Xbox One Games: Microsoft Details 50 Games for Launch

Ahead of what should be a busy week of announcements at the GamesCom trade show, Microsoft has published a list of the games that it expects to arrive on its next-generation Xbox One console.

According to the list, which is now on the company’s Xbox Wire news blog, those who purchase the Xbox One this fall can expect a large assortment of titles to be available on the console including a huge line-up of sequels from well-selling past franchises. This includes new editions of Dragon Age, Assassin’s Creed, Forza, Halo and Final Fantasy.

These titles will also be bolstered by a line-up of fresh games getting their start on the Xbox One including exclusive titles like Titanfall and Ryse. Of the list, Microsoft says that 38% of the titles will be exclusive to the Xbox One, meaning users who purchase Sony’s PlayStation 4 won’t have the option to get in on any of these game experiences.

Microsoft is also highlighting its commitment to fostering new games, saying that 37% of all the games coming to the Xbox One will be what the company refers to as “new IP” or new intellectual property. These are titles that are completely new gaming experiences, something hardcore gamers look to for fresh takes on gaming genres.

What will likely garner more attention from gamers, is the 44% of its list of titles that will have exclusive content for Xbox One. Instead of just competing with Sony on exclusive titles, Microsoft is stepping up its practice of locking in exclusive content on games it can’t get exclusives on. This allows Microsoft to promote experiences on its platform, rather than sharing experiences with the PlayStation 4. According to Microsoft FIFA 14, Call of Duty: Ghosts and Battlefield 4 will all have content that users can only get if they are playing the game on the Xbox One.

The list includes:

• Assassin’s Creed IV Black Flag (Ubisoft, Ubisoft)
• Battlefield 4 (DICE, Electronic Arts)
• Below (Capy Games, Microsoft Studios)
• Call of Duty: Ghosts (Infinity Ward, Activision)
• Crimson Dragon (Grounding/Land Ho!, Microsoft Studios)
• D4 (Access Games, Microsoft Studios)
• Dead Rising 3 (Capcom Vancouver, Microsoft Studios)
• Destiny (Bungie, Activision)
• Disney Fantasia: Music Evolved (Harmonix, Disney Interactive)
• 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)
• Forza Motorsport 5 (Turn 10 Studios, Microsoft Studios)
• Halo Xbox One (343 Industries, Microsoft Studios)
• Just Dance 2014 (Ubisoft Paris, Ubisoft)
• Killer Instinct (Double Helix, Microsoft Studios)
• Kinect Sports Rivals (Rare, Microsoft Studios)
• Kingdom Hearts III (Square Enix 1st Production Department, Square Enix)
• LEGO Marvel Super Heroes (TT Games, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment)
• LocoCycle (Twisted Pixel, Microsoft Studios)
• 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)
• Minecraft: Xbox One Edition (Mojang Studios, Microsoft Studios)
• 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)
• 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)
• Skylanders: Swap Force (Vicarious Visions, Activision)
• Star Wars Battlefront (DICE, Electronic Arts)
• Sunset Overdrive (Insomniac Games, Microsoft Studios)
• 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)
• Titanfall (Respawn Entertainment, Electronic Arts)*
• Tom Clancy’s The Division (Massive Entertainment, Ubisoft)
• Watch Dogs (Ubisoft Montreal, Ubisoft)
• Wolfenstein: The New Order (MachineGames, Bethesda Softworks)
• Zoo Tycoon (Frontier Developments Ltd., Microsoft Studios)
• Zumba Fitness: World Party (Zoë Mode, Majesco)

Microsoft will launch the Xbox One sometime this November. Users can pre-order the Xbox One at their local retailer for $499.99. Users should note that not all of these titles will be available on the Xbox One when it launches.