Xbox One Teases 20 Exclusive Games but do Gamers Care?

GamersBliss writes: "Today a trailer was released revealing 20 exclusive games that are being brought to the Xbox One. Of course, this is great news for anyone who is purchasing Xbox One and should be celebrated. The lineup of games exclusive to the Xbox One is very strong. This grand lineup of games will suit the taste of pretty much any and all gamers to some degree because of how diverse it is. While the PS4 has been pretty silent for the past couple of months Xbox One is becoming more and more the center of attention for both good and bad reasons. After hearing the good news, today gamers are still complaining and some for good reason."

[TheSuperior]

I care a lot because i like what i see. I dont mind the whole Xbox One and PC exclusive because thats microsoft exclusive. The thing that bothers me most is the Kinect still. How much focuse they put on it and how many of the exclusive games will honor that aspect of the Xbox One. No matter what i dont want to jump around my small bedroom like a fool just to relax and play a game. FYI microsoft thats not relaxing.

[majiebeast]

Microsoft exclusive really? Microsoft gets nothing from the PC version of the game and if i pay dont them for my windows license they get nothing of that. Its not exclusive its simple as that.

PS4+Vita are games you pay Sony so yeah its exclusive with Titanfall you pay EA not Microsoft.
If it was say Fable 4 for Xbone and PC it would be Microsoft exclusive.

@Voodoo
Funny how i have a pc running linux get educated troll.

[JBSleek]

Are games that are on PS4 and Vita no exclusives? Just wondering on your logic.

[voodoogts]

PC is Microsoft. Windows.

[dark-hollow]

%99 percent of PC gaming is done on windows platforms, windows, is their product, and the majority of gamers have windows to play PC games. (Unless you're the very small minority who prefer gaming on Mac or Linux.

"If I don't pay them for the windows licence"

If you don't then that's piracy and it is shameful.

[aquamala]

^^

MS gets paid (licensing fees) for every Xbox game, they don't get paid for PC games. PC is an open platform, I make a game, put it on my website, people download it and play, MS doesn't/can't get a cut.

[dark-hollow]

@aqauamala

I agree and I didn't say they get a direct cut from games sold.
PC is an open platform, but ask any PC gamer which their OS of choice when they want to game? 99,999999% will say windows without any doubt. Which have the overwhelming majority of support of games compared to Linux and Mac. So if you want to play almost every PC game out there, you gonna get windows.

[FanboyCrusher]

Microsoft hasn't given core gamers the attention they need for 3 years now, possibly 4. Why on Earth would we bash them FOR ANY REASON for doing something they've lacked. This is good news, in fact it's great news. If you want to be a demanding little diva go somewhere else.

[JokesOnYou]

"Xbox One Teases 20 Exclusive Games but do Gamers Care?"

-If gamers didnt care X1 wouldn't have higher overall exclusive game preorders than the ps4 according to analyst data: 

Top 3 launch exclusives:  

KZ: SF 30.3  
Knack 7.7  
Driveclub 3.0  
Total: 41.0  

Forza5 18.8  
DR3. 15.0  
Ryse 13.2  
Total: 47.0  

http://www.videogamer.com/p...

[dcj0524]

Exactly. If I make a game, get through steam green light and people buy it does microsoft get a cut? (Hint: they don't). If I buy battlefield 3 on Orgin does microsoft get ANY money? I'll answer for you:No. If I buy Titanfall on Orgin does Microsoft get money? You get the point. If I buy Dragon's crown on the VITA does Sony Computer Entertainment get money? Yup. So what would we call Dragon's Crown, a VITA exclusive? A PS3 exclusive? No, a playstation exclusive. Only money microsoft get from PC games are from Windows Live. Does this make everything clear? Was that so hard to understand?

[HammadTheBeast]

@Jokes

90% of PS4 pre-orderers are waiting on the PS+ edition of DriveClub because it's cheaper to upgrade off of that to the full copy.

There goes that 7 point lead.

[DragonKnight]

"I dont mind the whole Xbox One and PC exclusive because thats microsoft exclusive."

I didn't realize that MS owned the PC market.

OT: This was a stupid question. Gamers care about games. If they didn't, they wouldn't be gamers. Really stupid question.

