Is it finally time for fanboys to retire the “Xbox has no games” mantra? In a blog post today, Microsoft confirmed that the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S would be launching on November 10 with 30 games, such as Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, Borderlands 3, Devil May Cry 5: Special Edition, Gears 5, and Watch Dogs: Legion. Many of these titles support Smart Delivery, which means that users can step up to the definitive, next-gen versions with the push of a button.
Microsoft also reminded prospective Xbox Series X|S owners that plenty of blockbusters are around the corner. These include Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War (November 13), Destiny 2: Beyond Light (November 10), The Medium (December 10), and Cyberpunk 2077 (November 19).
Amusingly, Microsoft claims that Cyberpunk 2077 will “look and play best” on its next-gen consoles, but time will tell whether the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S versions can measure up to the PC experience.
Day One Xbox Series X|S Optimized Titles
- Assassin’s Creed Valhalla (Smart Delivery)
- Borderlands 3 (Smart Delivery)
- Bright Memory 1.0
- Cuisine Royale (Smart Delivery)
- Dead by Daylight (Xbox Game Pass + Smart Delivery)
- Devil May Cry 5: Special Edition
- DIRT 5 (Smart Delivery)
- Enlisted
- Evergate
- The Falconeer (Smart Delivery)
- Fortnite
- Forza Horizon 4 (Xbox Game Pass + Smart Delivery)
- Gears 5 (Xbox Game Pass + Smart Delivery)
- Gears Tactics (Xbox Game Pass + Smart Delivery)
- Grounded (Xbox Game Pass + Smart Delivery)
- King Oddball (Smart Delivery)
- Maneater (Smart Delivery)
- Manifold Garden (Smart Delivery)
- NBA 2K21
- Observer: System Redux
- Ori and the Will of the Wisps (Xbox Game Pass + Smart Delivery)
- Planet Coaster (Smart Delivery)
- Sea of Thieves (Xbox Game Pass + Smart Delivery)
- Tetris Effect: Connected (Xbox Game Pass + Smart Delivery)
- The Touryst (Xbox Game Pass + Smart Delivery)
- War Thunder (Smart Delivery)
- Warhammer: Chaosbane Slayer Edition
- Watch Dogs: Legion (Smart Delivery)
- WRC 9 FIA World Rally Championship (Smart Delivery)
- Yakuza: Like a Dragon (Smart Delivery)
- Yes, Your Grace (Smart Delivery)
This seems like a pretty strong lineup, but Xbox fans who are still on the fence may want to consider Microsoft’s ace cards: four generations of backward compatibility, and Xbox Game Pass. For a relatively low monthly fee, Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S owners can enjoy thousands of enhanced titles via Microsoft’s game subscription service.
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And most of them are updates to last gen titles.
I’m surprised they aren’t counting all the backwards compatible title… “Thousands”