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Xbox Gives More Details To The Xbox Series X Smart Delivery System

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This week, Xbox revealed more details about their upcoming Xbox Series X Smart Delivery system and how it will affect your old library. The notes were released via Xbox Wire as they went into some detail about what the system is all about and how it will impact you and the game collection your currently own. The tech is available for all developers and all Xbox Game Studios titles that are Optimized for Xbox Series X, as they have the chance to take older games and not just make them backward compatible but make them as ideal for the latest console as possible. The shorthand to that is we're essentially getting free remastered editions of games for anyone who chooses to go through this system. So instead of buying an older game that's been remastered that you already own, in theory, you'll be able to load it to the Xbox Series X and download an update that will convert it to the current version. We have a snippet of the post below which goes into a little detail of how it works.

A look at Halo Infinite coming to Xbox Series X, courtesy of 343 Industries.
A look at Halo Infinite coming to Xbox Series X, courtesy of 343 Industries.

Below are a few different scenarios in which Smart Delivery will work across generations with the games and consoles you own now and those you may own in the future.  Smart Delivery will ensure that only the best version of the game will be installed on your hard drive, so you don't have to manage your storage space:

  • If you own Gears 5 or are loving it via Xbox Game Pass now, you can play it today on Xbox One. Then, if you pick up an Xbox Series X this holiday, all it takes is a push of a button to download it and you'll have the Optimized version of Gears 5 – available on day 1 at launch with the console – at your fingertips.
  • When Halo Infinite launches alongside Xbox Series X and Xbox One this holiday, you only have to buy the game once and you'll get the best version for whichever console you own, or both.  If you pick up Xbox Series X for your living room, Smart Delivery will recognize that and deliver you the Optimized version there. If you decide to move your existing Xbox One to a bedroom or the office, Smart Delivery will recognize that too and deliver that version when you're playing on Xbox One.
  • Lastly, some new and existing Xbox One titles will be Optimizing their games after the Xbox Series X launches.  For example, if you buy Cyberpunk 2077 when it launches on September 17, you'll be set to explore Night City on Xbox One. If you pick up Xbox Series X at launch this holiday, you can play it there too in compatibility mode picking up exactly where you left off. Then, when CD PROJEKT RED delivers an Xbox Series X Optimized version of Cyberpunk 2077, you'll automatically get upgraded once it's available at no additional cost.

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