Microsoft has just released the official list of Xbox Series X optimized titles at launch. It turns out that there's going to be exactly 30 of them on November 10th, which is when Microsoft's high-end next-generation console will be made available globally (provided you've reserved a unit, of course).
Predictably, the list of Xbox Series X optimized titles includes several of the first-party games released recently by Microsoft Studios, with a few exceptions: Bleeding Edge, Crackdown 3, State of Decay 2, Minecraft and Minecraft Dungeons, Tell Me Why, and perhaps most puzzlingly, Halo: The Master Chief Collection. Of course, these could be added in the next few months.
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 EvergateThe 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 2K21Observer: System ReduxOri 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)Microsoft also reckons that Cyberpunk 2077 will 'look and play best' on its next-generation consoles compared to the competition, even though we already know CD PROJEKT RED won't deliver a fully optimized next-generation version of its massively anticipating open world game until next year.
It should be noted that this list of Xbox Series X optimized titles is also valid for the Xbox Series S, though of course, the optimizations may not be as extensive or game-changing on the cheaper and less powerful console.
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