One of the Xbox Series X and Series S consoles' most popular features is their support for backward compatibility. Xbox has leaned into excitement for backward compatibility by releasing what it calls FPS Boost, a feature allowing for huge performance improvements to last-gen games. Now, Xbox is back with a new round of backward-compatible releases, powering up 13 more games.
The 13 Xbox One games that have now had FPS Boost implemented are: Battlefield 4, Battlefield 1, Battlefield 5, Mirror's Edge Catalyst, Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare, Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2, Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville, Star Wars Battlefront, Star Wars Battlefront 2, Titanfall, Titanfall 2, Unravel 2, and Sea of Solitude. The new games with FPS Boost more than double the number of games that support the feature, bringing the total up to 23.
Every single game on the list will have FPS Boost supported on the Xbox Series X. Unfortunately, that's not the case for the Xbox Series S, as Battlefield 1, Battlefield 5, Mirror's Edge Catalyst, and Star Wars Battlefront 2 will not support FPS Boost on that platform. Additionally, all games but one will support up to 120hz, if players have the appropriate TV or monitor to support that high of framerate. The only game capped at 60hz for this round on both Xbox Series X and S is Sea of Solitude.
One other key detail to note is that all of the new FPS Boost games are published by Electronic Arts. Microsoft and EA recently partnered to bring EA Play both to Xbox consoles and PC, so this could be an extension of that partnership. It also bears interesting benefits to Xbox users, as all of the games added to FPS Boost today will also be available via EA Play and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate.
Xbox users hoping to try out some of the new FPS Boost functionality should know that the feature isn't always enabled by default. Some games, like Battlefield 5 and Titanfall 2, will require users go into their settings in order to get FPS Boost running. This is because some games have lowered their own resolution in order to get a higher FPS on Xbox Series X and S, so players will be able to choose which they prefer.
It's unclear whether Xbox plans to continue pushing for other titles to support FPS Boost in the future. While backward compatibility is a core Xbox feature, it isn't necessarily a highly used one. Regardless, fans shouldn't be surprised if Xbox is back in a few months with another list of FPS Boost-enabled games for Xbox Series X and Series S.