Xbox officially unveiled its latest console, the Xbox One X, at its E3 2017 press conference, and while it answered a lot of our questions—specifically, when it was coming out and how much it was going to cost—one mystery lingered: How do I know what games to buy for it?

Fortunately, Xbox has revealed a line of helpful new packaging icons, which will clue you in as to whether the game you’re picking up will look and play better on the Xbox One X.

Here’s what those icons look like and what they mean:

A game has a 2160p frame buffer output. That includes Native 4K, Checkerboarding, and Dynamic Resolution.


The game supports HDR10 standard.


A developer has done special work to take advantage of Xbox One X’s 6 teraflops of power. Specific enhanced features will vary by game.

These icons will be clearly visible in the upper right corner of the game package if you’re buying a physical copy. Xbox didn’t mention anything about labeling for digital copies, but we can assume that the Xbox Store will make it known whether your games are Xbox One X ready.

For those thinking about investing in an Xbox One X and a new 4K TV, it’s important to note that while “dozens of titles will be enhanced to take advantage of the power of Xbox One X,” which means that games will load faster and perform better (like in sweet, sweet 60 frames per second), not all of these titles will necessarily have 4K resolution.

The Xbox One X will retail for $499 when it’s released on November 7th.

Posted: Jun 13, 2017 2:20 pm
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