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[GigaBowser]

Never in gaming history has there been a major console release from of the top players (Sony, MS, Sega, Nintendo) with worst first party support than the Xbox One, counting the main consoles from them (not side things like GameGear and Virtual Boy).

With few notable exceptions, Xbox One had the most generic, uninspired list of first party titles I have ever witnessed.


Don't get me wrong, Series X can count its lucky stars for Bethesda, because they easily have a way better lineup than MS's entire Xbox One first party roster.


This gen Asobo and Flight Sim are cool from MS this gen but it's more of a Google Earth type simulation.

Look at this list. For a mainstream console that was around so long this is abysmal.

Xbox One

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www.gematsu.com

 

[XXL]

Yeah, that's why I didn't buy one.

 

[GymWolf]

I think that even the shitU had better games.

 

[SmokedMeat]

I’d say Dreamcast first party library wasn’t as good overall, despite Skies of Arcadia beating anything on Xbox.

Edit: After remembering a bunch of games on Saturn I have to say it was indeed a lot better.

 

[Punished Miku]

I've been slowly trying them out. Still have many to go. Skipped Xbone.

The console sucked but there's still stuff worth trying on GP. Sunset Overdrive, Ryse, Gears, Recore, Halo, Forza H 4. Wasnt even close to PS4 or Wii U though.

 

[GigaBowser]

I think that even the shitU had better games.

Wii U had way better first party games it's not even close.

 

[Warnen]

Vita says hi

 

[hemo memo]

Of all time? Really?

 

[GigaBowser]

Vita says hi

Vita is not a major console, it was a portable and side platform from Sony.

Reread the OP.

 

[Banjo64]

In the end only Ori was both original and quality. And it was quality.

Sea of Thieves was ok.

Master Chief Collection was fantastic, 4 years after release.

Forza Horizon 4 was not my cup of tea, I much prefer 3&5.

Halo 5 was quality, come at me bro, Gears 4 dreadful, Gears 5 great.

It’s bad overall for sure.

 

[GymWolf]

Wii U had way better first party games it's not even close.

It had mario galaxy and botw right.

I don't care about both so personally wiiU was pretty trash in my eyes.
(Also bought botw on switch so...)

 

[Ozriel]

Don't get me wrong, Series X can count its lucky stars for Bethesda, because they easily have a way better lineup than MS's entire Xbox One first party roster.


This gen Asobo and Flight Sim are cool from MS this gen but it's more of a Google Earth type simulation.

‘Lucky stars’ for first party studios?

Of all time? Really?

He did specify ‘major gaming console’. So you can’t use stuff like the CD-I or Virtualboy

 

[kyliethicc]

duh, and Xbox Series is even worse so far

 

[Punished Miku]

I've been waiting for over a year for Lococycle to go on sale so I can finally try it. Been stuck in my head since E3 2012.

 

[Vick]

This is how the incredibly hardcore and stubborn green rats we love were born.
Most reasonable people or gaming lovers in general switched sides at the time.

 

[Mr Hyde]

There are a few exclusives that peaks my interest. Sunset Overdrive, Recore
and Quantum Break look solid enough for a playthrough but since I didn't have an XO I never played them. I'll probably give Sunset a whirl on PC when I have some time. Ori 1 & 2 and Cuphead I played on Switch and they were awesome. Especially Ori. Wonderful, beautiful games.

 

[arealhumanbean]

The only good game for me was Forza Horizon so I agree. But I bought the cheapest version of this Xbox on Black Friday for 99 euro and sold it 2 years later for 200 euro so I'm not complaining.

 

[Hollowpoint5557]

I think you think your post is a really hot take but really it's more like weapons grade autism.

 

[cormack12]

XB1 is a best forgotten era for MS. They gambled on bringing over all their players (who were already in a dry run tail end of the 360), to a weaker box where all 3rd party games generally ran worse. If that was the strategy then they needed to make sure that xbox was the place to play 3rd parties and just spat on them.

It's just a very odd thing to look back on to be honest.

Saying that ryse did interest me and gears always puts out a solid showing.

 

[vaibhavpisal]

I always switch platforms with new generation.

Xbox one reveal was so bad coming from PS3, that I skipped the generation entirely and went retro gaming instead.

duh, and Xbox Series is even worse so far

They already have Psychonauts 2. They are redeemed.

 

[DarkMage619]

So now we know why MS is acquiring more studios. Xbox has never been reliant on first party support like Sony and certainly Nintendo. The most popular games thankfully are 3rd party and most of those titles are available on Xbox platforms today. Right now MS is leading with value and it is looking more and more like 2023 will be a pretty significant year for first party support just like 2021. Future is pretty bright.

