Xbox Series X, Smart Delivery: this is how the new feature works
After publishing the game list in Smart Delivery confirmed so far, Microsoft has published a post to explain in detail how this interesting feature works.
"What does Smart Delivery mean for players? It means that you can buy a game that supports this technology on Xbox One (...), after which, if you decide to go to the next generation with Xbox Series X, we will automatically provide you with the new version of the game at no additional cost, as soon as it is available ", reads the article.
" You will not have to do anything, you will not need to choose a version to download: we will do everything. And the feature is not limited to the games you buy in digital format: even the physical discs of the titles p Xbox One can support Smart Delivery if the developer or publisher decides to implement it. "
Then the article gives some practical examples for the best possible clarity.
" If you own Gears 5 or download it from the Xbox Game Pass, you can play it today on Xbox One. After that, when you purchased Xbox Series X this fall, all you have to do is press a button to download it to the new console and you will automatically get the optimized version of the game, available from day one. "
When Halo Infinite will be launched simultaneously on Xbox Series X and</a> Xbox One this fall, you will have to buy the game once only to get the best version of the same for the platform you own, or both.
If you put the Xbox Series X in the living room, the Smart Delivery will know and you will get the optimized version of the game, while if you move the Xbox One in the bedroom or in the office, the Smart Delivery will also recognize this console, and will allow you to download the version optimized for that platform."
Finally, even some of the new or already existing titles for the Xbox One will be optimized after the launch of the Xbox Series X. For example, if you buy Cyberpunk 2077 launch, on the 17th of September, you can explore the futuristic city of Night City on the Xbox One.
however, When you buy the Xbox Series X, this autumn, you'll play the title CD Projekt RED is also there for backward compatibility and to resume the game exactly from where you left off. In the time that developers will make available the optimized version, you can upgrade automatically at no additional cost.
We are pleased to confirm that the Smart Delivery will also work with the games catalogue of the Xbox Game Pass that support it. Outside of Xbox Game Studios, will depend on the individual developers to choose whether to take advantage or not of this technology.
As in the case of current products backward compatible, you will not have to worry about losing your progress : thanks to our commitment to the compatibility between the generations, you will be guaranteed that when you buy a game for the Xbox One today, your library, recordings , activities and all the rest will move with you if you switch to the new generation with the Xbox Series X.
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