Microsoft announces launch-day games for Xbox Series X and Series S

Earlier this week, Microsoft updated us on how backwards compatibility works with previous gen games on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S. Now today, the team has revealed the full launch-day line-up of games. 

This list does not include backwards compatible titles, so every game on the list is running natively on Xbox Series X or Xbox Series S with all the upgrades in place to take advantage of next-gen hardware. Games with ‘Smart Delivery' noted next to them are cross-gen games with additional graphical/performance upgrades available to the Xbox Series X/S version.

Here is the full list:

• Assassins Creed Valhalla (Smart Delivery)
• Borderlands 3 (Smart Delivery)
• Bright Memory 1.0 (Smart Delivery)
• 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)

In all, that's 31 games available on day one, in addition to backwards compatible titles. Shortly after the release of the Xbox Series X and Series S, Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, Cyberpunk 2077 and other big holiday titles will also be releasing as cross-gen games.

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KitGuru Says: Are any of you planning on picking up an Xbox Series X or Series S near launch? What do you think of the day-one line-up of games? 

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