Avowed Performance Modes Tested, Including 40FPS Option On Xbox Series S

Avowed launches in early access later today, and while developer Obsidian has detailed how Xbox Series X should perform, it hasn't really showcased that in gameplay - or given us proper details on the Xbox Series S version. Well, we've now got a bunch of early gameplay rolling in from both machines, including some quick frame rate tests.

Courtesy of YouTube channel The Xbox Tester, we can now take a look at how Avowed is performing on Xbox Series X and Series S. One interesting nugget of info we can gleam from these tests is that Xbox Series S also contains that coveted 40FPS mode, for folks who have a 120Hz TV at their disposal.

We'll throw both the Series X and Series S performance tests down below:

All in all, Avowed is looking very solid across all of its gameplay modes, and we're especially pleased to see that 40FPS gameplay also extends to Xbox Series S. As for 60FPS, that mode is exclusive to Xbox Series X at launch, and it seems to be running rather well on Microsoft's more powerful machine.

It's all shaping up pretty well so far, then, and it does feel like Obsidian has made great use of the extra development time that last year's delay afforded them. And that doesn't just feed into frame rates either - the whole experience has been very enjoyable for us so far, which you can read all about in our Pure Xbox review down below.

Thoughts on these performance clips, Avowed aficionados? Tell us if you're excited to go hands on down in the comments.