When it comes to next generation consoles, I think it’s fair to say that most gamers will make their decision based on games. Sure, pretty controllers, price and creepy NSA probing may play a part in that decision, but in the end the console is for gaming. I’m sure during the life of the consoles they’ll each get awesome exclusives, but let’s see what’s coming during the launch period.
There is an important differentiation to make before we get started: launch titles for this article will include games in the “launch window”. The Launch window includes games planned to launch between the release of the console until the end of March 2014 – some games, like Minecraft, are considered a launch exclusive for a console (PS4 in this example), but if it releases within the launch window I am including it in shared titles. Also, this is what’s confirmed at the moment – we all know launch dates can move, so don’t hate me if some of these turn out to be wrong. Games in bold will be released via retail, others will be released through Xbox Live or PSN.
Mutual Xbox One and PS4 titles:
- Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag
- Battlefield 4
- Call of Duty: Ghosts
- FIFA 14
- Just Dance 2014
- LEGO Marvel Super Heroes
- Madden NFL 25
- Minecraft
- NBA 2k14
- NBA Live 14
- Need for Speed: Rivals
- Skylanders: Swap Force
- The Crew
- Watch Dogs
- Wolfenstein: The New Order
Xbox One Exclusives
- Crimson Dragon
DarkDead Rising 3- Fighter Within
- Forza Motorsport 5
- Killer Instinct
- Kinect Sports: Rivals
- LocoCycle
- Peggle 2
- Powerstar Golf
- Project Spark
- Ryse: Son of Rome
- Titanfall
- Zoo Tycoon
- Zumba Fitness: World Party
PlayStation 4 Exclusives
- Basement Crawl
- Blacklight: Retribution
- Contrast
- DC Universe Online
- Doki-Doki Universe
- Drive Club
- inFamous Second Son
- Killzone Shadow Fall
- Knack
- Mercenary Kings
- Octodad: Dadliest Catch
- Oddworld: New ‘n’ Tasty
- PlanetSide 2
- PlayRoom (Pack In)
- Pool Nation FX
- Primal Carnage: Genesis
- Ray’s the Dead
- Resogun
- Super Motherload
- The Order: 1886
- The Pinball Arcade
- The Witness
- Tiny Brains
- Warframe
- War Thunder
I’ve gotta say, these are impressive lineups! Yes, PS4’s is padded with some indie games, but those games look pretty cool. They both have exclusives that I’m interested in. Also, they are sharing some upcoming games that look incredible. I’m mainly just excited for this new technology – these consoles will be amazing and I can’t wait to play some next-gen games already!
Which game lineup is looking more attractive to you?
Last Updated: August 23, 2013
ElimiNathan
August 23, 2013 at 13:04
“Dark Rising 3” 😉 Dead Rising 3 Zoe 😛
TiMsTeR1033
August 23, 2013 at 13:21
go ZOE! spell check!
Her Highness the Hipster
August 23, 2013 at 14:20
haha! sorry!! see what happens when geoff isn’t here to keep me in line?
Vampyre Squirrel
August 23, 2013 at 14:24
Exactly the same thing as when he is there? lol!
Her Highness the Hipster
August 23, 2013 at 14:29
trolololol
Rollingo
August 23, 2013 at 13:06
Xbox One wins hands down. Titanfall is going to clean up Gamescom like it did at E3 and it maybe MS’s next-gen savior. On the other hand, you have the Xbox not being available locally which will sway many gamers the way of the PS4 regardless of exclusives.
Tarisma
August 23, 2013 at 13:14
Wouldn’t really call titanfall a true exclusive its coming to the master race
John Doe
August 25, 2013 at 14:49
Yeah, what a n00b Rollingo is. Getting the ‘inferior’ version and all… ;P
Hammersteyn
August 23, 2013 at 13:08
Ryse: Son of Rome and Titanfall are the only exclusives that sticks out for me on the XBOX One. If Titanfall is a sgood as everyone predicts I will play it on my PC thanks.