[HammadTheBeast]

I don't know how they can count Mine craft as an exclusive,..

[JBSleek]

They own almost 100% of the PC market aside from Linux which might command 1% of marketshare. If we don't classify Mac as a PC which no one does.

[majiebeast]

If i dont pay Microsoft for my use of windows they dont get any money.

Microsoft fanboy logic. PC isnt a microsoft platform thats the end of it.

[darthv72]

@majibeast...man you have got some personal issues to work out if you have that much resentment towards MS.

Let it go.

[DragonKnight]

@JBSleek: MS own an OS that's part of the PC market, they don't own the market itself.

[Welcome2Die]

What they really mean is this:

>If its not on PS3 its an M$ exclusive.

[tokugawa]

in the real world, and to "gamers" a good game is a good no matter the platform or who it is exclusive to..

only on n4g does exclusivity determine if it is good or not smh

[dark-hollow]

@majisbeast

OK so hear me out, if games like for an example Titanfall aren't exclusive to microsoft because it will also release on PC, right?

So why the exclusivity deal and every other PC/Xbox only deals with third party developers doesn't exclude the PC? Why would they pay developers for their games to remain on a platform that you claim they don't own?

It's because they do profit from that. Every serious PC gamer have windows, the majority of PC games runs only on windows while Linux and Mac are getting few scraps here and there. Admit it, they OWN the PC gaming market, the overwhelming majority of PC gamers have windows. Otherwise they would exclude the PC from the exclusivity deals, because as you claim, they don't "profit" from it.

@dragonknight

You are just citing reasons why windows is the number 1 choice for gamers, that irrelevant. The fact remains that windows is the extreme majority. Most PC gamers have windows. Windows became synonymous with the PC gaming. When you hear there is a new game will release on PC then it most certainly be on windows. So yes, if you want to play %99 of PC games, you gonna get windows.

"Every PC game is released on an open platform"

That must be the stupidest thing I've ever read on this site! Do you really think when developers code their games they make them for this magical "PC open platform"? No, most developers code their games to run on windows, and if you didn't know already (I bit you don't since you made this statement) you can't run windows coded games on any other OS but windows unless the developers themselves released a Mac/Linux support.

So yeah, try playing the majority of games on this "PC free platform" without the need for windows.

[DragonKnight]

@dark-hollow: You can't be serious. You really can't be serious if you believe that because most games are made on Windows then that means MS own the market. Windows has been around a long long time, for the longest time it was the only viable choice. You're mistaking ownership for the only real choice. Linux doesn't have mass market appeal and is really not for the average consumer, Mac was never taken seriously by anyone except for people making music or videos.

You need to stop. MS do not own the PC gaming market and they do not gain profits from every PC game released on the open platform. Just stop.

[DragonKnight]

@dark-hollow: You literally don't know what you're talking about. The PC is not a Microsoft platform. PC's were not invented by Microsoft, royalties for all Windows based programs are not paid to Microsoft, Microsoft do not own a monopoly on personal computers. Quit while you're behind.

Windows is only used as the majority OS because it has had decades of mass market exposure and because it's the default OS that comes bundled with store bought PCs. It is a business decision to put a game on Windows, which has more exposure, than on Linux or Mac for reasons specific to those operating systems, nothing more. Microsoft do not own the PC platform. When someone says the PC platform is an "open platform" they are saying anyone can make anything for PC without having to pay anyone a fee to do so. Right now, I can make a game and put it on the PC and I don't have to give Microsoft a cent of it. Why? Because Microsoft doesn't own PC gaming. They own Windows, an operating system, that is all. And even then, if someone designs a program for Windows, Microsoft still doesn't get a cent because Microsoft doesn't own the PC platform.

Get that through your head. Microsoft DO NOT own the PC platform. At all. Windows is the default gaming OS thanks to decades of exposure, but you can be damn sure if there were a legitimate, superior option that had equal exposure then Windows would have heavy competition.

[Hicken]

... a game being only PC does not mean it's a Microsoft game, as Microsoft sees no money for it. You don't need to pay Microsoft in any way to play the game(I didn't pay MS a dime for the version of WIndows on ANY PC I've ever owned, and I didn't pirate it for it to be that way).

