Last week, it was announced that the Xbox Series X would be receiving a new feature known as FPS Boost that dramatically enhances the frame rate of specific backward compatible titles. The lineup currently boasts a small selection of popular games, including Watch Dogs 2, UFC 4, Lucky's Tale, Far Cry 4, and Sniper Elite 4, with more to come in the future.
However, it seems the FPS Boost feature will be exclusively used for Xbox One titles for now, with Xbox's Director of Program Management, Jason Ronald, confirming the team is still "evaluating" whether the technology will work with original Xbox and Xbox 360 releases. "Right now, we're focused primarily on Xbox One generation titles because we've seen the best results there," Ronald claimed while chatting on the Kinda Funny XCast, revealing that older games won't be part of the Xbox Series X's current FPS Boost lineup.
According to Ronald, Microsoft is currently figuring out whether the technology will even allow players to jump to higher frame rates on older releases, so it's definitely not a feature to be expected anytime soon. It seems it hasn't been entirely ruled out though, and could potentially be on the cards one day if the technology is there to do so. Although some may be disappointed, it definitely seems as though the lineup of Xbox One games imbued with FPS Boost will still be significant. Ronald even claims that the company's goal is to release "new titles every couple of weeks," with the team allegedly having a long list of games currently going through rigorous testing to ensure they meet the company's standards. The conversation begins at 1:01:00 into the clip below:
The rest of the interview covers some interesting tidbits surrounding FPS Boost's integration into the Xbox's backward compatible library, including how the team developed the feature, how it's attempting to balance competitive gameplay with higher frame rates, and some of the funnier bugs that popped up during testing. It seems the new addition is a big focus for Microsoft going forward, with Ronald assuring players they can expect to see more games sporting it in the coming months.
For those unaware of FPS Boost, the feature has already dramatically changed some of the Xbox One's biggest games. UFC 4 now manages to hold a stable 60 FPS, even on the Xbox Series S, while Lucky's Tale can run at a whopping 120 FPS. It's sure to make for a brand new way to play some of the previous generation's best games, enhancing the Xbox Series X's already stacked backward compatible library.