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FPS Boost On Xbox Series Comes With a Resolution Downgrade To 1080p In Some Games

Microsoft has released FPS Boost for Xbox Series consoles but it has a limitation for the rendering resolution thus dropping it down to 1080p in some games.

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DJStotty1177d ago

And damage control/deflect starts.

This was already stated in the announcement/news by xbox.com :-

"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."

We already knew this, how is this news?

darthv721177d ago

Honestly, I choose performance mode over quality so if these games run at 1080p is fine with me. I do that now with my one x and pro. Just got the Series S last night and I have it set to 1080p even on my 4k tv.

1176d ago
DJStotty1176d ago

I still have a 1080p TV lol, so i'm good with this also.

4K TV's that are capable of 4K @ 120fps are so few and far between, and still hovering around the £1000 mark here in the UK.

SullysCigar1177d ago

So mark as a dupe, pop a chill pill and move on lol

DJStotty1176d ago

I can't it won't allow me, so i comment :)

ABizzel11177d ago (Edited 1177d ago )

To be honest you're the first person here and the only one talking about damage control.

No one cares and is fine with 1080p if it means higher framerates, as more people are finally starting to realize that higher fps is better than a higher resolution since people have finally been given the option (something plenty of us have been saying for the longest).

The only people who are going to complain are trolls and people who care to begin with. These are old games getting FREE updates, there's nothing to complain or damage control about.

XxINFERNUSxX1177d ago

"that higher fps is better than a higher resolution " Exactly it's a much better experience overall. I posted about this a few mins ago here 😁

DJStotty1176d ago (Edited 1176d ago )

This article is a pure downplay of the boost mode and information we already knew.

You are right, no one cares, i mean i do as a FPS boost to games is good, but if people are fine with lower resolutions, why the article title :-

"Microsoft has released FPS Boost for Xbox Series consoles but it has a limitation for the rendering resolution thus dropping it down to 1080p in some games."

Why the need for this article at all? To simply get some clickbait going, and fanboys measuring again.

A positive xbox article, always spurs a downplay article shortly after, just celebrate good news for gamers, rather than downplay.

Rude-ro1177d ago

And we already know everything of gamepass yet we need to see 20 articles a week on it.

Not a pick and choose world of information...
Info is info.

DJStotty1176d ago

Quite sure each article about gamepass is either games added/removed, otherwise would they not all get flagged as duplicate stories and not get approved?

gamer78041177d ago

I didn’t know it it’s interesting info but again more options are better and Skyrim 4k60 so nice!

Profchaos1176d ago

I'm struggling to understand that when we have a mod you can download that runs fallout 4 on Series X already at 60 and it seems there is no resolution decrease (the mod states 720 but DF advised that's not the case)

gravedigger1176d ago (Edited 1176d ago )

We? Who's we? Not everyone knew this

dcbronco1176d ago

I'm sure once Direct ML launches they're boost the resolution back up.

gravedigger1176d ago

Quote :

"This article is a pure downplay of the boost mode and information we already knew."

So, this article just quotes the MS words. So, MS downplayed himself. Or every media is Sony biased

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RaidenBlack1177d ago

Hey its an option.
Having two options is better than one.

Neonridr1177d ago (Edited 1177d ago )

Higher resolution / lower framerates
Lower resolution / higher framerates

not rocket science here people. Now you have the option, which is what we like about the next gen consoles in the first place.

Prey maintains its 1440p resolution, Skyrim stays at 4K. The other 3 titles are 1080p to achieve the 60fps. The option remains to keep the games at 30fps and enjoy higher resolution as well.

MajorLazer1177d ago

Pretty dissapointed this gen will have to be a compromise between frames or resolution. 1440p and 60fps would be ideal tbh.

Stanjara1177d ago

In two -three years there will be a pro console version.

gamer78041177d ago

Skyrim is the only one that really matters anyways 4K/60 too!

badz1491177d ago

it's a game that runs on the PS3 and a potato of a PC to begin with. so...no surprise there

gamer78041176d ago

@badz149 it is an older game, but you are talking about the regular edition not the special edition that was enhanced for xbox one and ps4. They added alot of visual bells and whistles.

dadavis19921176d ago

Obviously the increased options here are great. I’ll take what I can get. But 1080p for Dishonored (a title from 2012) is really disappointing for me. The Series X is perfectly capable of running that game at 4k 60. Or at the very least, 1440p.

