Unlock Higher Framerates in Starfield on Xbox Series S with New Mods

If you were disappointed by Starfield's performance on Xbox Series S, I have some good news. Although the game launched with a 30fps cap on the platform, the recent introduction of mod support has allowed you to double or even quadruple that figure.

A recent analysis of a handful of Starfield mods by Digital Foundry showed that players can easily increase the framerate by installing community-created performance fixes. One prominent example is a mod that removes the game’s framerate limit and locks the internal image quality to 720p.

With this mod enabled, some smaller internal environments were able to reach a staggering 120fps, with that figure dropping down to around 100fps during intense combat scenes. In the most action-packed sections of the game, the frame rate maintained just above 40fps, with occasional noticeable decrements, yet this marks some progress from the initial edition.

The shift from the standard 900p internal resolution to 720p does noticeably impact the overall image quality. Everything appears much blurrier, which might be acceptable if you game on a small 1080p monitor but will undoubtedly look quite unpleasant on a higher-resolution TV screen.

That’s just one of the mods on offer, though; there are countless others that aim to improve performance without such obvious downsides. This includes one that simply removes the 30fps framerate cap, allowing the game to run at around 40fps. Provided that you already own a copy of Starfield on Xbox Series S, there’s very little reason not to spend a little bit of time playing around with everything on offer to see what kind of performance you can achieve.

These mods are also available on Xbox Series X and could be a good way to squeeze out some extra frames. Just be aware that the use of any mods will create a new set of saves where your ability to earn in-game achievements is disabled.