Microsoft told about how backward compatibility was implemented on Xbox Series S/X

Peggy Law said that older games will be able to use their full power on new devices, which means they will receive a significant increase in performance. This will help the game produce a stable frame rate and an improved picture by increasing the screen resolution. At the same time, as you might guess, the new SSD will allow games to significantly reduce loading times.

Games that have been released on previous Xbox consoles will feature Auto HDR. This technology will expand the range of colors in games, which will add color and enhance the entertainment experience. It is noteworthy that Auto HDR, as you might guess from the name, works automatically and does not require developer intervention to start.

An example of HDR work

So far, the developers involved in the backward compatibility debugging process have spent over 500,000 hours browsing the game library. They make sure that all projects work as they should, and the changed picture does not violate the original idea of the authors of how the game should look.

The developers of the console are trying to bring all games to the coveted 60 FPS. However, they want to do this in a way that the updated framerate does not break the game due to a certain binding. They showed in Fallout 4 how well this system is implemented.

Xbox and Xbox 360 games will run at 4K and 1440p, and texture filtering will be improved to include anisotropic support. This opportunity will appear thanks to the Heutchy Method technology.

The entire library of old games will be carried over to the Xbox Series X/S consoles, so players who want to play their favorite old games on new consoles do not need to. All drives will have full support, and if you connect an external hard drive with games from old consoles, you can start them immediately.

Recall that Xbox Series X/S will go on sale a little earlier than PlayStation 5, namely November 10. At the start of sales, the consoles will be immediately available worldwide without restrictions on regions.