Call of Duty: World at War runs better on Xbox One via backward compatibility

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The most recent Call of Duty to be made available on backwards compatibility, World at War, seems to have benefited from the jump to Xbox One.

The Xbox 360 version of Call of Duty: World at War was released on Xbox One via backwards compatibility earlier this week.

The game was targeting 60 frames-per-second back in the day, but constantly missed that target in single-player when the action on screen was too intense. According to analysis by Digital Foundry, when running on Xbox One hardware, World at War appears to hit its 60fps target more often.

Multiplayer was not tested, but performance in Zombies mode is as good as it was on Xbox 360, with minimal drops.

Overall, frame-rate is certainly better, but in a lot of cases it’s unnoticeable, a far cry from the definite improvement Call of Duty 2 saw.

World at War joins Call of Duty 2, Call of Duty 3, and Black Ops as playable backwards compatible titles. You can buy them directly from Xbox One, or play them for free if you have the Xbox 360 disc, or own digital copies.

Posted: Sep 29, 2016 11:02 am
Related Forum: Call of Duty Forum

Source: http://www.vg247.com/2016/09/29/call-of-duty-world-at-war-runs-better-on-xbox-one-but-not-by-much/

Comments

XxKleShayxXPosted: Thu. Sep 29, 2016

Love playing World at War. The nostalgia factor is unreal. Only problem i have is, I'm able to play DLC maps on multiplayer, but can't do the zombies DLC..

SkatesPosted: Thu. Sep 29, 2016

I've been enjoying playing this recently on my Xbox One. The only problem I have is if you don't have the map packs the game will put you in a dlc match anyways then back you out and prompt you to buy the maps lol.

DanielPosted: Thu. Sep 29, 2016

I am yet to play it on Xbox One, Still looking for my disc lol I can't wait to try it and actually see how much better it runs.

IQPosted: Thu. Sep 29, 2016

I don't notice any difference really but one thing for sure is that it runs flawlessly :)

ODSTPosted: Thu. Sep 29, 2016

kinda a misleading title when the video points out that both games hold 60fps well but the Xbone drops frames less than the 360? The Xbone isn't blowing the game out of the water or anything and unfortunately can't even hold 60fps the entire time despite the huge upgrade in hardware.

9ntyPosted: Thu. Sep 29, 2016

I would imagine so as well for the Xbox One. Better graphics for that sort of console. I would be surprised if the rate goes up as well due to the better improvement graphics for that game.

HaloPosted: Thu. Sep 29, 2016

I can see it since a lot of the other titles have been said to run smoother on Xbox one. Although Reach took a hit.

LostPosted: Thu. Sep 29, 2016

The campaign in this game was so good. Probably one of my favorite campaigns I've ever played.

frystaPosted: Thu. Sep 29, 2016

Sawk Isn't this game still 20 pound if so I'm going to pass

You can get it for super cheap at gamestop usually. EDIT: seeing as your UK, I'd see how GAME's prices are.