That being said The Order: 1886,Killzone Shadow Fall and inFamous Second Son has me hook line and sinker.
DarthofZA
August 23, 2013 at 13:11
For me, the titles that stick out are from XONE:
Dark Rising 3
Ryse: Son of Rome
Titanfall
Project Spark
PS4:
inFamous Second Son
Killzone Shadow Fall
The Order: 1886
But the most important thing you’re missing, in this launch line up, that changes everything, is PLUS.
Tarisma
August 23, 2013 at 13:14
Ok what the fuck is octodad????
Hammersteyn
August 23, 2013 at 13:18
This http://www.octodadgame.com/
TiMsTeR1033
August 23, 2013 at 13:19
Its a piece of shit game!!!!
Hammersteyn
August 23, 2013 at 13:24
LOL I never played it so it’s good to know.
Tarisma
August 23, 2013 at 13:18
Gees of all the exclusives I can’t really pick out any I’m dying to play. And with the PS4 being quite a bit more than I expected I may be cancelling my pre order….
A 2 Brute?
August 23, 2013 at 13:21
Dark Rising 3??
TiMsTeR1033
August 23, 2013 at 13:21
ZOe made a booo boo typo its Dead Rising 3
A 2 Brute?
August 23, 2013 at 13:30
Figured as much 🙂
Her Highness the Hipster
August 23, 2013 at 14:20
this is why Geoff needs to come back from Germany – miss my editor to get rid of my Americanisms and glaring errors 😉
CrasH
August 23, 2013 at 13:22
Neither.
Going to skip this console race and stay with the Master race.
Desinged on a PC using the PC x86 base and the belittled to console where the hardware will get old within a year and then force all games after that to have to stay behind on technology.
Never understood this, and yet i did buy a xbox360 and now its a glorified media center that runs streetfighter 2 now and then and some JRPG’s
FoxHoundR - NO LONGER TROLLING
August 23, 2013 at 13:31
XBOX is bestest!
Call of Duty is bestest!
Fus Ro John
August 23, 2013 at 13:47
See the video below
Pieter Kruger
August 23, 2013 at 13:31
JEEPERS there’s some shitty games on here!! Loco Cycle, Crimson Dragon, Octodad, more Indies than my phone can handle & the list goes on! WTF is a “Doki-Doki”? Wha ha ha!
Admiral Chief Raider of Tombs
August 23, 2013 at 13:31
I hate exclusives
Jonah Cash
August 23, 2013 at 13:35
Well the exclusives aren’t really all that wow for me… But My Watch Dogs on a PS4 sounds like a good idea!!
Jonah Cash
August 23, 2013 at 13:34
The only game on the XBONE I would like to play is Dead Rising 3, the only game on the PS4 is Infamous…. The rest is not my cup of tea… Now the games available to both: AC4, Fifa 14 and My Watch Dogs, there is the real games!! So I want those three games more than any exclusive so I will buy the cheapest console to play them, and luckily it is also the one that I can get my hands on before 2014!! So PS4 all the way….. Can’t wait for My Watch Dogs on PS4
Fus Ro John
August 23, 2013 at 13:42
Where is Fox?
OVG
August 23, 2013 at 13:43
The shared games make me more excited than any of the 1st party games. So the console with more game centric focus will get my vote. OH and the cheaper one will get a free OVG kiss.
Alien Emperor Trevor
August 23, 2013 at 13:47
in related news, PS4 has just gotten a $200 increase in price. trollol
TiMsTeR1033
August 23, 2013 at 13:48
you will create mass suicide like that
Alien Emperor Trevor
August 23, 2013 at 13:48
Shoosh you, Xbox needs some lovin’
TiMsTeR1033
August 23, 2013 at 13:49
I would honestly be keen on xbox if i wasnt worried about the future, I fear ps4 will later on become supreme…
Fus Ro John
August 23, 2013 at 13:51
I was all Xbox before they actually started showing the two consoles side by side and what each had to offer. Now I believe The Timster has a valid point.
