Can't access backwards compatibility to enable fps boost

As far as I'm aware the FPS boost feature was performed by the backwards compatibility team. However, since the BC program has ended and the team has been disbanded, there are no current plans we are aware of for more FPS boost enabled titles.

This boost feature is quite complicated to implement, it's not like with a PC game where you increase the frame rate by changing some settings in a configuration file. If it were that easy, hundreds more games would have had this feature.

Hi,

Have you enabled FPS boost for this game? The default settings for Far Cry 5 runs the game at 30 fps (30 frames per second). This game has an 'FPS Boost' option that allows you to play this game at a much smoother 60fps.

• On Xbox Series X, go to My Games and Apps
  
• Select Far Cry 5 and choose Manage Games & Add Ons
  
• Choose Compatibility Options, then select FPS Boost
  
• Enable FPS Boost for Far Cry 5
  
• Launch the game.
  

Hi,

As far as I'm aware, FPS boost was part of the Xbox backwards compatibility project, a project that has unfortunately been discontinued. No more BC team means no more games with FPS boost.

It's was not as simple as putting a bit of code into a game and unlocking the frame rate. Not a simple fix at all. If it had of been, hundreds of games would have had the boost applied. Sometimes upping the frame rate on certain games can actually break a game. I've seen this issue on older PC titles.

This is a community forum, so we can't say for sure if Microsoft will enable FPS boost on more games in the future, but for now at least that's not the case.

For Xbox One games like RDR2, it's up to the developer now to release a patch/update to make their game run at a higher frame rate.

Hi,

As I understand it, the FPS boost work was completed by the same team that worked on the now defunct backwards compatibility program. No BC team, no FPS boost.

It's now up to original game developers to patch or otherwise re-release their games with faster frame rates.

Hi,

I believe there is some confusion between 'Optimised for Series X|S' and FPS boost. When a game is optimised for Series X|S, it means that a game update was released from the developer of that particular game to boost it's graphics and performance. Optimised games will not have an FPS boost option in compatibility settings.

The recent update to Shadow of the Tomb raider increased the game resolution to 4K (using dynamic rendering) increasing the frame rate at 4K to 60 fps. The Xbox One X version of the game only runs at 30 fps in 4K.

FPS boost is a game modification made by Microsoft's own BC team, the developer doesn't provide this boost. Some Xbox One games with FPS boost have it enabled by default, others (usually the 120Hz enabled titles) do not.

Like I said earlier, Optimised games do not have an FPS boost option as the performance has been increased by the developer.

I hope that makes sense.