DC Universe is not a Microsoft game because it's also on PC. When you buy the game(or, since it's free to play, any content for the game), Sony gets money, NOT Microsoft. Microsoft didn't pay any money for it to be developed, or for its exclusivity.

Microsoft gets nothing for every sale of, say, Arma, even if the game will only ever work on Windows-based PCs.

PC is its own platform, just as the three consoles and two handhelds are.

[trafalger]

if people care about games how come nobody here is talking about them?

i have a ps4 preordered but the xbone looks pretty cool and it has some games not (at least not confirmed) on the ps4 that interest me. forza, dead rising 3, titanfall, and project spark to name a few.

just because i like the ps4 doesnt mean we cant also like the xbone. sure theres reason to question if they will all remain exclusive and how many exclusives they get down the road but so far things look really good.

using the argument that most pc gamers also use windows doesnt mean much. what matters most to console fanboys is the xbone, wii u, ps4 and how they compete with one another. including games selection.

[DragonKnight]

@timotim: Ok, show me the ownership deed. Show me documented proof that Microsoft owns the PC market. Link me to a page that says "P.C. Personal Computer is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation."

Go ahead, I'm waiting.

**EDIT** Also, show me links that show Microsoft receiving any kind of cut for all programs developed for the PC market. All of them. Not their own programs, all third party software.

[Campy da Camper]

MS doesn't receive a cut of all programs but if you purchased a PC that runs on windows then the got a check. If you go to best buy and buy a PC and it has windows your msrp includes a fee payable to ms. So yes they make no money per application because they got paid up front.

[dark-hollow]

Till now, the amount of announced non kinect only exclusives is on par with the ps4, so what's the harm of also making kinect games? you know, the big black camera that comes with every xbone console!

Kinect was huge success for Microsoft, me and you and lots of people here may not like it, but there is a huge base of costumers who does. So don't expect them to suddenly stopping the kinect support.

And as I said, as long as they have also a great amount of exclusives for their core audience, then there is no harm in that.

[Excalibur]

How do you figure it was a huge success?
Because it sold 15-20 million units?
How about looking at it's attach rate, it was 1:1, you call that successful?

http://www.techhive.com/art...

My GF bought one for my 360 because she liked the exercise programs on the Wii and thought they would be better on the 360, she bought one program played it for a week and for the next six months it sat there collecting dust, I packed it up a year ago and haven't touched it since.

I/she fell into that same 1:1 attach rate and I'm quite sure we weren't the only ones.

[Bigpappy]

dark-hollow. You are so on point with your arguments. Everything you say is logical and obvious. I guess you must have been here long enough to know that some of these guys just are full of hate for M$. Some because think there is this war going on, and other that lust hate them for who they are. Some of the hate is so bad that you have a guy denying that windows in M$'s platform. He just can deal with the fact that the think he relies on the most is made by the company he hates so much.

[Rhinoceros]

Guys the kinect isn't about Killer Apps, it's about making gameplay more dynamic. You're still treating it like a peripheral when it's not. The Kinect 2.0 is meant to AUGMENT core gameplay functions and navigate the UI. Sure, there will be JUST DANCE and Kinectimals and all that crap. Developers WILL utilize it more, now that it's mandatory. It has the possibility to be great so just sit tight.

[Rhinoceros]

People who call themselves "Hardcore Gamers" are acting like the goddamn Taliban. We're all gammers.

[Excalibur]

There is only 3 games on that whole list that I'm remotly interested in and that is

1. Untitled Halo, because I've played evey other Halo game.

6. Dead rising 3, because I've played all the other Dead Rising games and DLC bits.

14. Titanfall because the gameplay intrigued me.

I wouldn't mind checking out Ryse but nothing I've seen make it a Day one purchase.

That said i won't even remotely entertain the though of buying a system and playing any of them until Microsoft comes to their senses and make a Kinect free system.

[SmokingMonkey]

InFamous Second Son is my most anticipated next gen title so far.

I only want Titanfall out of all these, hope it comes to PS4 or I will miss out.

[JBSleek]

That's really nice?

