Microsoft announced FPS boost, a new feature that It will allow to improve the performance of games on Xbox Series X and S. At the moment it will do so with four titles and although it may seem magical, the increase in the number of photographers per second is achieved without the need to modify the code of these games.
What is Xbox Series FPS Boost
Microsoft has unveiled a new feature that users of an Xbox Series X and S will be able to start enjoying practically right away, although for the moment only in four titles. Is about FPS boost and it is a way that the company has achieved double the number of frames per second at which games run.
How it is done is not easy to explain, but the idea is quickly understood. What FPS Boost does is fool Direct3D in terms of the speed at which data is sent to you. So if a game was previously locked to no more than 30 fps, it will now believe there is no restriction at all and start showing 60 fps. Therefore, the fluidity and smoothness in the execution will increase considerably.
What's more, the good thing is that this new option It not only allows you to go up from 30 to 60, but also from 60 to 120 And here you can notice even more the improvement in the gaming experience, as is the case with the new titles that have been released for the new consoles. Which translates into an experience that if you have already tried to play at more than the usual 30 fps, it is very noticeable and appreciated.
At the moment the games that will be compatible with FPS Boost are five. There's For Cry 4, Watch Dogs 2, UFC 4, Sniper Elite 4, and New Super Lucky's. The latter will be one of those that improve much more by being able to reach those 120 fps.
In this video that you have above you can see how this new feature introduced by Microsoft works and that can completely change the gaming experience on new consoles, giving more value to old titles that would play much better despite being backward compatible than on your original machine.
How FPS Boost is activated
For now FPS Boost does not have a clear option that allows you to activate it or not, but Microsoft has commented that they are working on it. So it will be a matter of time before there is a next update that will allow each of us to have greater control over how we want to enjoy each of the titles that support this improvement.
Because if the logical thing is that everyone seeks to run their video games at the maximum possible frame rate per second, it is also true that there are those who prefer to play those 30 fps because the experience is more cinematic for them. Something understandable in certain games, such as platforms or those where there is not much action and more puzzles, mystery, etc. But it's clear that fans of first-person shooters and the like will be excited about this advance announced by Microsoft.