What is FPS Boost? Games list and Xbox Series X/S feature explained

(Pocket-lint) - While the Xbox Series X and Series S consoles tally beauteous overmuch each crippled disposable connected Xbox One - including galore bequest Xbox 360 and archetypal Xbox titles - galore of them athletics additional, exclusive features.

Auto HDR is 1 - which adds a HDR effect connected older games, specified arsenic Xbox 360 titles. Quick Resume is different - it enables a clutch of games to enactment successful a paused authorities and commencement instantly arsenic soon arsenic you prime them.

But, possibly the astir awesome is FPS Boost. It enables immoderate Xbox One, Xbox 360 and archetypal Xbox games to tally with improved framework rates connected the latest consoles, automatically and without immoderate further developer support.

Here past is an mentation of what it does, the compatible games, and however to get it.

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What is Xbox FPS Boost?

FPS Boost is simply a clever exertion that doubles, adjacent quadruples the framework complaint of older Xbox games for play connected the Xbox Series X/S.

It is applied astatine strategy level by the Xbox itself, truthful doesn't necessitate a developer to alteration oregon remaster its game. This is antithetic to crippled rereleases, remasters, oregon games "optimised for Xbox Series X/S". It is besides lone applicable connected definite games announced arsenic compatible.

Many of the titles announced truthful acold are susceptible of moving astatine a locked 60 frames per 2nd - portion they were primitively locked astatine 30fps. Some adjacent get a boost up to 120fps.

You volition request a TV susceptible of 60Hz oregon 120Hz respectively, but you won't person to bash thing successful the settings of your Xbox to benefit.

It's worthy noting that games could tally astatine a reduced solution erstwhile FPS Boost is active. However, you tin manually power FPS Boost (and Auto HDR) connected oregon disconnected successful the compatibility options connected the crippled absorption surface for each respective title.

To bash so, caput to the crippled successful your crippled library, deed the options button, scroll down to "manage crippled and add-ons", click connected it and you should spot "compatibility options" connected the adjacent leafage (on the left-hand side). Click connected that and you tin usage the tick container for FPS Boost if the crippled supports it.

Some titles wherever solution is affected volition not power FPS Boost connected automatically.

You tin besides spot if a crippled you are moving has FPS Boost (and Auto HDR) enabled by tapping the Xbox Button connected your controller portion playing and a usher overlay indicator volition look successful the precocious right-hand country telling you if the features are enabled oregon not.

What Xbox games person FPS Boost?

At present, much than 100 games are FPS Boost enabled. Xbox hopes to summation that fig regularly. You tin spot which games enactment with FPS Boost below.

All games connection up to 60fps unless specified.

Xbox Series X/S FPS Boost games database (as astatine 16 November 2021)

• Alan Wake
• Alien Isolation *
• Anthem - nary FPS Boost connected Series S *
• Assassin's Creed
• Assassin's Creed III Remastered
• Assassin's Creed Rogue Remastered
• Assassin's Creed The Ezio Collection
• Assassin's Creed Unity
• Battle Chasers: Nightwar (120fps) *
• Battlefield 1 (120fps) - nary FPS Boost connected Series S *
• Battlefield 4 (120fps) *
• Battlefield V (120fps) - nary FPS Boost connected Series S *
• Battlefield Hardline (120fps) *
• BCFX
• Beholder Complete Edition *
• Binary Domain
• Dark Souls 3
• Darksiders 
• Dead Island Definitive Edition - nary FPS Boost connected Series S
• Dead Island: Riptide Definitive Edition - nary FPS Boost connected Series S
• Dead Space 2
• Dead Space 3
• Deus Ex Mankind Divided 
• Dirt 4 (120fps) - nary FPS Boost connected Xbox Series S
• Dishonored: Definitive Edition *
• Dishonored: Death of the Outsider *
• Disney's Chicken Little
• Don't Starve: Giant Edition (120fps) *
• Dragon Age II *
• Dragon Age: Inquisition *
• Dragon Age: Origins *
• Dungeon Defenders II

• Dying Light - nary FPS Boost connected Series S
• Fable Anniversary *
• Fable III *
• Fallout 3 *
• Fallout 4 *
• Fallout 76 *
• Fallout: New Vegas *
• Far Cry 3
• Far Cry 4
• Far Cry 5
• Far Cry New Dawn
• Far Cry Primal
• F.E.A.R.
• F.E.A.R. 3
• Final Fantasy XIII-2
• Gears of War *
• Gears of War 2 *
• Gears of War 3 *
• Gears of War 4 *
• Gears of War: Judgment *
• Gears of War: Ultimate Edition *
• Golf with your Friends (120fps) *
• Halo Wars 2 *
• Halo: Spartan Assault (120fps) *
• Hollow Knight: Voidheart Edition (120fps) *
• Homefront: The Revolution
• Hyperscape (120fps)
• Island Saver (120fps)
• Kameo: Elements of Power *
• Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham
• Lego Jurassic World
• Lego Marvel Superheroes (120fps connected Series X)
• Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2
• Lego Marvel's Avengers (120fps connected Series X)
• Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens
• Lego The Hobbit (120fps connected Series X)
• Lego The Incredibles
• Lego The Lord of the Rings
• Lego Worlds - nary FPS Boost connected Series S
• Life is Strange
• Life is Strange 2 - nary FPS Boost connected Series S
• Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII
• Lords of the Fallen

• Mad Max (120fps connected Series X)
• Medal of Honor: Airborne *
• Metro 2033 Redux (120fps)
• Metro Last Light Redux (120fps)
• Mirror's Edge *
• Mirror's Edge Catalyst (120fps) - nary FPS Boost connected Series S *
• Monster Energy Supercross 3
• MotoGP 20 - lone connected Series S *
• Moving Out (120fps)
• My Friend Pedro (120fps)
• My Time astatine Portia *
• New Super Lucky's Tale (120fps) *
• Nier *
• Overcooked 2 (120fps) *
• Paladins (120fps)
• Plants vs Zombies: Battle for Neighborville (120fps) *
• Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare (120fps) *
• Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare 2 (120fps) *
• Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid (120fps) *
• Prey *
• Realm Royale (120fps)
• Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City
• Rock of Ages
• Sea of Solitude *
• Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition
• Shadow Warrior 2 - nary FPS Boost connected Series S *
• Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition
• Smite (120fps)

• Sniper Elite 4 *
• Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed
• Sonic Generations
• Sonic Unleashed
• Star Wars: Battlefront (120fps) *
• Star Wars: Battlefront II (120fps) - nary FPS Boost connected Series S *
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars
• Steep - lone connected Series S *
• Super Lucky's Tale (120fps) *
• Superhot (120fps)
• The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion *
• The Evil Within 2 *
• The Gardens Between (120fps) - 60fps connected Series S *
• The Lego Movie Videogame (120fps)
• The Lego Movie Videogame 2
• Titanfalll (120fps) - nary FPS Boost connected Series S *
• Titanfalll 2 (120fps) *
• Tom Clancy's The Division
• Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition
• Totally Reliable Delivery Service (120fps) *
• Two Point Hospital *
• UFC 4 *
• Unravel 2 (120fps) *
• Unruly Heroes (120fps) *
• Untitled Goose Game (120fps) *
• Vandal Hearts: Flames of Judgment
• Wasteland 3 *
• Watch Dogs 2
• Watch_Dogs
• Yakuza 6: The Song of Life *

* These games are disposable arsenic portion of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate truthful you tin effort them retired instantly if you are a member.

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Writing by Rik Henderson. Originally published connected 18 February 2021.