Five Bethesda Games Get FPS Boost Today on Xbox Series X|S - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 15 March 2021 / 2,141 Views
Last week it was announced Microsoft's acquisition of Bethesda Softworks parent company ZeniMax Media as well as 20 Bethesda games being added to the Xbox Game Pass lineup.
Microsoft has now announced five of Bethesda's most popular titles will be getting updated today to support FPS Boost on the Xbox Series X|S, which will increase the frames per second on the games from 30 fps to 60 fps.
The five games getting FPS Boost today are Dishonored: Definitive Edition, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition, Fallout 4, Fallout 76, and Prey.
Read the Xbox Wire post below:
Hot on the heels of officially welcoming Bethesda’s world-renowned studios to the Xbox family, we’re excited to announce that five of the biggest titles from their vast catalog of games – Dishonored: Definitive Edition, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition, Fallout 4, Fallout 76, and Prey – will all be updated today to enable FPS Boost on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S. And it’s not just owners of these titles that get to take advantage of FPS Boost; all these titles are available with FPS Boost for Xbox Game Pass members too.
As a reminder, FPS Boost employs a variety of new methods for nearly doubling the original framerate on select titles. Higher, steadier framerates make games visually smoother, resulting in more immersive gameplay. We partnered closely with developers to enhance the experience while maintaining the game’s original intent. And while not applicable to all games, these new techniques can push game engines to render more quickly for a buttery smooth experience beyond what the original game might have delivered due to the capabilities of the hardware at the time. For the five titles we’ve shared today, gamers can expect to see an increase from 30 fps to nearly 60 fps while enabling FPS Boost.
In some instances, because there are higher graphics requirements to enable FPS Boost technology, we’ve had to reduce a game’s resolution to ensure it both runs smoothly and plays great. In those select cases, such as Fallout 4 and Fallout 76 in this latest title announcement, FPS Boost is not automatically enabled for Xbox Series X gamers. For all titles receiving this update, gamers will see a clear indicator if a title is running FPS Boost.
At Xbox, we’re all about giving you the choice in how you want to play your favorite games, whether in its original form or with FPS Boost and/or Auto HDR. As we also detailed a few weeks back and included as part of our March Platform Update, you can now go into the “Manage Game” section for any enhanced title, where you’ll see the new “Compatibility Options” button that will allow you to toggle FPS Boost and Auto HDR “on” or “off.”
To see if the game you’re playing is running FPS Boost or Auto HDR, you can also now just tap the Xbox Button on your controller while in the game and you’ll see a Guide overlay indicator in the upper right corner if the features are enabled or not. To experience FPS Boost for these iconic Bethesda titles, and to be able to toggle the feature on and off, make sure your console has taken the latest update and you’ve rebooted your console. After that, you’re good to go.
We’ve got more titles that will support FPS Boost to announce in the coming weeks, so stay tuned for the latest and greatest.
A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel dedicated to gaming Let's Plays and tutorials. You can contact the author at wdangelo@vgchartz.com or on Twitter @TrunksWD.
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This is really an amazing job from Microsoft. After being with sony for 25 years I must say that I am loving my XSX with Game Pass Ultimate. Also as a 60fps lover and with a huge backlog, there could be no better news for me.
Never been to happy to be late to play these games lol Fallout and Skyrim been in the backlog for ages... now I'm pretty stoked to play them
Wow, crazy to think there still some people who haven't played Skyrim yet. Have fun! Great game for it's time!
I haven't played Skyrim either. But, I tend to not like open world games from that era, so I don't expect to ever give it a shot.
Nice choices. Most of these games in my backlog. I will now continue my Fallout campaigns in 60 fps.
Pardon my ignorance, but are the PC versions of these already able to achieve these framerates (if you have the right hardware) or are they too receiving a boost because of previously being locked?
Skyrim Special Edition does have a 60fps cap on PC unfortunately. Supposedly increasing your framerate above 60 causes all sorts of problems with the physics engine. The higher your FPS goes above the hard 60 limit, the worse the physics engine performs. There may be mods that allow higher framerates, but this game does appear to be the exception.
I think pc gamers are getting it the best next generation, more so than consoles.
