Microsoft announces launch line-up for Xbox One

Microsoft, among its other announcements today such as Fable Legends, has revealed the complete list of games that will be available on day one of the Xbox One launch, according to Eurogamer. Here’s the full list of launch titles for the Xbox One:

• Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag
• Battlefield 4
• Call of Duty: Ghosts
• Crimson Dragon
• Dead Rising 3
• FIFA 14
• Fighter Within
• Forza Motorsport 5
• Just Dance 2014
• Killer Instinct
• LEGO Marvel Super Heroes
• Lococycle
• Madden NFL 25
• NBA 2K14
• NBA LIVE 14
• Need for Speed: Rivals
• Peggle 2
• Powerstar Golf
• Ryse: Son of Rome
• Skylanders: Swap Force
• Watch Dogs
• Zoo Tycoon
• Zumba Fitness: World Party

As is evident from the list, there seems to be a wide variety of games from almost every genre, from hardcore FPSes like Battlefield 4 to fighting games like Killer Instinct to casual Kinect-centric titles such as Just Dance 2014. There are even some family-friendly casual titles thrown in, such as Skylanders: Swap Force and Peggle 2.

Xbox One buyers will have quite a few options to pick from

Just recently, it was revealed that the Xbox One won’t be region-locked. This essentially means that games will run on the Xbox One, regardless of whether the console and the games were bought from different countries.

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However, this opens up a whole new can of worms for those living outside of the Xbox One’s launch regions, namely, in the form of inflated shipping and importing costs. Not to mention the fact that since it is a major next-gen console, hardly any store will have stock left after fulfilling pre-orders.

Currently, the closest thing to an Xbox One launch date some of the world has is November this year. India, however, will see the console even later—sometime in 2014.