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Microsoft ’s latest console chopine , theXbox Series X and Series S , strive their third day of remembrance in November 2023 , but with the yr take out to a close , much of the industry ’s attention has turned toward anticipate game slate for release in 2024 . 2023 was a magnificently busy year for quality release , and even though a comparative falloff in 2024 would n’t be surprising , there are still plenty of Xbox games to keep an eye out for . From scoop to some of the twelvemonth ’s biggest multi - platform titles , the most anticipated biz of 2024 will insure Xbox Series X / S owner do n’t allow their cabinet collect any dust .
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart Of Chornobyl - Q1 2024
Xbox Console Exclusive: Yes
The development ofSTALKER 2has faced significant setbacks due to the warfare in Ukraine , where developer and publishing firm GSC Game World is based . Loosely base onRoadside Picnic , a novel by Soviet brothers Arkady and Boris Strugatsky , and taking influence from Andrei Tarkovsky ’s 1979 film , Stalker(also an adaptation ofRoadside Picnic),STALKER 2takes place in the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone after a second , fictional catastrophe in 2006 . The survival horror FPS picture players in control of a Stalker , one whoexplores The Zone and its anomalies , and is set to arrive in the first quarter of 2024 .
A bridge player - on preview of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 : Heart of Chornobyl at Gamescom scramble a light on the biz ’s post - revelatory environs and mechanics .
Star Wars Outlaws - 2024
Xbox Console Exclusive: No
Massive Entertainment and Ubisoft are attempting to deliver the first genuinely open - worldStar Warsgame inStar Wars Outlaws , expected to arrive sometime in 2024 . While it stay to be seen how extensive said exposed human beings will actually be , just the mind of being set loose in the galaxy far , far aside with a ship and a fistful of companions is enough to pique involvement . The third - individual natural process dangerous undertaking plot follows Kay Vess in itscreation of a " scoundrel outlaw fantasy"which tasks player with navigating the franchise ’s criminal underworld , including direct involvement with a number of notorious crime crime syndicate .
Avowed - 2024
Obsidian Entertainment ’s upcoming fantasy RPG , Avowed , has drawn a lot of comparison toSkyrim , but is expected to be a more focussed experience , hinging onObsidian ’s strengths in character - drive plot growing . Avoweddoesn’t have a release window any more accurate than sometime in 2024 , but it has been known for quite a while that the game will take place in Eora , the setting of Obsidian’sPillars of EternityCRPG series . The twoPillarsgames are observe for their written material and world - building , soAvowedalready has a mess of latent potential alongside its perspective shift to first - person .
Skull And Bones - February 16, 2024
Ubisoft’sSkull and Boneshas had an incredibly fraught development , set about in 2013 as an expansion toAssassin ’s Creed 4 : Black Flag . After a decade , though , Skull and Bones ' release is finally on the skyline , pose for February 16 , 2023 . jell during theGolden Age of Piracyon the Indian Ocean , the game is expected to allow for a pregnant amount of thespian freedom in customization and gameplay possibility . Playable in single - player , or with others in online multiplayer , Skull and Bones ' ability to fork over a compelling pirate biz after so long in ontogeny remains to be seen , but it ’ll surely be one of the most intriguing Xbox releases of early 2024 .
Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2 - 2024
Although its predecessor , Hellblade : Senua ’s Sacrifice , is usable on multiple platforms , Senua ’s Saga : Hellblade 2will be an Xbox console exclusive following Microsoft ’s skill of developer Ninja Theory in 2018 . The biz was initially revealed alongside the Xbox Series X / S , teasing the graphic fidelity that would be potential in the novel cabinet generation . Hellblade 2is still shaping up to be incredibly cinematic , and the military action - dangerous undertaking game is poised to be one of the most photorealistic game ever released . It ’s currently coiffe to launch at an unspecified day of the month in 2024 .
Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 - Q4 2024
lamia : The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2is an fantastically long - expect continuation , expected to arrive two decades after the first game near the closing of 2024 . The originalBloodlinesholds a legendary cult Greco-Roman status , revered for its furcate narration educe from player comment . For yr , the sequel seemed like something of a pipe dream , with rumour lastly turning into confirmation of production , which was followed by a number of delay and news show of the game ’s developer transfer entirely . 2024 may in the end see the sack ofBloodlines 2and the rejoinder of the original ’s acclaimed RPG gameplay .
Two developer behind Vampire : The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 hash out the plot ’s world , creative process , and working to make a true vampire fantasy .
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 - 2024
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024will be a successor to 2020’sMicrosoft Flight Simulator , the serial ' self-aggrandizing paying back after a 14 - yr hiatus . As such , Flight Sim 2024will support prescribed add - ons downloaded for the 2020 game , which should entice players hesitant to move on to a whole new entry . The real attracter , however , is a bevy ofnew career mode missions centered around specialised aviation , include ethereal firefighting , mountain deliverance , air racing , weather recon , experimental aircraft test flights , and much more . The new entrance , expected sometime in the eponymic year , will also introduce a phone number of new aircraft to pilot , such as glider , airships , and red-hot breeze balloon .
Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League - February 2, 2024
Suicide Squad : Kill the Justice Leagueis a moment of a curveball from developer Rocksteady Studios , eschew theBatman : Arkhamseries ' influential fight and stealth mechanic for a gamy - octane third - someone shooter . Playable in single - player or on-line co - op , Suicide Squad : KTJLsees the titular team sent to Metropolis to – as the name implies – kill the Justice League , who have come under Brainiac ’s restraint . Releasing on February 2 , Rocksteady ’s next offer has had its fair parcel of pre - release literary criticism for its unexpected gameplay turn and some undesirable elements reminiscent of live - service games . The premiss is , however , titillating , and the gameplay looks quite refined in recent trailers .
After several delays , Suicide Squad : KTJL will turn back to the Arkhamverse as Task Force X take on mind - controlled phallus of the Justice League .
Everwild - 2024
Rare’sEverwildhas remain quiet for the last few years , but the developer is " ' optimistically ' targeting a 2024 release , " according toVGC . Much is still unknown about the game , potentially due to its production being rebooted under new leading at one point . It ’s been purported thatEverwildwill have no fighting at all , perhaps being something akin toViva Piñata . irrespective , Rare ’s involution and itscel - shaded , painterly art styleare enough to justify keeping an eye onEverwildas an Xbox cabinet scoop arrive in 2024 .
Dragon’s Dogma 2 - March 22, 2024
Dragon ’s Dogma 2is another long - await sequel set to release in 2024 ( March 22 , specifically ) , a follow - up to 2012’sDragon ’s Dogmaand its enhanced edition , subtitledDark Arisen . The series tells the cyclical story of the Arisen , choose to face a dragon which appears to bring about the end of the world . A third - somebody illusion RPG , Dragon ’s Dogma 2will effort to follow its predecessor in differentiate itself throughemergent gameplay , ascendable foeman , and dynamic , powerful legerdemain . It will also bluster a captivating asymmetrical multiplayer system , where customizable soak from other players ' man are summoned to help , ended with noesis they ’ve gained while questing in their household realm .
A recent hand - on trailer for Dragon ’s Dogma 2 gave a well look at how the game has extend its mechanics and environment since the first title .
This console contemporaries get off to a fairly tedious start ( exacerbated by hardware and development issues stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic ) , but Xbox is set to have a fairly robust slate in 2024 . The footstep of marquee liberation in 2023 is unlikely to continue through the whole twelvemonth , but the first few month at least each have highly anticipated titles coming toXbox Series X / S , even if none of the console ' exclusives have go under dates just yet .
author : VGC