can expect some info during next week's celebration event:

 

[Dural]

I was wondering this the other day, my son was playing Disneyland Adventures and it could seriously use the boost. I don't know what it is about the game, I'm guessing no motion blur, but it looks like shit when panning the camera.

 

[TrackZ]

Now would be a great time to announce another 100+ titles or so going into the holiday period. Hoping for news maybe at the celebration, per the above post.

 

[Shmunter]

Where’s the resolution boost that was on the cards early on?

 

[Kilau]

Crappy thing is that some games get locked to really low resolutions. FC5 for example has a 4K 30fps mode for Xbox One X but if you enable fps boost on Series X to get 60fps it drops the resolution down to Xbox One S mode, 1440x1080…

Hopefully they are working on situations like that.

 

[Pantz]

Maybe some news on the 15th?

 

[SenjutsuSage]

They need time to work on this stuff obviously.

 

[Feel Like I'm On 42]

This is an amazing feature with really disappointing execution. Having the resolution get dropped and settings lowered to get 60 fps kinda kills it for me. I understand there are a few that didn't get downgraded like Prey but still.

 

[elliot5]

It takes time to test and get approval from the game publishers/owners. I also suspect they are targeting select games based on popularity and Cloud availability as most FPS Boosts benefit cloud streaming more than anything going from 30 to 60 fps.

 

[S0ULZB0URNE]

I am waiting on my Battlefield Bad Company 2 and Ghost Recon Future Soldier to get some love.

 

[intbal]

I have no idea how they didn't begin this program with Forza Horizon 3.

 

[TLZ]

I was hoping it was a monthly thing.

 

[Banjo64]

Fuck Fable II I guess.

 

[Nikana]

Fuck Fable II I guess.

Fable II gets fucked so we can have Chicken Little.

You're a chicken chaser....so you...chase chickens...

 

[RoboFu]

Ds3 happened and then there was no need to continue.


I’m pretty sure they boosted it

 

[Banjo64]

Fable II gets fucked so we can have Chicken Little.

You're a chicken chaser....so you...chase chickens...

I just want Banjo N&B and Fable 2 to get boosted and I’ll be chuffed to bits.

 

[Nikana]

I just want Banjo N&B and Fable 2 to get boosted and I’ll be chuffed to bits.

This is the final BC drop so I am guessing that means FPS boost as well?

 

[Kacho]

When does this go live? Do we need to do a power cycle to force a refresh?

 

[onQ123]

Not even a week later

 

[CuNi]

This is the final BC drop so I am guessing that means FPS boost as well?

Where was it said to be the final BC drop?

 

[Nikana]

Where was it said to be the final BC drop?

Microsoft.

 

[CuNi]

Microsoft.

So you mean to tell me you have no source.

 

[Banjo64]

This is the final BC drop so I am guessing that means FPS boost as well?

I’m assuming the FPS programme is separate.

Celebrate 20 years of Xbox with over 70 new Backward Compatible Games - Xbox Wire

At Xbox, we believe in celebrating gaming and preserving its legacy. No other art form offers the opportunity to be immersed in expansive universes through the combination of stunning visuals, evocative music, emotion-driven storytelling and interactive, living worlds. Since 2015, the backward...

news.xbox.com

Thank You to the Xbox Community

This latest and final addition of 70+ titles to the backwards compatibility program

 

[Nikana]

So you mean to tell me you have no source.

Celebrate 20 years of Xbox with over 70 new Backward Compatible Games - Xbox Wire

At Xbox, we believe in celebrating gaming and preserving its legacy. No other art form offers the opportunity to be immersed in expansive universes through the combination of stunning visuals, evocative music, emotion-driven storytelling and interactive, living worlds. Since 2015, the backward...

news.xbox.com

 

[CuNi]

Celebrate 20 years of Xbox with over 70 new Backward Compatible Games - Xbox Wire

At Xbox, we believe in celebrating gaming and preserving its legacy. No other art form offers the opportunity to be immersed in expansive universes through the combination of stunning visuals, evocative music, emotion-driven storytelling and interactive, living worlds. Since 2015, the backward...

news.xbox.com

Shame. Hoped they might somehow manage to add some additional games regardless but still.
Thanks for the source.

 

[Pull n Pray]

This is the first time they've given FPS boost to Original Xbox and Xbox 360 games, and the first time they have combined resolution boost with FPS boost. So Fallout 3 and others are now 4K/60 on Series X.

