FPS Boost launches on Xbox with power to double (or quadruple) framerates

Backward compatibility is getting even better on Xbox Series X/S. Microsoft is launching FPS Boost starting today with support for a handful of games. This is the magic tech that enables certain Xbox, Xbox 360, and Xbox One games to run at a higher framerate than their developers originally intended. FPS Boost can achieve this without forcing developers to update their games.

“The backward compatibility team has developed FPS Boost, which employs a variety of new methods for nearly doubling — and in a few instances, quadrupling — the original framerate on select titles,” reads an Xbox Wire blog by senior program manager Paul Eng. “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.”