Redfall is launching on both Series S and the world's most powerful console Series X at just 30fps.
Redfall is a first person shooter. Call of Duty standardized 60fps for the FPS genre on consoles during the Xbox 360 era.
This is only Xbox's second AAA exclusive (Series X|S & PC) released this gen with the other being Microsoft Flight Simulator. (Update: I just learned Microsoft Flight Simulator also launched at 30fps on Series X and did not get a patch adding higher framerate options. Wow!)
60fps will be the standard output, but the architecture allows us to support up to 120fps.
5:50 AM ยท May 7, 2020 - Aaron Greenberg VP, Xbox Games Marketing at Microsoft.
Below standard.
Higher framerates are one of the few selling points this current generation with Xbox frequently proclaiming 120fps games on Series X.
Many people are calling this out for being unacceptable and for the game to just be delayed until the 60fps patch is ready.
Not entirely related but just imagine Xbox currently if they didn't buy Bethesda. Bethesda this gen has Deathloop, Ghostwire: Tokyo, Redfall and then Starfield later this year. Xbox has Halo Infinite and then Forza sometime this year.. so yet another generation where Xbox just delivers Halo, Forza, Gears over and over? Sure they announced a bunch of games but where are they? The Hellblade sequel had a trailer in 2021 and isn't even confirmed for this year.