[slimpickens]

Right now Ryse is my most anticipated along with Dead Rising3 and KI. Titanfall looks great but honestly Infamous while gorgeous just doesn't catch my attention. I'm sure it's great but for some reason I just prefer Xbox games.

[SmokingMonkey]

Cool, see that's how it's done people.

Lot of hate on this site, and especially on articles like this.

I'm glad they are bringing back KI, I loved fighting games back in the day. I

hope they bring back Samurai Shodown.

[Tres21]

i was wit u cuz im an xbox guy but that infamous is 1 of the main reasons i want the ps4 so bad & he's a fire dude how can u not lik that come on.lol & @ smoking monkey yes samurai shodown would be great.

[Picnic]

But even so Deep Down looks very interesting.

[BLAKHOODe]

Titan Fall will be on Xbox 360, too, which is most likely where I'll be trying it.

[TheOneEyedHound]

It looks like a 360 game, not trolling.

[Ksar]

If core gamers care about games ? Of course !

[4logpc]

Why wouldnt they care?

Put aside all the fanboy crap and you will see Microsoft has a great line up of exclusive content coming to the Xbox One.

[dark-hollow]

It's moving goalposts.

First they say they want games, then they say they want exclusives, then they say they want new IPs exclusives, so when you finally offer them what they always claimed to want they say "well, I don't care about these games"

[Tres21]

u also 4got it might hav a feature i dont want that comes with a camera i didnt ask 4 that will be better at spyin on me than my gps cellphone.

[jessupj]

I personally don't care, or care very little because I seem to be one of the few here that is looking more than 2 feet in front of me.

I don't know about anyone else, but I plan on keeping my next gen console for quite a few years.

So can someone here remind me what happened to the frequency of exclusives released on the 360 in the later years? (hint: they dried up). And can someone also remind me whether or not Sony continued to release amazing exclusives as well as new ips right through out the whole generation? (hint: they did).

So I'll be going with the company that has a proven track record of supporting their core customers indefinitely instead of abandon them half way through.

Fell free to disagree with facts.

[TekoIie]

Personally none of the games for either Sony or MS's launch lineup interest me. Nothing worth spending £400-500 on.

The multiplats are the strongest titles in the lineups to be honest and I think all of them are releasing on 6th gen consoles or PC. My opinion is likely influenced by the fact I own a PC which I recently upgraded so y'know... I already have a system that can run them.

Only game im interested in seeing is Black Tusks game but I think its simply because I dont know anything about it. To be honest the next gen buzz that began with the PS4 reveal has really worn off on me now :(

[demonddel]

My kids love kinect so I would buy the system only if Microsoft drops the price

[Thepharaoh]

Gamers such as myself can't wait to see what Microsoft has in store for the gaming world especially considering that when they really put their minds to it Microsoft's first parties and third make some really great games. So yeah gamers care.

I also can't wait for the Sony fanboys to come in and spin this into a bad thing

[ThisIsSolidSnake]

No the xbox fanboy just cares for "features."

[blackmanone]

Stop... just stop. You're part of the problem.

[ThisIsSolidSnake]

No I'm not.I have my PS4 pre-ordered.

[XboxFun]

Real gamers care but for the haters...probably not.

Shouldn't Quantum Break be on that list?

And there's nothing wrong with Kinect games. that is where the diversity in titles come in. And since the actual device is being included I fully expect it to be supported in some sort of way.

[thebudgetgamer]

"Real gamers care but for the haters...probably not"

So you don't care?

[OC_MurphysLaw]

I care... any gamer should care really. It will be the ones that are firmly in the "XYZ Console Fan Club" that will say they don't care.

To be fair, if you are such a "fanboy" of just one console that you can't possibly want another console or the games on it... its ok. Thats your choice and I say more power to you. However your opinion about anothor platforms games really doesn't matter since you have no intention of giving said games a fair shake anyway.

