Microsoft has clarified Smart Delivery technology for the Xbox Series X

The Xbox team gave some more details about their Smart Delivery system and how it will work in tandem with the Xbox Series X.

One of the things Microsoft brags about for its Xbox Series X is Smart Delivery technology. It allows the player to get a free upgrade on the Xbox Series X console for a game purchased on the Xbox One console. It's not something revolutionary - that's how it already works with Xbox One S and One X consoles, but the Series X is still a generational leap, so it's different enough to be used as a novelty in marketing, especially since we still don't know how Sony will solve it. thing on the PlayStation 5 console.

Basically, Microsoft has now further clarified some things about how Smart Delivery works in different scenarios. First, they said Smart Delivery will apply to both games purchased in physical form and those purchased digitally. Moreover, games offered on the Xbox Game Pass subscription service will also be able to support Smart Delivery which means that the user does not have to have games in their possession to take advantage of that Smart Delivery.



Admittedly, the decision on whether Smart Delivery will be supported is ultimately up to the developers, and Microsoft admits that not all developers will immediately optimize their games upon the arrival of the Xbox Series X console. For example, Cyberpunk 2077 will be a game that supports Smart Delivery, but will be played as an XBO game on the XSX console upon release with no additional next-gen enhancements, until CD Project RED subsequently releases an update - perhaps in 2021.

The list of games that support Smart Delivery is pretty short for now. It’s true that it will expand over time, but we’ve already learned, for example, that GTA 5 is coming in an improved release for the Xbox Series X, and nowhere has it been mentioned that the game will support Smart Delivery. We are also expecting a number of remasters to be sold as separate games, e.g. Observer: System Redux, and with such games you will definitely not get the next-gen version if you own the version for old consoles.