Neonridr1176d ago

what did the One X run this game at when the enhanced version came out?

dadavis19921176d ago

@Neonridr

The original enhanced edition was released in 2015 and ran at (I believe) 1080p 30FPS. AFAIK it was never updated for the One X. Even the original enhanced edition was an underwhelming upgrade from the 2012 console version.

TeamIcoFan1177d ago

I was told the series x would be able to run all games at 4k60 and the series s would run all games at 1440p120, what gives?

kfk1177d ago

Xbox overpromising and being misleading like usual.

GamerRN1176d ago

I know... I mean look at Sony! They aren't even offering ANY upgrades

gravedigger1176d ago

Sony didn't said anything special about BC. They just offered it like "here you go".

IRetrouk1176d ago

None? Are you sure? Because I know of a few they upgraded, not to the extent that ms are for sure, but none is a lie.

Outside_ofthe_Box1177d ago

Do you really need a link to remind you about all the capabilities people were saying 12TF was going to do vs "9.2"?

Atom6661177d ago

Yep. Got one that matches OP's troll attempt, or should we just agree he's exagerating for the sake of fanboyism?

Outside_ofthe_Box1177d ago

Yeah it was an exaggeration, but prior to launch that was gist of what people were saying. Remember the UE demo? People were saying it would run at higher res and 60 on SX and laughed that it ran 1440 on the PS5. This proceeded to be the case for a number of games revealed to be either sub 4K or 60 on the PS5 until launch.

Atom6661176d ago

That sounds like some petty console war fanboyism.

So why do the same thing now? Especially in response to what is a pretty cool piece of tech here?

And wasn't that UE demo almost a year ago? That's a long time to be upset.

gravedigger1176d ago

In the very Xbox site

"The team knew they needed to build a next generation console that could run games in 4K at 60 fps with no compromises for developers.

https://news.xbox.com/en-us...

So, much about 12TF.

Jeez, won't even mention crap from Twitter.

Atom6661176d ago

Got it. Cool. So like how Skyrim was boosted to 4k/60?

Not seeing "all" games mentioned, digger.

Seems like more over exaggeration, intentional misrepresenteation, and general console war ignorance to me. All for the sake of sticking it to other fanboys...

Outside_ofthe_Box1176d ago

A year ago? People be bringing up resolution gate from the beginning of last gen(2013). Don't ever see you calling them out 🤷

Petty fanboyism... Even so called "neutral" gamers were making claims because they were so sure the ps4's worth of TF advantage would yield significant power gap.

Atom6661176d ago

Calling who out? Someone from 2013? I've called out many fanboys over the years. You'll have to be more specific. But I admit I can't be everywhere at once, so some may have snuck by me.

Still don't understand the point to trolling people from the past. My dog shit on the rug last year, but I'm not going to go home and yell at her today for it.

gravedigger1176d ago (Edited 1176d ago )

Quote :

"Not seeing "all" games mentioned, digger.

Seems like more over exaggeration, intentional misrepresenteation, and general console war ignorance to me. All for the sake of sticking it to other fanboys... "

They didn't mentioned "all" but they surely implied to all. But also, with no compromises. LOL They already there in games, even at lower resolution.

Then you have some dumb Xbox fan who claimed that XSX with Ray Tracing is on the same level as 3080 RTX

https://twitter.com/astaran...

He can't be that dumb. LOL

Atom6661175d ago

Digger

Seriously, man. Please tell me you didn't bookmark an Xbox fanboy's tweet from 6 months ago.

This has just underscored everything I've been saying.

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Jin_Sakai1177d ago

Stop deflecting. The fact of the matter is these games are getting 60fps boost while the other side isn’t. I suggest stop listening to fanboys. We all know every game isn’t going to run at 1440p/60fps.

DJStotty1176d ago

I knew deflection would come shortly after my original post lol.

Most of the reason why i said damage control/deflect starts, it is here already in big salty spades.

nirwanda1177d ago

At least quite a few games run 4k 60 and ms won't tell Devs what they have to do.
Where as Sony have complete control over its packaging and put a great big gold 8k on the front of the box even though the ps5 can't output in 8k at all

IRetrouk1177d ago

Didn't ms put 8k on their chip?

Orchard1177d ago (Edited 1177d ago )

Are we now comparing chips to retail packaging? How many people see the chip vs the retail packaging...

RGB1177d ago

Pretty sure both PS5 and XSX can output 8K, maybe not for games but for other media, 100%.

