Mon, 25 Jan 2021 19:58:30
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Just over two months after its release, the PS5 and Xbox Series X / S continue to be some of the most desirable gadgets in the world. While it is still very difficult to get a new console, those lucky enough to own a console can enjoy something unprecedented in the history of modern gaming. For the first time, next-gen console owners can take their existing library - whether it's physical, digital, or a mix of the two - and bring it to the next-gen platform.
That gives consumers unprecedented freedom to decide where they want to play and what performance benefits are worth upgrading. And technologies like cross-platform gaming and now even cross-generational support will allow people to keep playing with their friends, even if they don't upgrade to the latest gaming hardware.
Yes, both consoles are present within seven years of the last generation console hardware. While it is likely that within the first year of the consoles' lifespan, many of the hottest titles could be launched in the last and current generation simultaneously, there are still most games that will be exclusive titles that can only be played on the PS5 or Xbox Series X / S.
In addition to 4K, solid-state drives, and other specification changes, Microsoft and Sony have promised to support nearly every title in the console platform library. Every Xbox, Xbox 360, and Xbox One game currently playable on existing Xbox One hardware (except for Kinect games) will be playable on the X / S Series, while Sony supports "most" PS4 games, totaling more than 4,000 titles. With both consoles early in their life, it's easy for many to fall back into older games to help fill in the gap between the long waiting times for more titles to be added to each console library.
This changes the calculations a bit when it comes to buying a new console. You no longer have to leave what you played on the old device and start a new one. And thanks to some genuinely consumer-friendly initiatives like Xbox Smart Delivery and similar upgrade programs, plenty of the games we own now or are planning to buy in the next couple of months will not only work on the new platforms but in most cases, they’ll also come with free upgrades from the standard PS4 and Xbox One versions. Sony also introduced the PlayStation Plus Collection, a library of PS4 games available for free with its online subscription service.
That leaves us with one big problem: how do you know what new games are coming out for what platforms and when? There's also a painstaking unraveling process whether gaming companies are giving away free next-gen upgrades of cross-gen titles, charging a small extra fee, or releasing a next-gen custom game.
That leaves us with one big problem: how do you know what new games are coming out for what platforms and when? There's also a painstaking unraveling process whether gaming companies are giving away free next-gen upgrades of cross-gen titles, charging a small extra fee, or releasing a next-gen custom game.
2021 is packed full of new releases and full optimization of cross-gen gaming that will further give you what's available to play on your new system of choice. We've put together a list below to help you understand every game that came out during the first year of the PS5 and Xbox Series X / S.
This does not include games without a release date that may have been announced in advance - like the Elder Scrolls VI and Fable reboot, for example - and any games released for a console in 2020, including launch titles. We've also chosen only to list release dates for games where the publisher has chosen a concrete date with both day and month.
PS5 & XBOX SERIES X / S 2021 RELEASE SCHEDULE
