Xbox FPS Boost update rolls out to five Bethesda games like Prey, Dishonored, and more on Xbox Series X|S
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Today,Xbox announced that the FPS Boost update is officially releasingfor the five previously-announcedBethesda Softworkstitles.Prey, Dishonored: Definitive Edition, the Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition, Fallout 4, andFallout 76are all getting FPS Boost, which will double their framerates on theXbox Series XandXbox Series S.
Xbox only just recently welcomedZenimax Media into the Xbox family, but the new partnership has already spawned several huge announcements. Aftertwenty classic Bethesda games were addedtoXbox Game Pass, Xbox announced thatfive of Bethesda’s most popular games would benefit from FPS Boost.
FPS Boost is an innovative backward compatibility feature that doubles or quadruples the framerate of select games using brand-new techniques. FPS Boost means that these five games can be enjoyed with twice the performance, an all-new experience for console players.
In the recentXbox March Update, Xbox also added new compatibility settings for backward compatible games like the aforementioned Bethesda titles. These new settings allow players to toggle on and off FPS Boost and Auto HDR features.
It’s awesome to see these older (incredible) games continue to be updated with new features, and their availability on Xbox Game Pass means Bethesda’s games are among the Best Games on Xbox Game Pass. A ton of players will be able to experience them for the first time at their very best.
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