9: Xbox One (Microsoft) – Nov. 22, 2013
Best Console Launch Lineups
I don’t think I’m going out on a limb by saying the Xbox One will be remembered as the distant third in this current console generation, assuming we’re forgetting the Wii U ever existed.
It wasn’t a poor launch day lineup though that got the third Xbox console off on the wrong foot. In fact, despite likely being way behind on the PlayStation 4 in sales, and losing the mind share on exclusive games in the long term, the Xbox One had the better launch day lineup, with solid exclusives in Killer Instinct, Peggle 2, Forza Motorsport 5, and Dead Rising 3.
The problem was the botched reveal, one of the worst in gaming history, the higher price point thanks to a Kinect no one wanted, and a deficit in exclusives after launch as compared to the PS4 that persisted throughout the entire generation.
- Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag
- Battlefield 4
- Call of Duty: Ghosts
- Crimson Dragon
- Dead Rising 3
- FIFA 14
- Fighter Within
- Forza Motorsport 5
- Just Dance 2014
- Killer Instinct
- Lego Marvel Super Heroes
- LocoCycle
- Madden NFL 25
- NBA 2K14
- NBA Live 14
- Need for Speed: Rivals
- Peggle 2
- Powerstar Golf
- Ryse: Son of Rome
- Skylanders: Swap Force
- Watch Dogs
- Zoo Tycoon
- Zumba Fitness: World Party