Xbox has 8K on the APU, 8K HDR on the box and 4K 120 FPS on the Box.

badz1491177d ago

@nirwanda

what are you on about?? the PS5 can definitely output 8K. that HDMI2.1 is not just for show. 8K60fps is supported and given the right input, the PS5 can display it just fine. they didn't specify it for games. 8K movies count too

IRetrouk1177d ago (Edited 1177d ago )

@orchard
They advertised it didn't they? Posted pictures of it?, showed it off in teardowns? Sent one to digital foundry? Phill had it as his avatar on twitter didn't he? Regardless it was shown off🤷‍♂️
My point, which seems to have gone over your head, is that they both put an 8k stamp on their shit, its not important, like it, dont🤷‍♂️

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EmperorDalek1177d ago

Well considering this is a free optional feature that's probably more complicated than patching the games directly, I think people are fine with it.
Only PlayStation cultists will have serious complaints about it... Probably to make themselves feel better that they may not be getting such a feature.

Orchard1177d ago

Nice deflection but the fact remains that upgrading these games to run at 60fps without touching the game code / any work being done by the developer is a huge, impressive feat!

I can only wish we got the same treatment from Sony.

DJStotty1176d ago

Exactly, quite sure they could even improve the resolution with a little tinkering.

DJStotty1176d ago

Don't think anyone stated that as fact, is this just another lie?

They announced target resolution and what the consoles are capable of, just like Sony did with their PS5.

Neonridr1176d ago

no console will. If you want that with all the bells and whistles, switch to PC.

gamer78041176d ago

UP to 4k/120, there is a difference.

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Forget Elder Scrolls 6, Skyrim Can Easily Be Made Into A Next-Gen Game

ScreenRant's Stephen Tang writes, "The Elder Scrolls 6 won't be releasing for a while, and in the meantime, the modding community has been making Skyrim into a next-gen game."

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GhostScholar2d ago

That’s just laughable to me. I think they’ve squeezed all they can out of an 12 year old game

mastershredder2d ago

"Easily" because they see mods, says the gamer. To heck with licensing, terms agreements conditions, etc. all you need to do is belive in mods. Yeah, so real superficial BS yo.

CrimsonWing691d 18h ago

Do people not want to play a new game? Like, I’d rather see 6 than just a prettier version of a game we’ve been playing since the 360/PS3 gen…

Popsicle1d 11h ago (Edited 1d 11h ago )

Yes please. Did pretty much everything there was to do in this game. Took a very long time and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Skyrim is one of my all-time favorites, but I would prefer a new experience.

anast1d 15h ago

They might as well. So far, it looks like ES6 will be mostly developed by AI.

Smellsforfree1d 11h ago

I don't want a next-gen version of a game I've already played to death. Skyrim was a great game, but I'm over it.

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As Fallout76 Crosses 20Million Gamers Amid Success of TVSeries, Todd Howard Talks Franchise’s Future

“Fallout 76″ has found a whole new world of players thanks to the popularity of Amazon’s “Fallout” TV series. The Bethesda Game Studios title, which first launched in October 2018, crossed 20 million downloads and plays as of Wednesday.

Obscure_Observer4d ago

Impressive!

Hopefully Fallout 5 will be among next gen Xbox´s launching games.

-Foxtrot4d ago

Yeah will be great. Can’t wait for it on the PS6.

Notellin3d ago

What's the point of mentioning the platform you plan to play on? Tribalism.

Zeref3d ago

Can't wait to not have to pay 70 dollars for it lol

ocelot073d ago

Will probably be decent on the HP Omen Xbox but not so sure about the Dell Alienware Xbox though. But I have high hopes for the Asus ROG Ally Xbox Edition running this game at a stable 60.

thesoftware7303d ago

Fox,
I'm sure MS can't wait either; all that money they will make.

Everyone wins.
Play it on Xbox, play it on PS, play it on your cell phone, play it on PC, shit, maybe even on Nintendo.
ALL=$$$$ for Microsoft corp, literally all these companies care about.

-Foxtrot3d ago

@Notellin

You new here?

It's Obscure_Observer...and I like to wind him up by saying what he would say to others

I'm not even that bothered, I just find it fun.

Huey_My_D_Long3d ago

@notellin
Now you're getting it ;)

purple1013d ago

Can’t wait to play this, on my Samsung tv Xbox app,

MrNinosan3d ago (Edited 3d ago )

@thesoftware730
I'm sure Sony can't wait to be part in 30% of Microsofts profit, without spending $7,5 billion + development cost.