 

[Alpha Male]

I have no idea how they didn't begin this program with Forza Horizon 3.

I'm pretty sure that someone from either Playground or Xbox stated that they wanted to but can't do it because of technical issues.

 

[TLZ]

Fuck Fable II I guess.

Dude that is a good list. There are some I really wanted to play in 60fps and now I can!

I really hope this continues.

 

[Physiognomonics]

This is really such a great feature! I'd gladly play again Dead space 2 at 60fps.

 

[Boss Mog]

Fuck Fable II I guess.

FFXIII-2 and Lightning Returns but not FFXIII *sigh*

 

[IbizaPocholo]

 

[DAHGAMING]

Them Ubi slags better get that 60fps on that Origins and Wildlands

 

[Kimahri]

Even if bc is over, it would be really nice if they kept pushing fps boost and 4k. 4k is the big thing for me. I play on a big screen and many of the older games look rough in their original resolution.

 

[Alpha Male]

Them Ubi slags better get that 60fps on that Origins and Wildlands

These two games and Mass Effect Andromeda are the only games left that I really care about for FPS boost anymore...can't really think of any others. Both Red Dead games should get a remaster in the near future so I don't care too much about those right now.

 

[bentanchorbolt]

Even if bc is over, it would be really nice if they kept pushing fps boost and 4k. 4k is the big thing for me. I play on a big screen and many of the older games look rough in their original resolution.

Was super pumped to play Max Payne 3 on back compat but fuck its ugly.

 

[Shmunter]

Where’s the Rez Boost?

 

[Inuteu]

just to be clear: BC is over, fps boost not

 

[kikkis]

Hoping for quantum break fps boost.

 

[playXray]

I have no idea how they didn't begin this program with Forza Horizon 3.

I presume it's because Forza Horizon 3 was delisted before XSX was released.

 

[Feel Like I'm On 42]

Where’s the Rez Boost?

This is another thing that I find extremely disappointing about MS management. They must've decided at some point in 2021 that resolution no longer mattered and they were only going to focus on fps boost because all their talking heads started only mentioning fps. Then, we get that huge fps boosted games drop late last year with games like Max Payne 3 that only get 60 fps and it's like ..well that sucks because while these games now play great but they often look like total crap at these low resolutions! Max Payne 3 would be such a looker at 4k. Everyone thought that it would be resolution boosted if they ever released it but we were wrong.

It's very disappointing how MS seems to have stopped caring about BC and resolution. There are still glaring omissions of exclusive games such as quantum break not getting 60 fps, ryse and sunset overdrive getting nothing, dead rising 3 ...nothing ...then there's the stuff like Gears ultimate which got fps boost but no res boost, far cry 5 being downgraded in res to hit 60/gears 4- same thing ..

Like wtf MS you hyped and promised the crap out of how the Series X would boost games but you only went a half a step with it.. I was hoping at the conference yesterday we'd get some surprise updates.


mod edit: do not bump 7 month old threads with nothing of substance to the original topic. Start a new thread please.

 

[intbal]

This is another thing that I find extremely disappointing about MS management. They must've decided at some point in 2021 that resolution no longer mattered and they were only going to focus on fps boost because all their talking heads started only mentioning fps. Then, we get that huge fps boosted games drop late last year with games like Max Payne 3 that only get 60 fps and it's like ..well that sucks because while these games now play great but they often look like total crap at these low resolutions! Max Payne 3 would be such a looker at 4k. Everyone thought that it would be resolution boosted if they ever released it but we were wrong.

It's very disappointing how MS seems to have stopped caring about BC and resolution. There are still glaring omissions of exclusive games such as quantum break not getting 60 fps, ryse and sunset overdrive getting nothing, dead rising 3 ...nothing ...then there's the stuff like Gears ultimate which got fps boost but no res boost, far cry 5 being downgraded in res to hit 60/gears 4- same thing ..

Like wtf MS you hyped and promised the crap out of how the Series X would boost games but you only went a half a step with it.. I was hoping at the conference yesterday we'd get some surprise updates.

Perhaps all their attention has been focused on managing the takeover of Activision-Blizzard.
When that is complete and approved, maybe they will refocus on enhancements to their existing library.

 

[lucius]

The 3 you mention Sunset Overdrive, Quantum Break and Ryse really would benefit from FPS boost I always thought they get at least that. Sunset Overdrive I got on Steam besides Xbox but it has a common crash bug I cant get by. Their BC was one of best things they were doing I hope they can continue again.