Game | Release Date | Xbox Series or PS5? | Cross-gen? | PC? |
---|---|---|---|---|
MXGP 2020 | 01/14/2021 | PS5 only | No, PS5 exclusive | No |
Hitman 3 | 01/20/2021 | Both | Free upgrade from digital | Yes |
Ride 4 | 01/21/2021 | Both | No | No |
Atelier Ryza 2: Lost Legends & the Secret Fairy | 01/26/2021 | PS5 | No, PS5 exclusive | Yes |
Cyber Shadow | 01/26/2021 | PS5 only | No, PS5 exclusive | Yes |
The Medium | 1/28/2021 | Xbox only | No | Yes |
The Pedestrian | 1/1/2021 | PS5 only | No, PS5 exclusive | Yes |
Werewolf: The Apocalypse - Earthblood | 02/04/2021 | Both | Yes | Yes |
Nioh Remastered - The Complete Edition | 02/05/2021 | PS5 only | No, PS5 exclusive | No |
Nioh 2 Remastered - The Complete Edition | 02/05/2021 | PS5 only | No, PS5 exclusive | No |
Little Nightmares 2 | 02/11/2021 | Both | Yes | Yes |
Destruction AllStars | February 2021 | PS5 only | No, PS5 exclusive | No |
Yakuza: Like a Dragon | 03/02/2021 (PS5) | Available now on Xbox, PS5 on 03/02/2021 | Yes | Yes |
Monster Energy Supercross: The Official Videogame 4 | 03/11/2021 | Both | Yes | Yes |
Samurai Spirits (aka Samurai Shodown) | 03/16/2021 | Xbox only | Yes | Yes |
Returnal | 03/19/2021 | PS5 only | No, PS5 exclusive | No |
It Takes Two | 03/26/2021 | Both | Yes | Yes |
Balan Wonderland | 03/26/2021 | Both | Yes | Yes |
Terminator: Resistance | 03/26/2021 | PS5 only | Yes | Yes |
Disco Elysium: The Final Cut | 03/01/2021 (PS5) | PS5 on 03/031/2021; Xbox TBD | Yes | Yes |
Kena: Bridge of Spirits | March 2021 | PS5 only | Yes | Yes |
Outriders | 04/01/2021 | Both | Yes | Yes |
Guilty Gear Strive | 04/09/2021 | PS5 only | Yes | Yes |
Curse of the Sea Rats | 04/01/2021 | Both | Yes | Yes |
Resident Evil Village | 05/07/2021 | Both | Yes, free upgrade | Yes |
Hood: Outlaws & Legends | 05/10/2021 | Both | Yes | Yes |
Deathloop | 05/21/2021 | PS5 only | No, PS5 exclusive | Yes |
Back 4 Blood | 06/22/2021 | Both | Yes | Yes |
Solar Ash | June 2021 | PS5 only | Yes | Yes |
Little Devil Inside | July 2021 | PS5 only | Yes | Yes |
Ghostwire: Tokyo | October 2021 | PS5 only | No | Yes |
12 Minutes | 2021 | Xbox only | Yes | Yes |
Adios | 2021 | Xbox only | No | Yes |
Aragami 2 | 2021 | Both | Yes | Yes |
Blood Bowl 3 | 2021 | Both | Yes | Yes |
Braid: Anniversary Edition | 2021 | Both | Yes | Yes |
Bright Memory Infinite | 2021 | Xbox only | No, Xbox exclusive | Yes |
Chernobylite | 2021 | Both | Yes | Yes |
Chivalry 2 | 2021 | Both | Yes | Yes |
Chorus | 2021 | Both | Yes | Yes |
Control: Ultimate Edition | 2021 | Both | Yes, upgrade only with Ultimate Edition | Yes |
Cris Tales | 2021 | Both | Yes | Yes |
CrossfireX | 2021 | Xbox only | Yes, free upgrade | Yes |
Cyberpunk 2077 | 2021 | Both | Yes, free upgrade | Yes |
CYGNI: All Guns Blazing | 2021 | Both | Yes | Yes |
DARQ: Complete Edition | 2021 | Both | Yes | No |
Dawn of the Monsters | 2021 | Both | Yes | Yes |
Dead Static Drive | 2021 | Xbox only | Yes | Yes |
Doom Eternal | 2021 | Both | Yes, free upgrade | Yes |
Dynasty Warriors 9: Empires | 2021 | Both | Yes | Yes |
Echo Generation | 2021 | Xbox only | Yes | Yes |
EcxoMecha | 2021 | Xbox only | Yes | Yes |
Exo One | 2021 | Xbox only | No | Yes |
Evil Dead: The Game | 2021 | Both | Yes | Yes |
Evil West | 2021 | Both | Yes | Yes |
Far Cry 6 | 2021 | Both | Yes | Yes |
F.I.S.T.: Forged in Shadow Torch | 2021 | PS5 only | Yes | Yes |
Five Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach | 2021 | PS5 only | Yes | Yes |
Flea Madness | 2021 | Both | No | Yes |
Ghostrunner | 2021 | Both | Yes | Yes |
God of War: Ragnarok | 2021 | PS5 only | TBD | TBD |
Goodbye Volcano High | 2021 | PS5 only | Yes | Yes |
Gotham Knights | 2021 | Both | Yes | Yes |
Grand Theft Auto V | 2021 | Both | Yes | Yes |