All free money for Sony 👍

Crows903d ago

@zeref

You think it's a positive but it's funny how much of a negative it actually is...lol

shinoff21831d 23h ago

Zeref. You silly fools still don't see the fire your adding to by not purchasing games. Keep on adding fuel to the Xbox fire. Alot of us would prefer ownership over rental

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just_looken3d ago (Edited 3d ago )

Though it would be nice i think tod with his team should stay away from it let someone else take the helm like fallout new vegas.

I also hope after all these success they do not make fallout 76 number 2 sense 76 is the most profitable game they made in the series thanks to monthly subs. Then you got the billion + they made on elder scrolls online.

First thing first is the new elder scrolls title they been working on and we got more updates for starfield to come out but one has recently added a new feature called interactive maps you can see icons along with paths now true next gen.....

So yeah with starfield being there "years" of dev time biggest budget/team size do you trust them with the next fallout title?

MrDead3d ago

The next fallout will be on all systems as Xbox is their smallest market. You don't restrict your flagship games to one of the worlds smallest and shrinking platform.
Bethesda still needs PC and PS as we've learnt from recent layoffs thanks to Microsoft's greed in trying to ban multiplatform publisher's from their biggest console platform.

Obscure_Observer3d ago

Whatever happened to your claims that MS should be boycotted and ultimately destroyed due its greed and monopolistic goals?

You said that the only reason MS released Starfield on PC is because its a new IP, otherwise it would an Xbox exclusive game, as MS ultimate goal is to remove games from players, right?

Now you come to realize that all of your smearing campaign along with all of your doom and gloom prophecies was for nothing!

You don´t really care about MS being destroyed as long Playstation gets some Xbox games.

The moment you find out that neither TES VI and Fallout 5 will be making it´s way to Playstation anything soon, you will be right back where you were a few months ago, shoehorning how MS must (again) be destroyed. Smh.

"Bethesda still needs PC and PS as we've learnt from recent layoffs thanks to Microsoft's greed in trying to ban multiplatform publisher's from their biggest console platform."

Last time I checked, Tango, which released Hi-Fi Rush on both PC and PS5 got shut down while Bethesda (Starfield) do not.

Yes, MS is greed. Yes they do care about the money above most things like every company does.

But just like Sony, they´ll not put their flagship titles on Playstation while damaging their own consoles in the process. I though both Phil and Sarah were clear about that subject when they confirmed that a next gen Xbox console is in development.

That said, the thing that most people don´t realize with all that port begging nonsense, is that Xbox releasing all of its flagships games on Playstation will do nothing but hurt the Playstation brand in the end.

Let me explain:

First - If all games from Xbox land on Playstation, what real interest Sony will have to continue and invest in innovative and multi hundred million dollar single player games that they´re known for? None! I mean, why would Sony take risks when the competitor is doing it in their place?

In the end, Sony will just rest on their laurels by allowing Playstation to be carried by third party publishers and ultimately, Playstation´s premiere first party games will be no more.

Second - After the recent events, you know now how far Sony is willing to go to get that MAU from Steam gamers, they literally banned Steam gamers from 120 countries and regions for it. In Microsoft´s case, you also know they will demand Playstation players to connect to a MS account to play Xbox games, which favors no other but MS itself, because they´ll be "stealing" gamers from the Playstation´s player base, via the ultimate "Trojan Horse".

As a wise man said: "Be careful what you wish for"

Mr_cheese2d ago

Oh Obscure, the irony in what you're saying is crazy.

anast3d ago

It's a good show. They are really good at live action trailers.

Huey_My_D_Long3d ago

Yall have alot to prove after starfield. Personally I think they will squander the potential for the game, but hey, I look forward to being proven wrong when its released.

RaidenBlack2d ago

Obsidian can still save the reputation with a banger spin off Fallout title whilst Bethesda concentrates finishing TES VI.
Only drawback is Obsidian will have to halt the Outer Worlds 2 development.

shinoff21831d 23h ago

Is that a drawback though. I'd rather see then work on a fallout anyway. The first outer worlds was pretty dull. Atleast that's how I felt.

RaidenBlack2d ago

They wont.
Too many legacy program scripts to transition to UE.

4Sh0w3d ago

Yeah the TV Series was better than I expected.

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Level 1,000 Fallout 76 player advises new and returning players

There are many who want to help out new Vault Dwellers but this level 1,000 player offers the best advice after spending hundreds of hours in the game.

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Shane Kim17d ago

I have an advice. Go outside more.

OtterX17d ago

You wouldn't say that if you lived in a fallout shelter! ;P

Fonsecap17d ago

Save your time and play something else...