However, this isn’t true when it comes to PCs. That’s because of the many PC models available on the market, each with different specifications and price points. Because of that, it isn’t easy to know if a game will work smoothly with your current gaming computer.
To solve this issue, Xbox introduced the Game Performance Fit indicator. Here’s how to use it.
What Is the Game Performance Fit Indicator?
Xbox’s Game Performance Fit Indicator is a feature on the Xbox app that checks the specifications of your current gaming PC. It then compares that data with the millions of other devices with similar performance and looks at how the game you’re looking at generally performs.
This feature means you no longer have to dig through a game’s detail page to see if it hits the minimum requirements a game developer suggests to run the title smoothly. Furthermore, the Game Performance Fit Indicator delivered by Xbox comes from real-world data.
So, if the Game Performance Fit Indicator says Should play great on this PC, you can be confident the game will work well with your device because thousands of other players have already installed and run the title on similar systems with no problems.
How to Use the Game Performance Fit Indicator
Checking how a game will play on your system is simple on the Xbox app. All you need to do is open the app and click any game in the Game Pass library. In the game preview, under the Install button, you will see an indicator saying how the game plays on a PC with similar specifications as yours.
You can also see the Game Performance Fit Indicator on a game’s main page. You will find the information under the star rating and beside the number of your Xbox friends playing the title.
Since this indicator is based on real-world data, if a game is recently added, is in pre-release/pre-order (although you shouldn’t really pre-order video games), or Xbox doesn’t have enough player data yet to compare how it would run on your system, you’ll see Performance check not available yet.
If that is the case, or if your system doesn’t get the Should play great on this PC result, that’s when you should check the title’s system requirements.
Click on the Full Details icon beside the Install button to head to the game’s main page, then click on the More tab to see its minimum and recommended requirements. You can also check third-party websites that’ll help you find PC games your computer can handle.
One more thing: even if a title has Should play great on this PC on your Xbox app, it doesn’t mean it will run at maximum image quality.
For example, Forza Horizon 5 gets the Should play great on this PC indicator on a laptop powered by an Intel i7-10870H processor, a mobile NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, and 16GB of RAM. However, it also gets the same rating on another laptop with an Intel i5-9300H processor, an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650, and 8GB of RAM.
Naturally, the high-spec PC can run Forza Horizon 5 at high quality while still getting high FPS. You can also run the game on the low-spec PC smoothly, but you’ll have to choose medium or low image quality to avoid frame drops and stuttering.
Are You Ready to Game?
The Xbox app’s Game Performance Fit Indicator will let you know if a title you’re eyeing will work on your PC at a glance. You can ensure the new title you’re saving up on will work with your device.
With the Game Performance Fit Indicator, you can avoid the frustration of anticipating, downloading, and installing a new game, only to find it’s unplayable on your PC.
