The Xbox Series X|S guide: every optimized game, future releases, Game Pass and more!

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Yeah. I played it a bit yesterday and was disappointed by the framerate and textures not loading in front of me. Could be a bug though.

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This Week on Xbox | Week of November 23, 2020

The following Series X|S games will be released this week:

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Just Dance 2021 ($49.99)
Developer: Ubisoft Montreal
Publisher: Ubisoft
Genre: Family & Kids
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Release date: November 24, 2020


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Tesla Force ($16.99)
Developer: 10tons
Publisher: 10tons
Genre: Action & Adventure
Tags: 4K Ultra HD, 120 FPS, Smart Delivery
Release date: November 27, 2020
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I played the Tesla Force demo in the summer when they had all those Indie demos. Was a surprising amount of fun. Wish my backlog didn’t get so much bigger recently otherwise would jump in.

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Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Siege next-gen version will be available on December 1st!

Get ready to experience the thrill of enjoying the highest level of graphical enhancements that the game has to offer on console. To make sure we cater to all needs, you will be able to choose between different options, whether you wish to prioritize the best framerate, or the highest resolution, granted that you are equipped with a compatible screen device:

  • Performance Mode: Target 120 FPS with 4K Dynamic Resolution Scaling (Xbox Series X) / Target 120 FPS at 1080p (Xbox Series S)
  • Resolution Mode: Target 60 FPS with 4K resolution (Xbox Series X) / Target 60 FPS at 1728p (Xbox Series S)

It is also available on Game Pass!

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@staff Hey guys, is it possible to move one or maybe two posts of mine to the #3 and #4 positions of the thread (I have the two first posts)? I’d like to mess around with some more information.

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Rogue Squadrons update is live! Another S|X enhanced game.

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Hmm, it might be another Warzone scenario. The game doesn’t show an Optimized tag on the Microsoft Store, neither it show as optimized on the games library – only when it is downloaded. I’m downloading it now to check it out!

Edit:: Yeah, as I expected it is still running through backwards compatibility like Rocket League, so it is not “Optimized for the Series X|S” per se.

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https://www.metrothegame.com/news/the-future-of-metro-4a-games-reveal-their-plans-for-the-series/

Metro Exodus is coming to the Series X|S as a free upgrade in 2021!

We’re currently hard at work on bringing Metro Exodus to Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5 next year. While we can’t share all the details just yet, you should expect major enhancements including faster frame rate, increased resolution, reduced loading times, and stunning Ray Tracing features made possible by the new hardware. The new consoles are amazing, and will allow us to deliver visual enhancements and performance only possible on state of the art PC hardware and RTX enabled cards - until now.

We’re happy to confirm that these enhanced versions will also be made available as a free upgrade to all existing owners. That means if you already own Metro Exodus on Xbox One or PlayStation 4, whether digitally or on disc, you will be able to upgrade to this enhanced version on the next generation on consoles for free.

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It still appears as an Xbox One game on my Series X:

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The file info says ConsoleType:XboxOne, AppModel:XDK and Gen:Durango. That means it is running through backwards compatibility. It was not optimized per se; the Xbox One version was patched in a way that the Series X could power it up, I believe. Much like Rocket League.

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Yup just checked mine after that patch and still the same.

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Monthly Recap | November 2020

With the release of Tesla Force we can finally wrap up the Series X|S launch month! Here are some stats:

  • 45 Series X|S games were released this month
    • 37 of those games support Smart Delivery
    • 23 of those games were also made available phisically
    • 13 of those games support 120 FPS
    • 7 of those games are Console Exclusives
    • 4 of those games support Ray Tracing
  • If you decide to buy every game released this month you would spend $1,609,58
    • That’s a $35.77 average per game
  • If you decide to download every game released this month you would need 1,138.94 GB of storage
    • That’s a 29.31 GB average per game
  • All the games released this month holds an average score of 77 on OpenCritic

Those were the Series X|S games released this month:

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Those were the best Series X|S games released this month according to OpenCritic:

# Game Price Developer Publisher Opencritic
1. Forza Horizon 4 $59,99 Playground Games Xbox Game Studios 92
2. Devil May Cry 5: Special Edition $39,99 Capcom Capcom 90
3. Ori and the Will of the Wisps $29,99 Moon Studios Xbox Game Studios 90
4. Tetris Effect: Connected $39,99 Resonair; Stage Games; Monstars Enhance 88
5. No Man’s Sky $59,99 Hello Games Hello Games 86
6. Overcooked! All You Can Eat $49,99 Team17 Team17 86
7. Halo: The Master Chief Collection $39,99 343 Industries Xbox Game Studios 86
8. Gears 5 $39,99 The Coalition Xbox Game Studios 85
9. Yakuza: Like a Dragon $59,99 RGG Studio Sega 85
10. Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla $59,99 Ubisoft Montreal Ubisoft 84
11. CrossCode $19,99 Radical Fish Games Deck13 Spotlight 84
12. Fortnite Free Epic Games Epic Games 84
13. NBA 2K21 $69,99 Visual Concepts 2K Games 83
14. Planet Coaster: Console Edition $49,99 Frontier Developments Frontier Developments 83
15. Dirt 5 $59,99 Codemasters Codemasters 82
16. Gears Tactics $59,99 Splash Damage Xbox Game Studios 82
17. Manifold Garden $19,99 William Chyr Studio William Chyr Studio 82
18. Mortal Kombat 11 $49,99 NetherRealm Studios WB Games 82
19. Observer: System Redux $29,99 Bloober Team Bloober Team 81
20. Borderlands 3 $59,99 Gearbox Software 2K Games 80

