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Halo: Reach Xbox One Frame Rate Issues Reported [UPDATE]

Microsoft is aware of the problems and is working on a fix.

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[UPDATE] A Microsoft representative issued a statement to Kotaku on the matter.

"We're aware some users are experiencing issues playing Halo: Reach via Xbox One backward compatibility. The Xbox engineering team is currently looking into the issues and are working to address them," the representative said.

The original story is below.

Halo: Reach was released on Xbox One through backwards compatibility earlier this month. But unfortunately, the 2010 Xbox 360 game is apparently running into some issues in the emulated version.

There are numerous reports online in forums and Reddit where players are complaining that Halo: Reach's frame rate on Xbox One is less than ideal.

"We need to talk about the Halo: Reach port to Xbox One," someone wrote in the Halo Waypoint forums. "It's unplayable! I'm getting 10-20 FPS whereas my 360 runs it at a smooth 25-30 FPS..."

Other people in that thread, as well as other threads online, report encountering similar problems.

It's probably a stretch to say Halo: Reach's Xbox One version is "unplayable," but it seems pretty clear than the Xbox 360 version is the best choice right now if you're looking for a smoother experience.

A new video, from YouTube channel VG Tech (above) offers a good comparison of the two versions (via Kotaku). This other video demonstrates how the frame rate/lag can negatively impact gameplay in some sections.

Emulation processes can be improved over time, so it's possible that performance of Halo: Reach (and other games with reported problems) may get better down the road.

Are you playing Halo: Reach on Xbox One? How are you finding the frame rate? Let us know in the comments below!

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Halo fans often blow things out of proportion, and I didn't believe the "unplayable" comments at first. That is until I installed it myself and tried to play and it's really not a stretch. When you can't even line up a shot because the enemy are jerking/jumping all over the place, in a FPS, then I'd call that unplayable. You have to be able to shoot things in a shooter. I heard there was a patch but that it really didn't fix much. I still have a 360 though so it's no big deal.

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My 360 got RROD three days before the waranty expired. Lucky me, still have working 360 to play Reach if I want.

As for XBONE, I prefer to have my XBONE with more new games than remastered all over the place but for this game, I will agree if they doing it.

I happily repurchased it since Reach is the one that make me want to play Halo. (Campaign only).

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I have no interest in playing last gen games on my new hardware. I'd much rather they spent the time in remastering it so the Halo collection is complete on X1. Reach is way better than O.D.S.T. and they did that one.

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Ponies sure are salty this holiday season lol. Even when this game gets its smooth framerate back I don't think I could go back to 30fps in Halo. Halo 5s' intensity is too friggin' good.

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Xbox none having frame rate issues? What else is new? Anywhere from 10 to 20fps is a joke..get the hell out of here with this subpar next gen pos.

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@onehitta323: maybe you should read the artical.

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@stewart24: maybe you should take off your fanboy goggles and.realize that mommy gave you the sub par console of this gen.

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@onehitta323: Its not next gen....its backwards compatible.....

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@kennypowers24: I was talking about the console , not the game. Also it doesnt seem very compatible at all with framerate like that. Horrid hardware. Stop denying the truth.

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There's an Xbox One version? Or is it theb360 version on Xbox One?

Maybe an Xbox One version would have been better.

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@kidonthablock: "Halo: Reach was released on Xbox One through backwards compatibility earlier this month."

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Sucks for the people that are playing 360 games on their XB1. I have too many new games to play to be worried about a game I already completed not working. This is why your backlog gets bigger.

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@orochipunisher:high five bud

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Whine, whinge, complain from behind computer screens, what this generation shall be remembered for.

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@stylest: because ptchforks and torches are outdated brah

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LoL I'm loving the sheens complaining about something that's free and Microsoft already said they were fixing.

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LoL I'm loving the sheens comparing about something that's free and Microsoft already said they were fixing.

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I remember reach running at lower fps than halo 3 on the 360. I found the transition a struggle. My two cents.

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@TheJamin: Yeah hence the over use of motion blur. It was still a graphical achievement for its time.

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Here I am HAPPY that I play Reach on my 360 console. Software emulation will never be as good as hardware. So happy as well to own an original 60GB PS3 console :D

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@PSYCHOV3N0M: say that to my PC running Wii games @ 1080p 60fps.

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@PSYCHOV3N0M: You're lucky you still have a working 360, lol.

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Meanwhile ps2 b.c. on ps4 is a bad joke but it's perfectly fine since its Sony.

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@ivanov70: you get what you pay for I guess

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@joshrmeyer: "you get what SONYmakes you pay for"

Fix'd for you.

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@dlCHIEF58: sony doesn't make you pay for anything....

Games are improved, rather than made worse..

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@dlCHIEF58: that was also referring to the huge backlog of nintendo games available for purchase. Never heard of any problems in the last decade that they've been selling them.

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Meanwhile ps2 b.c. on ps4 is a bad joke but it's perfectly fine since its Sony.

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@ivanov70: It better work fine since you pay for it. But that is your option. I still have all my Playstations so I am good.

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Smh the external usb 3.0 drives are proven faster than the internal sata drives more so if it's 7200rpm. And you don't have to reinstall the is what's not to like?.

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@ivanov70: what does this have to do with halo reach?

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Goog ol' Reach though... still has better graphics than Destiny, lol

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@xboxftw: Someone needs their eyes checked.

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PLEASE FIX THIS, it's geddang unplayable...

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@xboxftw: Yeah. Tried playing it myself when it was up for backwards compatability. Jesus christ, when i was playing fire fight with my friends i was scared to move out the buildings coz i feared the game would crash. But even then the frame rate was horrible. Fix it now or make a remake only for Xbox One. This is just a mess of lag. Shame on you microsoft. Shame on you.

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@xboxftw: I have to agree, I'm a big Halo fan and when I saw Reach was on BC I was all like "Awww yeah Firefight baby!!!".......Then I played it. Sigh.

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And why wasn't this in the MC collection...but ODST was?

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@louixiii: ODST wasn't originally included in the MCC, they added it as compensation for the collection being broken at launch

ODST was probably easier to port, and doesn't include competitive multiplayer, which would have been expected in a Reach port and would have complicated things

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@Spartan_418: I wish they had've brought over Firefight with ODST. Best mode in any Halo game IMO.

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@Spartan_418: That makes sense...it still sucks though

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Honestly not surprising. I remember Reach was a little shaky on 360.

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damn xbox is running it at one frame per second wow

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@matthewreck: And the PS4 is running it at a whopping ZERO frames per second.

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@gunnmetal: so you needed a PS4 to make your dick bigger... hahaha. My dick was already big so I'll stick with my Xbox and girls that really are gamers.

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@gunnmetal Don't quit your day job

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@gunnmetal: Don't delete your comment. Come back in about 10 years & have another little read :)

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"It's probably a stretch to say Halo: Reach's Xbox One version is "unplayable,""

No I think it's fair to say in these days 15 FPS is unplayable, people laugh at PC ports that drop below 30, but when your console games runs below 15, sometimes 10 FPS, it's okay.

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@mkeezay22: cinematic experience!

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