Starfield, Forza Horizon 5, and all upcoming Xbox games

Tech giant Microsoft’s gaming division, Xbox, is arguably the biggest publisher of the video game industry. Since its formation 20 years ago, Xbox has evolved beyond the console marketplace to include Windows PC and streaming on mobile devices through cloud gaming.

While Xbox was considered a failure at the start of the last generation, the situation has shifted completely. Under the leadership of Phil Spencer, Xbox now has a more streamlined focus on developing brilliant video games. Currently, Xbox consists of over 20 first-party studios, and it won’t be far-fetched to call the publisher a Western RPG powerhouse.

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All upcoming Xbox games

Even though many games don’t even have a window of release, Xbox has an amazing lineup ready for the next few years. Here's a look at all the confirmed titles from Xbox.

Age of Empires IV (October 28, 2021) - World’s Edge/ Relic Entertainment
Forza Horizon 5 (November 9, 2021) - Playground Games
Halo Infinite (December 8, 2021) - 343 Industries
Grounded (TBA 2021) - Obsidian Entertainment
Crossfire X (TBA 2021) - Remedy Entertainment
Deathloop (Xbox TBA 2022) - Arkane
Ghostwire Tokyo (TBA 2022) - Tango Gameworks
Redfall (TBA 2022) - Arkane
Elder Scrolls VI (TBA) - Bethesda Studio
As Dusk Falls (TBA) - Interior Night
Avowed (TBA) - Obsidian Entertainment
Everwild (TBA) - Rare
Contraband (TBA) - Avalanche Studios
Fable (TBA) - Playground Games
Forza Motorsport (TBA) - Turn 10 Studios
Perfect Dark (TBA) - The Initiative/ Crystal Dynamics
Project Mara (TBA) - Ninja Theory
Hellblade II Senua’s Saga (TBA) - Ninja Theory
State of Decay 3 (TBA) - Undead Labs
Outer Worlds 2 (TBA) - Obsidian Entertainment

Other than these titles, Xbox has quite a few unannounced projects. Coalition's Gears 6, Project Dragon with Hitman developer IO Interactive, and Machine Games’ inevitable Wolfenstein III are some of the titles players are hoping for.

All of these games are expected to launch on both PC and Xbox consoles, and included in Game Pass.

Xbox first-party studios

Over the last few years, Xbox has grown substantially from 5 first-party studios to 23 first-party studios. The Xbox studios are as follows,

343 Industries (Halo)
Alpha Dog
Arkane (Dishonored, Deathloop)
Bethesda (Elder Scrolls, Fallout, Starfield)
Coalition (Gears)
Compulsion Games (We happy few)
Double Fine Production (Psychonauts)
Initiative (Perfect Dark)
Id Software (Doom)
InXile Entertainment (Wasteland)
Mojang Studios (Minecraft)
Machine Games (Wolfenstein)
Ninja Theory (Hellblade)
Obsidian Entertainment (Outer Worlds)
Playground Games (Forza Horizon, Fable)
Rare (EverWild)
Roundhouse Studios
Turn 10 Studios (Forza Motorsports)
Tango Gameworks (Evil Within)
Undead Labs (State of Decay)
World’s Edge (Age of Empires)
Zenimax Online Studios (Elder Scrolls Online)

About the author

Suryadeepto Sengupta is a Content Manager, Gaming, at Sportskeeda by profession, and a software engineer by education.
With a passion for video games from a young age, he prefers single-player titles with amazing stories and a rich world. From the business model of indie devs and AAA studios to the in-depth lore behind a game or the sheer brilliance of the gameplay design, Suryadeepto is always up for an extended discussion in and around the great video game industry.

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