Those were the biggest Series X|S games released this month:

# Game Size (GB)
1. Call of Duty: Black Ops - Cold War 133,34
2. Halo: The Master Chief Collection 116,02
3. Ark: Survival Evolved 111,77
4. NBA 2K21 101,49
5. Forza Horizon 4 82,58
6. Gears 5 80,12
7. Dirt 5 72,50
8. Borderlands 3 62,02
9. Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla 48,47
10. Devil May Cry 5: Special Edition 48,02
11. Sea of Thieves 46,68
12. Mortal Kombat 11 44,39
13. Watch Dogs: Legion 37,89
14. Yakuza: Like a Dragon 37,82
15. War Thunder 32,97
16. Dead by Daylight 30,70
17. Gears Tactics 28,11
18. Warhammer: Chaosbane - Slayer Edition 27,92
19. WRC 9 24,61
20. Fortnite 21,73

Those were the Series X|S games added to the Game Pass catalogue this month:

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Ark: Survival Evolved - Explorer’s Edition ($89.99)
Developer: Studio Wildcard
Publisher: Studio Wildcard
Genre: Action & adventure
Tags: 4K Ultra HD, HDR, 60 FPS, Smart Delivery
Release date: November 10, 2020
Inclusion date: November 10, 2020


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Crosscode ($19.99)
Developer: Radical Fish Games
Publisher: Deck13 Spotlight
Genre: Action & adventure
Tags: 4K Ultra HD, 120 FPS, Smart Delivery
Release date: November 10, 2020
Inclusion date: November 10, 2020


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Dead by Daylight: Special Edition ($29.99)
Developer: Behaviour Interactive
Publisher: Behaviour Interactive
Genre: Action & adventure
Tags: 4K Ultra HD, 60 FPS, Smart Delivery
Release date: November 10, 2020
Inclusion date: November 10, 2020


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Forza Horizon 4 ($59.99)
Developer: Playground Games
Publisher: Xbox Game Studios
Genre: Racing & flying
Tags: 4K Ultra HD, HDR, 60 FPS, Smart Delivery, Console Exclusive
Release date: November 10, 2020
Inclusion date: November 10, 2020


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Gears 5: Ultimate Edition ($59.99)
Developer: The Coalition
Publisher: Xbox Game Studios
Genre: Shooter
Tags: 4K Ultra HD, HDR, 120 FPS, Smart Delivery, Console Exclusive
Release date: November 10, 2020
Inclusion date: November 10, 2020


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Gears Tactics ($59.99)
Developer: Splash Damage; and The Coalition
Publisher: Xbox Game Studios
Genre: Strategy
Tags: 4K Ultra HD, HDR, 60 FPS, Smart Delivery, Console Exclusive
Release date: November 10, 2020
Inclusion date: November 10, 2020


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Gonner 2 ($12.99)
Developer: Art In Heart
Publisher: Raw Fury
Genre: Platformer
Tags: 4K Ultra HD, 60 FPS, Smart Delivery
Release date: November 10, 2020
Inclusion date: November 10, 2020


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Halo: The Master Chief Collection ($39.99)
Developer: 343 Industries
Publisher: Xbox Game Studios
Genre: Action & adventure
Tags: 4K Ultra HD, 120 FPS, Smart Delivery, Console Exclusive
Release date: November 17, 2020
Inclusion date: November 17, 2020


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No Man’s Sky ($59.99)
Developer: Hello Games
Publisher: Hello Games
Genre: Action & adventure
Tags: 4K Ultra HD, HDR, 60 FPS, Free Upgrade
Release date: November 10, 2020
Inclusion date: November 10, 2020


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Ori and the Will of the Wisps ($29.99)
Developer: Moon Studios
Publisher: Xbox Game Studios
Genre: Action & adventure
Tags: 4K Ultra HD, HDR, 120 FPS, Smart Delivery, Console Exclusive
Release date: November 10, 2020
Inclusion date: November 10, 2020