[LAWSON72]

Well pretty much all of their 15 for the first year were at E3 and guess what I am unimpressed. Halo is not enough for me to get the new Xbox, because the game is turning into something completely different. Forza is also not enough, because from what I hear the improvements dont include night or weather racing which is pathetic, because I remeber during development of Forza 4 they said they would love to add it in, but they couldnt maintain the 60 fps, now whats the excuse? All these other games are trying to be episodic or free to play and I am sure at least 5-6 of these games will be casual kinect games, well guess what I have no interest in that type of game so if I decide to go next gen it will be with the ps4 or wii u, maybe both, and that is if I feel like it is worth it over just upgrading my PC

[SliceOfTruth888]

my top 5 next gen list
1) Killer Instinct - I am a big fighting game fan
2)Quantum Break
3)TitanFall
4)Infamous
5)Forza

Id have battlefield on there if it was an exclusive

[GodGinrai]

good list! ;)

[corvusmd]

Yes gamers care...next

[Nolando]

Uhm, i hope gamers would care for GAMES on a GAMES console...

Xbox and Playstation will have great lineups and more games down the road. only a fool fanboy would not be happy about that...

[tokugawa]

i care. and m$ have got a great line up..

and in a few months, when we are all playing on the ps4/xb1, all the gamers will not give one f"!k about flops, ram speed and stupid fanboys arguing on forums.

or stupid hit leech blogs from no name sites

[solidworm]

Theres maybe two games on that list that would interest me, the rest are kinectified tripe imho. Nothing there that would get in the way of my PS4 pre-order.

[fenixm]

So far my money goes to Killer Instinct and Dead Rising 3.

[McScroggz]

Honestly I think it's pretty asinine to say Microsoft "exclusives" that come to PC as well don't count. All technicalities and semantics aside, when people are discussing consoles they generally aren't taking into account PC's. It's like whenever there is an article about a PS3 exclusive's graphics and a PC enthusiast starts talking about PC's. It may be true but it's a different discussion.

To me the exclusives that really matter are those developed by Microsoft or at the very least published by them. It means they aren't timed, like Titanfall and Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare are very likely to be. But more importantly, true exclusives show of Microsoft owned studio's ability to create games. That's what has been so impressive about Sony. So many of their exclusives are not only published by Sony but usually developed by a 1st party studio - and they've crafted a great library of games.

Regardless, I really hope some day we can get past Microsoft exclusives coming to PC. It's kind of childish, to me.

[Roper316]

MS also had lots of new IP's and exclusives when the 360 launched too but what have they done for the last 4 years? NOTHING!!!! Expect more of the same once they it a certain sales with the XB1 plateau and their focus shifts to the casual again.

So I prefer to stick with a console maker who supports their customer the whole generation and even after the next console gen starts and that is definitely not MS and they have proven that over 2 generations of gaming consoles and their lack of continued support.

[S2Killinit]

and of course xbox fans will disagree with you but they don't comment on why. You are 100% correct on this.

[S2Killinit]

I'm sure they will have games. But everything up to this point is indicating that Microsofts game plan has not changed. Instead of focusing on making 1st party games and adding to the gaming habitat, they buy big exclusives at the beginning of each generation. The studios you mention aren't too different from the ones that got shut down. Microsoft simply doesn't see gaming to be that integral to the whole console phenomenon. As the big company that they are, their focus is on more profitable aspects afforded by penetrating this market and that spell bad news in the long run for those of us that want consoles for the games. The model Microsoft adheres to is not sustainable once the install bases get larger and it becomes costlier to purchase exclusivity. By then however, Microsoft has already shifted focus away from core gamers. This is happened time and again and yet some gamers fail to take notice. The whole Xbox reveal (without games) and the inclusion of kinect in every box should be a warning sign. I'm not saying that xbox is a bad console, god knows even with all this said, Microsoft is such a powerful company that they will always be able to satisfy the core gamers if need be. But the question is, should gamers be happy with such an arrangement? Or should we support companies that have their whole heart set in gaming. We shouldn't be a side note. We shouldn't be the catalyst for Microsoft to get access to casuals. Gaming is ours, not theirs. We shouldn't let them play with us. That is all I am saying.

[jessupj]

Well said. You are absolutely correct.

It's funny this thread is full of MS fanboys but not one of them can counter your fact. I see they're fine to disagree with you and remain in denial though. It's amazing how these fanboys can blindly defend MS when MS doesn't support them.

