Xbox Series X Can Run ‘The Falconeer’ at 4K 60 FPS

Published 10/11/2020, 10:13 AM EDT

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Microsoft’s next-gen consoles, the Xbox Series X and S, are powerhouses, and ‘The Falconeer’ developer Tomas Sala feels the same. He claimed that the Xbox Series X can run it at a higher frame rate and resolution. The Falconeer is an open-world air combat game, featuring fast and brutal aerial dogfights and deep exploration of an incredible fantasy open-world.

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The frame rate of a game always impacts the user experience. Higher frame rates enhance animation detail, reduce input lag, and generally allow for a better gaming experience. Specifically talking about The Falconeer, Tomas said that the game renders to the native 4K.

The graphic user interface and the text are native 4K graphics and the 3D world is upsampled from 1800p. The developer confirmed that a major portion of the 3-D world is native 4K and some parts are upsampled.

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The Series X can also do a native 4K resolution and 120 FPS. However, it eventually drops in the busy scripted scenes in which a dozen of units zoom out. Tomas admitted that the clouds in the game are ‘technically super weird’ and ‘pretty intensive even on PC.’

All in all, the QHD+ 1800p resolution gives a solid FPS, and the developer is happy with that.

Tomas is not into making “hyperreal next-gen graphics”

The developer is not a big fan of surreal graphics in his game and has other priorities.

“I don’t care about graphics, I care about originality, design, and the best possible presentation of my Art. I like sharp edges, clean simple shapes, I like doing more with less.”

He strongly believes that originality is the actual “next-gen” where every game brings its own unique art.

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Even the community will agree with Tomas on the whole ‘graphics vs FPS debate’. The new AAA games emphasize a lot on supernatural graphics, but gamers now want better FPS and game design.

Despite being a low budget game, The Falconeer is a very promising title with a unique concept and intriguing artwork. It will release on November 10 for the Xbox Series X and S, Xbox One, and Microsoft Windows.

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Aakrit Sharma is an eSports author at EssentiallySports, and has written over 600 articles for their eSports division. He is an undergradate student at Delhi University. From getting chased by The Dahaka while playing Prince of Persia Warrior Within, to sweating his way up in ranked Apex Legends matches, he developed his consuming passion for the massive world of gaming and now writes about it with the same enthusiasm.
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