Starfield will be 30 fps on Xbox Series X and S.

[SvennoJ]

Pemalite said:

Frame times jumping all over the shop with an inconsistent 60fps results in a poor experience, 30fps is the better option.
And the reason why they don't do 40fps, is that the majority of TV's on the market are still 60hz.

Once console gamers finally catch up to the amazing-value that variable refresh rates brings to the table, then this issue will be behind us I think, maybe next gen?
Current consoles can leverage it, but the displays haven't caught up en-masse' sadly.

Err, those 2 statements contradict each other. VRR doesn't solve frame times jumping all over the shop.

It will be a long time before 40fps becomes a standard option. HDMI 2.1 120hz tvs are still niche. The top selling 4K HDR tvs 2023 models, 60hz panels. Plus I'm still waiting for HDR to become standard (at least all new tvs have that now)

Anyway not offering 40fps because the majority is still 60hz doesn't really hold any ground when VRR is offered. Or are 120hz modes more rare again compared to VRR? And why no 50fps option for PAL territories! HDMI 2.0 supports 4K at 50hz as well.