The holiday season may seem far off, but it’s approaching quickly for businesses. With new iterations of the Xbox console traditionally releasing in November, Microsoft has confirmed games for the Xbox Series X at a rapid pace. However, many more are rumored for its release. To help sort through all the new information, here’s what we know so far.

Confirmed Games

The following are all the games confirmed for the Xbox Series X. Titles in bold will use Smart Delivery, which allows users who purchased the game on the Xbox One to play it on the Xbox Series X for no additional cost. Based on the release dates of previous Xbox consoles, the Xbox Series X launch date is presumed to be around November 2020. However, an official release date has yet to be announced.

  • Assassin’s Creed Valhalla - Holiday 2020 Battlefield VI - 2021 Bright Memory Infinite - TBA Call of the Sea - TBA Chorus - 2021 Cyberpunk 2077 - TBA Cygni: All Guns Blazing - TBA Destiny 2 - TBA DiRT 5 - October 2020 Dying Light 2 - TBA Fortnite - Launch Gears 5 - Launch Gods and Monsters - Holiday 2020 Gothic Remake - TBA Halo Infinite - Launch Madden NFL 21 - TBA, 2020 MicroMan - 2021 Moonray - 2021 Nth^0 Infinity Reborn - 2021 Observer (System Redux) - Holiday 2020 Outriders - Holiday 2020 Psyhotel - TBA Rainbow Six Quarantine - 2020-2021 Rainbow Six Siege - Launch Scarlet Nexus - TBA Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2 - December 2020 Scorn - Launch Soulborn - 2021 The Ascent - Launch The Lord of the Rings: Gollum - 2021 The Medium - Holiday 2020 The Sims 5 - TBA The Second Extinction - TBA Ultimate Fishing Simulator 2 - TBA 2020 Vampire the Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 - TBA 2020 Warframe - TBA Watch Dogs Legion - 2020-2021 WRC 9 - TBA 2020 Yakuza: Like a Dragon - Launch

Rumored Xbox Series X Games

With all the complications that can arise during a game’s development cycle, it can be hard to say with certainty when some games might release. However, we can speculate on what games may come to the Xbox Series X based on the information publishers have given us so far. For example:

  • We only know that Starfield and The Elder Scrolls VI are in development because of vague teaser trailers Bethesda put out over the past year. However, based on an interview with Bethesda’s marketing director and ZeniMax Online Studios game director, hopeful fans theorize these games may release for the Xbox Series X sometime in late 2020 or 2021 at the earliest. Otherwise, it may not be until 2024 that the official release dates for these games are announced. A trailer for Elden Ring was shown at E3 2019 for the Xbox One without a release date. Since there hasn’t been any new information on the official release date, and the Xbox Series X is coming this year, there’s a chance it may release for the next-gen console instead. If not, it will likely be eligible for Smart Delivery. It’s unknown when exactly Elden Ring will be released, but we can only hope it’s sooner rather than later. FIFA 21 and NHL 21 haven’t been confirmed for the Xbox One X like Madden NFL 21, but it’s very likely they will both make their way onto the console as well.

Other rumored games include those that were originally shown at E3 2019 to be released on the Xbox One in 2020. Once the Xbox Series X releases, these games may be eligible for Smart Delivery:

  • Crossfire X - TBD 2020 Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga - October 20, 2020 Minecraft Dungeons Microsoft Flight Simulator - TBD Ori and the Will of the Wisps Phantasy Star Online 2 (Western Release) PsychoNauts 2 - TBD Tales of Arise - TBD 2020 Wasteland 3 - TBD

As the supposed holiday 2020 release date approaches for the Xbox Series X, we’ll know more about what games we can expect to play on the next-gen console.