Over the years, the Xbox has expanded its list of owned intellectual properties and has opened or acquiredꦛ quality studios to utilize its growing list of franchises. The Xbox One's dominance in the Xbox ecosystem is coming to a close. Fans are awaiting the advent of the Xbox Series X on the horizon, and there have already been plenty of fantastic and interesting games announced for this year.
While not all of these titles have announced release dates, we have listed the dates or time of year that each game is expected to come out if the information is available. Regard𓃲less of w🌠hen these are available, we have high hopes for all of them and think that this year could be the brightest for Microsoft's gaming ecosystem in a long time.
10 𒊎 Ori and the Will of the Wisps (March 11) 🤪
When 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Ori and the Blind Forest was released in 2015, Xbox fans were fond of the emotional story and strong platforming that the game brought to the console, and many of excited for the upcoming sequel.
The Metroidvania was universally praised upon its arrival, with the title serving as one of the best examples of video games as an art form. The beautiful world, heartfelt story, and terrific gameplay raises the bar for the franchise's sophomore effort. Until proved wrong, Will of the Wisps can safely be considered a must-play.
9 🌸Bleeding Edge (March 24)
After the success of their single-player darling 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice, Ninja's Theory's next title will be Bleeding Edge. The multipl༒ayer brawler is different from most o♕f the relatively recently acquired Microsoft studio's previous work, but seems to be an interesting concept.
Bleeding Edge could be compared to games such as 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Overwatch but distinguishes itself by featuring a heavy emphasis on melee and short-ranged weapons. With several betas starting next month and a launch ܫon Game Pass, players should be able to gauge whether or not they are interested without paying full price.
8 Minecraft Dungeons (April) 🌸
Minecraft Dungeons will vary from the normal 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Minecraft formula by moving away from traditional Minecraft sandbox mechanics that allow players to build and destroy the world around them. Instead, the game will be a dungeon crawler. Up to four players can explore the🥂 randomly generated world.
After almost a decade of dominance, Minecraft is still one of the most popular games in the world. It is good to see that the brand is still expanding and trying out genres with a Minecraft twist.
7 Gears Tactics (April 28) 🌠
Halo Wars brought real-time strategy games into the Halo universe and onto consoles, where the genre has often struggled due to the imprecise controls when compared to a mouse and keyboard. Halo's sibling pillar franchise, 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Gears of War, will soon be getting a similar treatment.
While Gears Tactics will only launch on PC, the title will eventually come to the Xbox platform as well. It seems safe to expect the strategy game to be used as a way to show off the poꦡwer of the Xbox Series X later this year when the console launches.
6 Grounded (🧔Spring)
Obsidian is known for developing great RPGs, including 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Knights of the Old Republic 2, Fallout: New Vegas, and its most recent homegrown IP 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:The Outer Worlds. Their upcoming survival game has frequently been described as the video game version of Honey, I Shrunk the Kids.
With the studio's pedigree for creating immersive worlds for gamers to explore, expect Grounded to continue their trend oಌf beautiful and interesting settings. Exploring a new genre may come with some hiccups, but Obsidian has a strong video game track record.
5 🍌 Microsoft Flight Simulator (Unknown🧜)
Microsoft Flight Simulator is back, and it has never looked so good. Using data from Microsoft's Bing Maps to recreate the entire globe, the realism of the game should be among the best in video gamesꦬ. It will be detailed enough to locate everything from world-famous sites to your own house.
Flight Simulator, like Gears Tactics, will release on PCs before eventually joining the Xbox consoles. While it should be available on the Xbox One consoles as well, it is likely to serve as🐈 one of the games highlighting the power of thꦉe new Xbox console.
4 ܫBattletoads (Unknown)
While Microsoft claimed that the new 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Battletoads was set for release sometime last year, the reboot of the classic Rare title never came. Ha🍬rdcore fans are likely disa🐭ppointed by the apparent delay.
While we have no idea when the game will come out this year, gamers should not worry too much about the delay. We have seen repeatedly seen titles benefit from the additional developmental time, and we have no reason to doubt that Battletoads will see the same quality boost.
3 Psychonauts 2 (Unknown)🧸
The sequel to legendary game director Tim Schafer's 2005 cult classic platformer, Psychonauts 2 will release sometime this year. With plans to come out on 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:PlayStation, Mac, and Linux in addition to theꦍ expected Xbox One and PC releases, fans of the original don't need to worry about what system they need to play it.
While the game has been delayed multiple times, the team behind the project should reassure fans that Psychonauts will be a quality addition to any gaming collection. Double Fine, the studio behind the game, has a strong pedigree filled with q🐈uality smaller scale gam⛄es.
2 🦹 Wasteland 3 (Unknown)
Another reboot whose studio was acquired by Microsoft, Wasteland 3 should be on the radar of anyone who enjoys games resembling the Fallout franchise. Featuring the rarely explored region of Colorado, Wasteland 3 will attempt to bring its own take on to the popular post-apocalyptic 𒆙genre.
With an already crowded yet always popular game topic such as apocalyptic survival, it will be interesting to see how Wasteland plans to stand out from the crowd. With such stellar titles as Fallout, Metro, 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:The Last of Us, 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Death Stranding, and Gears of War serving as competition, Wasteland 3 will h𒊎ave to find its own niche in 𒆙order to be successful.
1 Halo Infinite (Holidays 2020) 🐽
The first Halo game to launch with a new console since the original Xbox and Halo: Combat Evolved, Xbox is counting on Halo Infinite to sell 🐓the Xbox Series X. 343 will be looking to leave fans with t🀅he best rendition of the franchise since Bungie left.
The latest edition of Master Chief's heroic saga still has plenty of questions and rumors swirling around it. With rumors that Infinite will be host to a more open world or include RPG elements, there is definitely potential for 343 to release their best version of Halo yet.