Thanks to the power of mods
- by Fraser Gilbert
We're all well aware that backwards compatibility is fantastic on Xbox Series X (and Series S), but unfortunately games with framerate caps are still forced to run at 30 frames-per-second in certain cases.
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Special Edition, which was added to Xbox Game Pass earlier this week, is one of those games, but there's actually a trick that allows you to uncap the framerate through the power of mods.
As detailed in the video above, you can use the in-game Mods feature to search for something called "Uncap FPS", which reportedly doubles the framerate to 60FPS on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S.
So, without further ado, here's how you can do it:
- In the main menu, head to the 'Mods' option
- Search for "Uncap FPS"
- Download / Enable the mod
- Quit to the dashboard
- Start the game again, and you should be prompted that "mods are currently loaded"
- Play the game at 60FPS!
There's a downside to using Mods in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Special Edition in that it disables Achievements, although some folks over at Resetera have reportedly found a workaround for this if you really want them.
And of course, keep in mind that Bethesda warns to use mods "at your own risk", and that you may experience issues with them. But for now, this is the only way to play Skyrim at 60FPS on Xbox Series consoles.
Have you tried this mod in Skyrim? Give us your experiences with it down below.
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Fraser is the News Editor at Pure Xbox, where he spends his time reporting on the biggest stories in the world of Xbox and beyond.
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- Krzzystuff
I'ma a try it as is and if it's not offensive to my eyes I'll play the vanilla version and get them achievements. If it's hurting my eyes I'll give this a go.
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- StonyKL
It don't ever want to play Skyrim ever again. Played it so many different ways, 360, PS3, PS4, PC, PSVR and have never completed it yet. Game breaking bugs have stopped me in almost all the attempts (PSVR version just made me feel too ill). And after Fallout 4 had the same problem it is probably the last attempt at me completing a Bethesda open world game. I know once they start coming out on Game pass I'll give them a go but it will take something special to win me back.
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- ChopperCampbell
I’ll definitely give this a shot. Played it death on the 360 and have dabbled on and off on the Xbox One version. If I can get it to run at 60fps while still allowing me to get the remaining achievements I’m all for it.
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- Olliemar28
I'm quite happy leaving it as it is for now. I've played Skyrim so many times, the 30fps isn't exactly a deal breaker for me. An official patch to add 60fps would be more than welcome however.
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- themightyant
Thanks for the 60fps WITH achievements link. Much appreciated and only have to do once if the game sticks in Quick Resume.
I may just about be ready to return to Tamriel!
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- ChopperCampbell
@themightyant I’ve just booted it up with the mod, using the Resetera link so hopefully the achievements will still unlock. Impressed by how smoothly its running.
Update: runs like a dream on Series X and achievements unlocked no problem.
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- carlos82
Ooh I'll have to give this a go, I've not played this for a while so it'll be nice to play it at 60fps. I'm assuming it'll get unlocked at some point anyway through backwards compatibility
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