9) 2014

Notable Releases: Fable Anniversary, Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII, Strider, Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare, Thief, South Park: The Stick of Truth, Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes, Titanfall, Wolfenstein: The New Order, Watch Dogs, Dark Souls II, Murdered: Soul Suspect, Destiny, Forza Horizon 2, Alien: Isolation, Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel, The Evil Within, Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, Dragon Age: Inquisition.

While the Xbox One emerged onto the scene late in 2013, the Xbox 360 retained a strong library the following year despite its successor also on the market. Great games such as South Park: The Stick of Truth, Dark Souls II, and Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel proved the 360 maintained great life. Last-gen games like those were fun and exclusive at the time until 2015 came and re-released them on newer consoles.

As with any transitional periods between console generations, plenty of major games featured last and current gen versions, and 2014 was no exception. However, some major games required multiple discs to play on the Xbox 360. Wolftenstein: The New Order for example required four discs. That’s not exactly ideal, nor is it to play new games on an outdated system.