Gran Turismo 7 | 2021 | PS5 only | No | No |
Graven | 2021 | Both | Yes | Yes |
Guilty Gear Strive | 2021 | PS5 only | Yes | Yes |
Halo Infinite | 2021 | Xbox only | Yes | Yes |
Heavenly Bodies | 2021 | PS5 only | Yes | Yes |
Hello Neighbor 2 | 2021 | Xbox only | Yes | Yes |
Hellpoint | 2021 | Both | Yes | Yes |
Horizon Forbidden West | 2021 | PS5 only | Yes | Yes |
Hood: Outlaws and Legends | 2021 | Both | Yes | Yes |
In Sound Mind | 2021 | Both | No | Yes |
Insurgency: Sandstorm | 2021 | Both | Yes | Yes |
Jett: The Far Shore | 2021 | PS5 only | Yes | Yes |
King Arthur: Knight's Tale | 2021 | Both | No | Yes |
Lake | 2021 | Xbox only | No | Yes |
Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga | 2021 | Both | Yes | Yes |
Little Witch in the Woods | 2021 | Xbox only | No | Yes |
Marvel's Avengers | 2021 | Both | Yes, free upgrade | Yes |
Metro Exodus | 2021 | Both | Yes, free upgrade | Yes |
Microsoft Flight Simulator | 2021 | Xbox only | No | Yes |
Mundaun | 2021 | Both | Yes | Yes |
Neptunia ReVerse | 2021 | PS5 | No | No |
Oddworld: Soulstorm | 2021 | PS5 | Yes | Yes |
Party Crasher Simulator | 2021 | Both | Yes | Yes |
Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis | 2021 | Xbox only | Yes | Yes |
Praey for the Gods | 2021 | PS5 | Yes | Yes |
Psychonauts 2 | 2021 | Xbox only | Yes | Yes |
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart | 2021 | PS5 only | No, PS5 exclusive | No |
Riders Republic | 2021 | Both | Yes | Yes |
RPG Time | 2021 | Xbox only | No | Yes |
R-Type Final 2 | 2021 | Both | Yes | Yes |
Ruined King: A League of Legends Story | 2021 | Both | Yes | Yes |
Sable | 2021 | Xbox only | Yes | Yes |
Scarlet Nexus | 2021 | Both | Yes | Yes |
Scorn | 2021 | Xbox only | No | Yes |
Senua's Saga: Hellblade II | 2021 | Xbox only | TBD | Yes |
She Dreams Elsewhere | 2021 | Xbox only | Yes | Yes |
Shredders | 2021 | Xbox only | No | Yes |
Sherlock Holmes: Chapter One | 2021 | Both | Yes | Yes |
Song of Iron | 2021 | Xbox only | Yes | Yes |
Stray | 2021 | PS5 only | Yes | Yes |
Subnautica / Subnautica: Below Zero | 2021 | Both | Yes, free upgrade | Yes |
S.T.A.L.E.R. 2 | 2021 | Xbox only | No | Yes |
Temtem | 2021 (Xbox) | PS5 and PC available now; Xbox in 2021 | Yes | Yes |
The Artful Escape | 2021 | Xbox only | Yes | Yes |
The Ascent | 2021 | Xbox only | Yes, free upgrade | Yes |
The Big Con | 2021 | Xbox only | No, Xbox exclusive | Yes |
The Dark Pictures: House of Ashes | 2021 | Both | Yes | Yes |
The Elder Scrolls Online | 2021 | Both | Yes | Yes |
The Gunk | 2021 | Xbox only | Yes | Yes |
The Last Stop | 2021 | Xbox only | No | Yes |
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum | 2021 | Both | Yes | Yes |
The Wild at Heart | 2021 | Xbox only | No | Yes |
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 2021 | Both | Yes, free upgrade | Yes |
Tribes of Midgard | 2021 | PS5 only | Yes | Yes |
Tunic | 2021 | Xbox only | No | Yes |
Unlimited Fishing Simulator 2 | 2021 | Both | Yes | Yes |
Unexplored 2: The Wayfarer's Legacy | 2021 | Xbox only | No | Yes |
Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 | 2021 | Both | Yes | Yes |
Vampire: The Masquerade – Swansong | 2021 | Both | No | Yes |
War Mongrels | 2021 | Both | Yes | Yes |
Warhammer 40,000: Darktide | 2021 | Xbox only | No | Yes |
Way to the Woods | 2021 | Xbox only | No | Yes |
Project Athia | January 2022 | PS5 only | No, PS5 exclusive | Yes |
Ark 2 | 2022 | Xbox only | No, Xbox exclusive | Yes |
Hogwarts Legacy | 2022 | Both | Yes | Yes |
Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League | 2022 | Both | TBD | Yes |
The Callisto Protocol | 2022 | Both | No | Yes |
Pragmata | 2023 | Both | TBD | Yes |
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