Xbox One: 8 Confirmed games

Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag

One of the big complaints about the Xbox One unveiling yesterday was the lack of games announcements. That’s true, the focus was almost completely on games and services, and in particular TV, but a few games were announced.
However, the Xbox One library of games is already much bigger than that, and we’ve compiled the list of confirmed games coming to Microsoft’s new console below.

Watch Dogs

We’ve known about Watch Dogs since June last year, and it looks very promising as an action/stealth game with a major emphasis on the use of technology. Ubisoft is certainly muscling in on Grand Theft Auto’s territory with this game, and it’s confirmed for release on the Xbox One.

Call of Duty: Ghosts

The reveal trailer got released today, and the game is confirmed for both current and next generation consoles including the Xbox One. The release date is listed as November 5, so we’ll have to wait and see if that’s going to be possible for the Xbox One and whether this ends up classed as a launch title.

EA Sports games

EA had four sports games to show off during the Xbox One reveal event, all of which can be seen in some form in the video above. Those games include Madden NFL 25, NBA Live 14, UFC, and FIFA 14. If you’re a sports fan, the Xbox One may already be looking like the next-gen console to have.

Forza Motorsport 5

If there’s one genre of game you can always guarantee you’ll see in some form at a console launch event, it’s a racing game. And Microsoft didn’t disappoint by rolling out the next game in the highly popular Forza series. Developer Turn 10 Studios is preparing Forza Motorsport 5 for release on Xbox One, and it’s pretty much a guaranteed success based on sales of previous titles in the series.

Quantum Break

I think this is the game we know least about on Xbox One so far, and the trailer above does little to tell us what the game actually is. The gameplay revolves around the use of time to “survive the present…and save the future.” It sounds different at least, and that’s no bad thing.

Destiny

No Xbox would be complete without a Bungie game, but this generation of hardware looks to be getting a Halo TV series rather than a new game first. However, Bungie is hard at work on its new IP, the online shared-world shooter called Destiny. This ambitious game project will be heading to the Xbox One, and could even be around when we start talking about the console after the Xbox One due to a promised 10-year lifecycle.

Battlefield 4

FPS fans were always going to be well catered for on next-gen platforms. The big name games are worth too much money for Microsoft not to have on their new machine, and Battlefield 4 is set to join CoD on Xbox One. The gameplay will be what you expect and are used to, only with extra shiny visuals courtesy of that 8-core AMD processor.

Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag

Although it only has confirmed release dates for current-gen platforms and the Wii U, Black Flag is in development for the PS4 and Xbox One. Prepare to do a lot of fighting aboard next-gen-looking ships.
So that’s 11 titles confirmed before Microsoft has even done its E3 Xbox One games reveal. True, none of them are true exclusives (with the exception of FIFA 14, maybe), but apparently there’s 15 of those still to be announced. Hopefully, we don’t see overlap with Microsoft focusing on any of the titles mentioned above next month.