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Redfall will be locked to 30 fps on Xbox at launch

When Arkane Studios launches its vampire-hunting shooter Redfall in May, it will ship on Xbox with a frame rate capped at 30 fps, according to the game’s official Twitter account. The ability to play ...
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Xbox’s new FPS Boost feature can double frame rates for backward-compatible games

Playing older games on the new generation of consoles is almost always better thanks to the improved power, but Microsoft is taking things a step further with a new feature called FPS Boost for Xbox ...
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The Last Guardian will only run at 60 fps on PS5 if you have the disc

Those looking to run The Last Guardian at a smooth 60 frames per second on the PlayStation 5 will have to own the game’s disc. The Last Guardian was originally released without a frame rate cap, but ...
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The Witcher 3’s Xbox One X update adds 60 fps support, and it’s terrific (update)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt developer CD Projekt Red has patched the game with Xbox One X enhancements, allowing people to play at 60 frames per second or in 4K resolution — even though a strange bug ...
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Spelunky 2 got shadow-dropped on PS5, now runs at 120 fps

Spelunky 2, the super challenging and mega clever roguelike 2D platformer, first came out on PlayStation 4 in 2020 and was therefore is also playable as a backwards compatible game on the PlayStation ...
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What makes tactical shooter Project Boundary different? It’s entirely zero gravity

Charlie Hall is Polygon’s tabletop editor. In 12-plus years as a journalist & photographer, he has covered simulation, strategy, and spacefaring games, as well as public policy. Project Boundary is a ...
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Xbox Series X’s FPS Boost now supports Titanfall, Battlefield 5, Star Wars Battlefront 2

Titanfall 2, Battlefield 5, and 11 other Electronic Arts titles for Xbox One now support the Xbox Series X’s FPS Boost option, increasing performance to 120 frames per second for all but one of them.
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Saints Row: The Third Remastered is heading to PS5, Xbox Series X

The mayhem-fueled sandbox game from Deep Silver, Saints Row: The Third Remastered, is coming to PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X on May 25. The next-gen version of the game will bring visual ...
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Xbox Series X backward compatibility will add HDR, 120 fps support to older games

Microsoft’s next-generation Xbox will launch with support for “thousands of games” from the original Xbox, Xbox 360, and Xbox One, the company says. On Thursday, the company pledged more than just ...
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A Star Citizen update on sound offers a good look at its FPS module, too

The sound designers on Star Citizen released a video update on their work for the highly anticipated Star Marine module, and even if mic'd-up shotguns and rifles doesn't grab your attention, the ...
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Irrational Games hiring for 'narrative first-person shooter' project

Irrational Games — or, rather, the studio formerly known by that name — is looking to expand its team, and new job listings on its website reveal further details on what the studio is working on.