I'll be going with Sony as well, the company that actually supports their core customers instead of just at the start of the generation.

[Krosis]

What gets me is how fanboys call other fanboys by the same name (in a disparaging way) lol What a sad lot you people are.

[brewskiebob]

Fans of both sides of thee console coin should be excited for Metal Gear Solid 5.....its only the greatest game series eveer made....

[Foxgod]

I highly anticipate it, i even got a ps3 just for that game.

[EXVirtual]

I couldn't care less. Infamous Second Son tops anything M$ had to show. I'm betting at least 5 are Kinect games.

[Manic2014]

Which 5 are kinect games, there's one actual kinect game and the 2-3 which use it's features but not required thats it.

[sumus]

nope.....!

[WeAreLegion]

I hope Zoo Tycoon is good. Does anyone know if it's coming to PC?

[S2Killinit]

The fact that Microsoft has to advertise how many games they will have exclusive (not to mention that they are in fact less than those touted by Playstation) is a strong testament to the cluster f%^& that was the past 3 years of the 360's core gaming support. PlayStation on the other hand doesn't seem to feel that they need to advertise this since their track record speaks for itself.

[baodeus]

i guess you didn't watch the Sony E3 conference eh? The guy grasp on to any exclusive he could mention (like multiplatform games DLC exclusives or the indie games exclusives) because they showed mostly multiplatform games while glossing over their own exclusives (which they already announce anyway).

In fact, he mention so much about exclusives DLCs, that I realize FF15 (originally FF13vs listed as ps3 exclusives) has become multiplatform because he didn't mention anything exclusive at that moment.

[S2Killinit]

I did actually and nothing they did hasn't been done by Microsoft. In fact the "downloadable content exclusivity" is a Microsoft phenomenon if you are being fair. Generally speaking Microsoft is the one that pays developers to withhold content from other consoles, I think we can safely establish this as fact.

[baodeus]

So how does Sony copy ms in advertising exclusives at E3, and we all knowMS is all about advertisement right,support your claim that Sony doesn't feel the need to advertise, because apparently they did through out their presentation (and u already confirm that too)?

You have contradicting arguments here

[S2Killinit]

you are misunderstanding me. I'm not saying that Sony doesn't advertise their exclusives. They all do that. I'm referring to the fact that Microsoft felt the need to mention that they had 25 exclusives (side note: initially leading to confusion as to how many were going to be available in the near future). In response Sony announced that they had 30 (or was it 20MS and 25Sony?) in one year. I'm just pointing out that had Microsoft supported their consoles (at least from core gamers point of view) for the whole generation instead of the first half, they wouldn't need to announce something as silly as how many exclusives they were working on, especially considering that they initially made it sound like the 20 or 25 was coming in the launch window time frame.

[christocolus]

Lol..I saw a funny comment above(listing all xbox one games as kinect exclusives)lol .you'r funny but i personally can't wait till kinect 2 is released. I already see the type of articles that will be posted on N4G i.e “how kinect turned me into a believer”, “how i was wrong about kinect”, “kinect aint a gimmick its an awesome piece of tech”. just saying though. Devs have a strong belief in kinect 2 and will do amazing things with it.esp suda 51 and hideo kojima.let's all be patient. I'm happy ms is focusing on games and if anyone believes these twenty games are all ms has in store then be ready for a rude awakening cos ms has many more games in development(both 1st and 2nd party games).

[LogicStomper]

'Xbox One Teases 20 Exclusive Games but do Gamers Care?'

That's equivalent to asking whether architects care about buildings or, if chefs care about food.

This is just more flame-bait if you ask me.

[TheGrimBunny]

I just can;t wait for Titanfall... if that is a hit (like Halo is). Watch out PS4.

[Red_Devilz]

I'm wondering if the TV game shows like 'Price is Right' and 'Jeopardy' can be considered as XBox1 exclusives?

Since only XB1 can play them, (thankfully) not PS4.

[Decaf_PIxel_Kat]

Killer Instinct and Fantasia are the highlights of that list for me.

[MultiConsoleGamer]

Pretty obvious fanboy agenda piece.

[DOOMZ]

Hell yeah I care, day one purchase!!!!