Microsoft announces Xbox One’s games line-up -- 38 percent of the titles will be exclusive
The Xbox One has had a lot of press since it was first announced back in May, with most of the coverage concerning the ever changing details of the console -- the removal of the DRM features, the backtracking on needing Kinect to use the device, the dropping of eight of the planned launch countries…
While the Xbox One might be a very different animal from what was originally revealed, one thing at least remains the same -- the console will play games. And today Microsoft revealed the list of titles available for the console.
In a new blog post, the Xbox Wire Staff introduces the list, saying, "At Xbox, we’re all about delivering gamers the best games. And one of the most-asked questions we get from gamers is 'what games are coming to Xbox One?' The list of global developers working on Xbox One titles is diverse, and includes renowned studios 343 Industries, Access Games, Bungie, Capy Games, Crytek, DICE, EA Sports, Infinity Ward, Insomniac Games, Kojima Productions, PopCap Games, Respawn Entertainment, Turn 10 Studios, Ubisoft Montreal and many more".
Microsoft also reveals some interesting details: 38 percent of titles are exclusive to Xbox One, 37 percent of titles are brand-new IP, 44 percent of titles will include either timed or exclusive content to Xbox One and Microsoft exclusive titles received 272 award nominations and 111 wins at E3 2013.
So what about the games themselves? Well this is the list of exclusives which will appear on the Xbox One before any other console:
- Below (Capy Games, Microsoft Studios)
- Crimson Dragon (Grounding/Land Ho!, Microsoft Studios)
- D4 (Access Games, Microsoft Studios)
- Dead Rising 3 (Capcom Vancouver, Microsoft Studios)
- Disney Fantasia: Music Evolved (Harmonix, Disney Interactive)
- Forza Motorsport 5 (Turn 10 Studios, Microsoft Studios)
- Halo Xbox One (343 Industries, Microsoft Studios)
- Killer Instinct (Double Helix, Microsoft Studios)
- Kinect Sports Rivals (Rare, Microsoft Studios)
- LocoCycle (Twisted Pixel, Microsoft Studios)
- Minecraft: Xbox One Edition (Mojang Studios, Microsoft Studios)
- Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare (PopCap Games, Electronic Arts)
- Powerstar Golf (Zoe Mode, Microsoft Studios)
- Project Spark (Microsoft Studios)
- Quantum Break (Remedy, Microsoft Studios)
- Ryse: Son of Rome (Crytek, Microsoft Studios)
- Sunset Overdrive (Insomniac Games, Microsoft Studios)
- Titanfall (Respawn Entertainment, Electronic Arts)*
- Zoo Tycoon (Frontier Developments Ltd., Microsoft Studios)
And here are the rest of the games that will be available for the console but not exclusively.
- Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag (Ubisoft, Ubisoft)
- Battlefield 4 (DICE, Electronic Arts)
- Call of Duty: Ghosts (Infinity Ward, Activision)
- Destiny (Bungie, Activision)
- Dragon Age: Inquisition (BioWare, Electronic Arts)
- Dying Light (Techland, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment)
- EA SPORTS UFC (EA SPORTS, Electronic Arts)
- FIFA 14 (EA SPORTS, Electronic Arts)
- Final Fantasy XV (Square Enix, Square Enix)
- Just Dance 2014 (Ubisoft Paris, Ubisoft)
- Kingdom Hearts III (Square Enix 1st Production Department, Square Enix)
- LEGO Marvel Super Heroes (TT Games, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment)
- Mad Max (Avalanche Studios, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment)
- Madden NFL 25 (EA SPORTS, Electronic Arts)
- Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain (Kojima Productions, Konami)
- Mirror's Edge 2 (DICE, Electronic Arts)
- NBA 2K14 (Visual Concepts, 2K Sports)
- NBA LIVE 14 (EA SPORTS, Electronic Arts)
- Need for Speed: Rivals (Ghost Games, Electronic Arts)
- Skylanders: Swap Force (Vicarious Visions, Activision)
- Star Wars Battlefront (DICE, Electronic Arts)
- The Crew (Ivory Towers, Ubisoft)
- The Elder Scrolls Online (ZeniMax Online Studios, Bethesda Softworks)
- The Evil Within (Tango Gameworks, Bethesda Softworks)
- The LEGO Movie Videogame (TT Games, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment)
- The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (CD Projekt RED, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment – North America)
- Thief (Eidos Montreal, Square Enix)
- Tom Clancy's The Division (Massive Entertainment, Ubisoft)
- Watch Dogs (Ubisoft Montreal, Ubisoft)
- Wolfenstein: The New Order (MachineGames, Bethesda Softworks)
- Zumba Fitness: World Party (Zoë Mode, Majesco)
Battlefield 4, Call of Duty: Ghosts, and FIFA 14 will have exclusive or timed exclusive content.
What games are you most excited for?