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Planet Coaster: Console Edition ($49.99)
Developer: Frontier Developments
Publisher: Frontier Developments
Genre: Simulation
Tags: 4K Ultra HD, HDR, Smart Delivery
Release date: November 10, 2020
Inclusion date: November 10, 2020


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The Touryst ($19.99)
Developer: Shin’en Multimedia
Publisher: Shin’en Multimedia
Genre: Action & adventure
Tags: 4K Ultra HD, Smart Delivery
Release date: November 10, 2020
Inclusion date: November 10, 2020


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Sea of Thieves ($39.99)
Developer: Rare
Publisher: Xbox Game Studios
Genre: Action & adventure
Tags: 4K Ultra HD, HDR, Smart Delivery, Console Exclusive
Release date: November 10, 2020
Inclusion date: November 10, 2020


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Tetris Effect: Connected ($39.99)
Developer: Monstars; Resonair; and Stage Games
Publisher: Enhance
Genre: Puzzle & trivia
Tags: 4K Ultra HD, HDR, 60 FPS, Smart Delivery
Release date: November 10, 2020
Inclusion date: November 10, 2020


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We Happy Few ($59.99)
Developer: Compulsion Games
Publisher: Gearbox Publishing
Genre: Action & adventure
Tags: 4K Ultra HD, HDR
Release date: November 10, 2020
Inclusion date: November 10, 2020

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I must say, you do make some amazing posts, Costa.

Keep up the great work! :grinning:

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Monthly Preview | December 2020

With November nearing its end, what can we expect for December?

Those are the Series X|S games confirmed to be releasing next month:

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Those are the Series X|S games confirmed to be joining the Game Pass catalogue next month:

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Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Siege ($39.99)
Developer: Ubisoft Montreal
Publisher: Ubisoft
Genre: Shooter
Tags: 4K Ultra HD, 120 FPS, Smart Delivery
Release date: December 1st, 2020
Inclusion date: December 1st, 2020


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Haven ($ TBA)
Developer: The Game Bakers
Publisher: The Game Bakers
Genre: Role-playing
Tags: 4K Ultra HD, 60 FPS, Smart Delivery
Release date: December 3rd, 2020
Inclusion date: December 3rd, 2020


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Call of the Sea ($19.99)
Developer: Out of the Blue
Publisher: Raw Fury
Genre: Puzzle & Trivia
Tags: 4K Ultra HD, 60 FPS, Smart Delivery
Release date: December 8, 2020
Inclusion date: December 8, 2020


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Destiny 2: Beyond Light ($39.99)
Developer: Bungie
Publisher: Bungie
Genre: Action & adventure
Tags: 4K Ultra HD, HDR, 60 FPS, Smart Delivery
Release date: December 8, 2020
Inclusion date: December 8, 2020


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Morkredd ($TBA)
Developer: Hyper Games
Publisher: Aspyr Media
Genre: Puzzle & trivia
Tags: Console Exclusive
Release date: December 11, 2020
Inclusion date: December 11, 2020

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Haven is going to be a looker on Series. Excited to try it out. God bless gamepass.

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question is it possible for me to use my internal xbox one hard drive and use it as an external drive to store games on my series s? If so how would i do it?

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For cold storage, just enable network transfer and use that to migrate files.

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No HDR in Call of the Sea is a crime. I wonder if Auto HDR will work with it?

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I wonder what happened to Call of the Sea. When it was announced its Xbox page advertised it as checking every column: Ultra HD, HDR, 60 FPS, Ray Tracing and Smart Delivery. Now it only shows Ultra HD, 60 FPS and Smart Delivery :frowning:

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This Week on Xbox | Week of November 30, 2020

The following Series X|S games will be released this week:

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Football Manager 2021: Xbox Edition ($TBA)
Developer: Sports Interactive
Publisher: Sega
Genre: Simulation
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Release date: December 1st, 2020


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Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Siege ($39.99)
Developer: Ubisoft Montreal
Publisher: Ubisoft
Genre: Shooter
Tags: 4K Ultra HD, 120 FPS, Smart Delivery, Game Pass
Release date: December 1st, 2020


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Haven ($TBA)
Developer: The Game Bakers
Publisher: The Game Bakers
Genre: Role Playing
Tags: 4K Ultra HD, 60 FPS, Smart Delivery, Game Pass
Release date: December 3rd, 2020


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Immortals: Fenyx Rising ($59.99)
Developer: Ubisoft Quebec
Publisher: Ubisoft
Genre: Action & Adventure
Tags: 4K Ultra HD, HDR, 60 FPS, Smart Delivery
Release date: December 3rd, 2020


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FIFA 21 ($59.99)
Developer: EA Vancouver
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Genre: Sports
Tags: 4K Ultra HD, HDR, 60 FPS
Release date: December 4, 2020


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Madden NFL 21 ($59.99)
Developer: EA Tiburon
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Genre: Sports
Tags: 4K Ultra HD, HDR
Release date: December 4, 2020
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