 

[anthony2690]

I'm going to disagree, let me tell you about the Atari Jaguar, it came with cybermorph that game was so bad I took the jaguar back the very next day!

I really enjoyed the Xbox one exclusives, could there be more? Oh definitely, it's always nice to have more games.
But some of my most played games ever are Xbox one exclusives:

Killer Instinct reboot (hurry and give me another) 22 days, 23 hours exactly

Gears 4 54 days, 22 hours, 25 mins

Gears 5 68 days, 6 hours, 4 minutes

Halo 5 10 days 29 mins

Halo infinite 12 days, 21 hours, 21 mins

Sea of thieves 22 days, 3 hours, 51 mins (sadly I don't have the time for this game currently, as you need hours for a good session imo)

Other standout game with only a few days playtime each:
Forza Horizon 2-5
Ryse Son Of Rome
Ori games (oh wait these came to switch right?)
Titanfall 1 (2's maps were sadly pants)
Sunset Overdrive (hopefully Sony revives this series/but sadly I think insomniac might be a marvel factory now)

Amusingly it turns out I'm one of those guys that loves Halo, Gears, Forza Horizon, but in all honesty I love pretty much all game genres with the exception of sport

Obviously the above text is all just my opinion & I'm sure many will strongly disagree and maybe some here love the Atari jaguar and have fonder memories off the device.

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

Everyone knows this. This isn't even controversial.

 

[PhaseJump]

This is how the incredibly hardcore and stubborn green rats we love were born.
Most reasonable people or gaming lovers in general switched sides at the time.

There are no real sides. Buy all platforms, play games anywhere. All bases covered. Universal disappointment in the industry.

I preferred One and One X than my PCs or Playstation 4, and still use Xbox for movies and media. Sony raised the PS4 by 50 bucks in Canada, Xbox didn't and dropped the Kinect. They have had a rewards program in place for years, and I've gotten hundreds of dollars dumped back into my Microsoft account just by doing my normal thing, picking up digital games and movies or TV shows.


These days, I am waiting for a reason to buy a Series console. I have a Steam Deck and it's the only device I play games on.

 

[Chukhopops]

Another quality thread but you can’t remove games like Sunset Overdrive, Ori 1/2, Cuphead, Titanfall, FH3, FM7, Killer Instinct.

Then you have games which some people disliked but I loved like Halo 5 MP, State of Decay 2, Gears Tactics and Crackdown 3 (deal with it).

It wasn’t too bad but keep hating I suppose, it’s a past gen anyway.

 

[Punished Miku]

Another quality thread but you can’t remove games like Sunset Overdrive, Ori 1/2, Cuphead, Titanfall, FH3, FM7, Killer Instinct.

Then you have games which some people disliked but I loved like Halo 5 MP, State of Decay 2, Gears Tactics and Crackdown 3 (deal with it).

It wasn’t too bad but keep hating I suppose, it’s a past gen anyway.

I think it probably surpasses the original Xbox first party quite easily when you really list it all out.

I sure do miss Brute Force though and Project Gotham.

 

[GigaBowser]

I'm going to disagree, let me tell you about the Atari Jaguar, it came with cybermorph that game was so bad I took the jaguar back the very next day!

I really enjoyed the Xbox one exclusives, could there be more? Oh definitely, it's always nice to have more games.
But some of my most played games ever are Xbox one exclusives:

Killer Instinct reboot (hurry and give me another) 22 days, 23 hours exactly

Gears 4 54 days, 22 hours, 25 mins

Gears 5 68 days, 6 hours, 4 minutes

Halo 5 10 days 29 mins

Halo infinite 12 days, 21 hours, 21 mins

Sea of thieves 22 days, 3 hours, 51 mins (sadly I don't have the time for this game currently, as you need hours for a good session imo)

Other standout game with only a few days playtime each:
Forza Horizon 2-5
Ryse Son Of Rome
Ori games (oh wait these came to switch right?)
Titanfall 1 (2's maps were sadly pants)
Sunset Overdrive (hopefully Sony revives this series/but sadly I think insomniac might be a marvel factory now)

Amusingly it turns out I'm one of those guys that loves Halo, Gears, Forza Horizon, but in all honesty I love pretty much all game genres with the exception of sport

Obviously the above text is all just my opinion & I'm sure many will strongly disagree and maybe some here love the Atari jaguar and have fonder memories off the device.

I never counted Atari in the OP. You say Xbox One didn't have the worst first party support but can you name a console that qualifies under the OP criteria that had worse first party support?

 

[anthony2690]

I never counted Atari in the OP. You say Xbox One didn't have the worst first party support but can you name a console that qualifies under the OP criteria that had worse first party support?

Sega Saturn, loved it when I was younger.
& Atari Jaguar was a main contender back then, how old are you op?
Same with 3DO
& Commodore 64

 

[Banjo64]

It had mario galaxy and botw right.

