These 13 EA Games Run Much Smoother Now on Xbox Series X/S

With the Xbox Series X/S, Microsoft wanted it to not only support older games but use all that new hardware to run them better than ever before. Now, the company is proud to announce that the Xbox Series X/S now runs 13 EA-related games at much higher framerates.

Which EA Games Run Better on the Xbox Series X/S?

The news broke on the Xbox Major Nelson website. "Major Nelson" is the gamer tag for Lawrence Hryb, the director of programming for Xbox Live.

On his website, Hryb keeps track of every pre-generation title that now runs better on the Xbox Series X or S. Recently, he added 13 games from the EA Play library to the list.

Those games are:

Battlefield 1
Battlefield 4
Battlefield V
Mirror's Edge Catalyst
Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare
Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville
Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare 2
Sea of Solitude
STAR WARS Battlefront
STAR WARS Battlefront II
Titanfall
Titanfall 2
Unravel 2

Now, every game bar Sea of Solitude runs at 120hz on the Xbox Series X, thanks to Microsoft's next-gen technology. However, some games have these enhancements turned off by default. Be sure to check the website for more information and the full list of games that work with this enhancement.

What's Causing These Old Games to Run Better?

With every new generation of consoles comes an increase in graphical and processing power. While this usually draws people's attention to what games could look like in the future, Microsoft sees this as an opportunity to enhance last-gen games and make them look better than ever before.

Microsoft is unique in the gaming world due to being the biggest advocate for backward compatibility. While other consoles will occasionally release emulated copies of old games or provide an additional service for previous-gen games like PS Now, Microsoft has always prided itself on letting gamers use the CDs they already have on newer consoles.

In this generation, Microsoft is doubling down on backward compatibility with FPS Boost. This feature allows older games to use the newer hardware and reach better framerates than before.

Unfortunately, making an old game run faster is a lot harder than just slapping it on newer hardware and calling it a day. That's why the FPS Boost program aims to adapt older games to the newer hardware without any issues or glitches or with the game's original developer having to develop any patches or fixes.

As such, features like FPS Boost help widen the lead Microsoft has over its competitors when it comes to backward compatibility. Anyone who enjoys dusting down games from the attic and using them on modern hardware is sure to enjoy this feature.

Teaching an Old Dog New Tricks

If you love delving through old games, or you just haven't gotten your full mileage out of the last generation just yet, be sure to check out FPS Boost to see which of your faves have been enhanced with better performance.

Seeing those old games in 120hz is bound to be a treat, given that game consoles used to only support 60hz at best. As such, if you're a stickler for 60hz vs. 120hz, be sure to give your enhanced library a second shot and behold their new beauty.

source https://www.makeuseof.com/xbox-series-x-s-ea-games-fps-boost/