Alien Emperor Trevor
August 23, 2013 at 13:58
I actually do think the Kinect features could be cool for controlling everything, but seeing as I don’t own a TV it’s a moot point for me.
There’s absolutely nothing on either list that tells me I should invest in a console & become the multi-platform whore my faithful beloved PC has always feared. 😉
Fus Ro John
August 23, 2013 at 13:59
I own a PS3 only because someone gave it to me when they emigrated. I have to agree with you there, all the great console games are coming to PC, so we’re okay.
Alien Emperor Trevor
August 23, 2013 at 14:00
Exactly, and Star Citizen.
TiMsTeR1033
August 23, 2013 at 14:14
I wish I knew people that would give me their ps3…
Jonah Cash
August 23, 2013 at 13:49
Hahaha!!! Welcome back!! See my comment above… said the same thing…. We have way too similar minds!!
OVG
August 23, 2013 at 13:52
Thanks bro, we must have shared the same petri dish 😛
Alien Emperor Trevor
August 23, 2013 at 13:48
Each console only has 1 exclusive game I really like the look of, and The Order trumps Peggle.
Fus Ro John
August 23, 2013 at 13:50
Xbox doesn’t exactly have the most exciting list there…
TiMsTeR1033
August 23, 2013 at 13:50
its got zoo tycoon!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! lol
Fus Ro John
August 23, 2013 at 13:52
Titalfall and Forza stands out. (I like racing games, so Drive Club doesn’t really count).
PS4 just has too many great ones…
TiMsTeR1033
August 23, 2013 at 13:55
Infamous second son gonna be great! hell the mrs saw a video of it and even she thought it was cool and thats saying something…
Alien Emperor Trevor
August 23, 2013 at 13:52
Well Titanfall does look good, I’m just not interested in MP shooters.
Seraphim
August 23, 2013 at 13:49
Reasons to get the PS4: inFamous Second Son
Reasons to get the Xbox One: Titanfall
So I’ll stick with PC (which is getting Titanfall) and wait for the inevitable price drop.
Besides, I don’t want to have to discover my brand new shiny next-gen console suffers from the red ring of death or something similar.
Skyblue
August 23, 2013 at 14:01
It’s Forza 5 that only really sticks out for me. Killzone and inFamous I’ll prob also end up playing but Watchdogs, Titanfall and BF4 are all getting purchased for PC.
Pieter Kruger
August 23, 2013 at 14:02
Most of the Indies on PS4 list like Contrast will be timed exclusives only!
KingKappie
August 23, 2013 at 14:03
DESTINY!!!
xdvd
August 23, 2013 at 14:06
Infamous Second Son and Order 1886 are not launch titles (February 2014 and late 2014 respectively).
e1ace
August 23, 2013 at 14:45
This is supposed to be a list of games in the “Launch Window”. But you are right about Order 1886.
xdvd
August 23, 2013 at 15:59
I hear you, but the fact that I have to wait 2 to 3 months for Infamous SS just leaves me with Killzone on launch. I suppose waiting for Xbox One next year is the same thing I guess. Really looking forward to Dead Rising 3, Titanfall and Ryse.
Jim Lenoir (Banana Jim)
August 23, 2013 at 14:27
Clearly, Nintendo has the upper hand…
Her Highness the Hipster
August 23, 2013 at 14:31
Aw yeah!
robthom
August 25, 2013 at 02:43
At least nintendo has original titles,
unfortunately I’m no longer 8 years old
Rock789
August 23, 2013 at 14:45
Must have next-gen!!! Must have!!!
robthom
August 25, 2013 at 02:41
Consoles are so dead IMO
Not intrigued by getting spied on by the NSA through an xbox,
and Japanese game devs haven’t been on top of their game for a decade plus so there are no good exclusives on PS
FPS’ on a controller is a spoof, and they’ve just got sequels to the same 5-6 mediocre games (people actually play assassins creed?!) on both consoles every year
How much more meh could consoles get?!
PC gaming takes a giant dump on consoles,
which is probably why ms is trying its hardest to kill off PC’s with w8