I don't care about both so personally wiiU was pretty trash in my eyes.
(Also bought botw on switch so...)

Wii U had Tropical Freeze, MK8, Smash 4, Splatoon, Super Mario 3D World, Bayonetta 2, Pikmin 3, Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate, Captain Toad, WW and TP remasters and Breath of the Wild.

Not the best line up ever, but an order of magnitudes better than the Xbox One.

 

[Banjo64]

Another quality thread but you can’t remove games like Sunset Overdrive, Ori 1/2, Cuphead, Titanfall, FH3, FM7, Killer Instinct.

Then you have games which some people disliked but I loved like Halo 5 MP, State of Decay 2, Gears Tactics and Crackdown 3 (deal with it).

It wasn’t too bad but keep hating I suppose, it’s a past gen anyway.

But Cuphead is on PS, PC and Switch?

 

[GHG]

Come clean? This is widely known. It's the only console I've ever owned where I've purchased less than 10 games for it.

 

[Shut0wen]

Have to agree with OP only great ezclusive that came out of the xbox one was forza horizon 2 and 3, gears didnt do to bad either and halo ce was ok but the rest were dreadful

 

[GigaBowser]

Sega Saturn, loved it when I was younger.
& Atari Jaguar was a main contender back then, how old are you op?
Same with 3DO
& Commodore 64

Worst than Xbox One?

Saturn is the console that qualifies here that you listed and it has way better first party games than the soulless Xbox One

 

[Bragr]

Can't see it being worse than the Wii-U. It still had Gears, Halo & Forza and a few other good ones.

 

[Chukhopops]

But Cuphead is on PS, PC and Switch?

It is now but was exclusive for a year and a half if I recall correctly. Plus it’s still listed in the first party in OP’s page.

 

[JackMcGunns]

Compared to Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4, no doubt, but all time? come on now! you're placing it with the likes of the 3DO, the Atari Jaguar, TurboGraphx-16, those were major releases even if before your time. Heck even putting it below the Wii U is questionable.

 

[Slicker than your average]

This is how the incredibly hardcore and stubborn green rats we love were born.
Most reasonable people or gaming lovers in general switched sides at the time.

Yup there's already one in the thread trying to play it down saying the vita is worse.

Objectively, xbone was terrible for first party content so much so gamers abandoned it on mass. Bringing out backpac compatibly was only because the lack of software. If Xbox was on top like 360 they wouldn't have done this.

Series x is looking alot better next year. Still 2 years is abysmal. It's crazy how worse it would be if Xbox didn't buy multiple publishers.

 

[PJX]

I’d say Saturn and Dreamcast had worse first party libraries.

 

[ssringo]

Well, the only difference between a "major console" and, uh, non "major" is success. Therefore XB1 is the most successful major console with the least effort/support!

Team Green!

i really don't care

 

[EverydayBeast]

Xbox one up’d app support. and with streaming intensifying entered that conversation, and had an interesting design.

 

[Chukhopops]

This is how the incredibly hardcore and stubborn green rats we love were born.
Most reasonable people or gaming lovers in general switched sides at the time.

What if you had, you know, friends? It’s not like there were any good first party MP games on the other side of the fence.

I never regretted sticking to the One and buying a PS4 several years later to catch up on the exclusives.

 

[Pelta88]

 

[Crayon]

Oh well of consoles that were halfway viable in the market, of course. An embarrassment.

 

[IDKFA]

Why are you coming clean, OP? Were you responsible for the terrible first party lineup?

 

[SpokkX]

It had the start of their best service title, sea of thieves (but that only got really good after series consoles released)…

Otherwise yeah slip pickings

 

[LordCBH]

I've been slowly trying them out. Still have many to go. Skipped Xbone.

The console sucked but there's still stuff worth trying on GP. Sunset Overdrive, Ryse, Gears, Recore, Halo, Forza H 4. Wasnt even close to PS4 or Wii U though.

A ton of people shit in Ryse. But I’ll be honest, I had a great time when I played it.

 

[Belthazar]

I think that even the shitU had better games.

To be fair I think the WiiU has a better first party library than the Switch.

 

[Iced Arcade]

and yet it birth Gamepass!


sooo that gen was a solid win for gamers. was good XB got slapped into reality at the start. the arrogance was beyond at launch.

 

[01011001]

But Cuphead is on PS, PC and Switch?

Cuphead is Microsoft owned tho to a degree (they helpt financing it), same with Ori.

I think Ori even shows an Xbox Game Studios splash screen on Switch.

 

[chaseroni]

Since you are "coming clean"
I am holding you personally responsible for the lack of first party support.
Do better next time.