List of Optimized Xbox Series X/S Games at Launch

With less than a month remaining until the much-anticipated beginning of next-gen, Xbox has compiled a list of optimized Xbox Series X/S games at launch. This list is for games where the developer has taken the time to make the game better with the improved software and hardware that the next-gen has to offer. Unlike games that will only be slightly improved through backwards compatibility, you can expect to see a dramatic difference between an Xbox One game and a game optimized for Xbox Series X/S.

Games Optimized for Series X/S

1. Assassin’s Creed Valhalla
2. Borderlands 3
3. Bright Memory 1.0
4. Cuisine Royale
5. Dead by Daylight
6. Devil May Cry 5: Special Edition
7. DIRT 5
8. Enlisted
9. Evergate
10. The Falconeer
11. Fortnite
12. Forza Horizon 4
13. Gears 5
14. Gears Tactics
15. Grounded
16. King Oddball
17. Maneater
18. Manifold Garden
19. NBA 2K21
20. Observer: System Redux
21. Ori and the Will of the Wisps
22. Planet Coaster
23. Sea of Thieves
24. Tetris Effect: Connected
25. The Tourist
26. War Thunder
27. Warhammer: Chaosbane Slayer Edition
28. Watch Dogs: Legion
29. WRC 9 FIA World Rally Championship
30. Yakuza: Like a Dragon
31. Yes, Your Grace

  This is a pretty sizeable list of optimized Xbox Series X/S games at launch. One thing to note, however, is that Bright Memory 1.0, Devil May Cry 5: Special Edition, Enlisted, Evergate, Fortnite, NBA 2k21, Observer: System Redux, and Warhammer: Chaosbane Slayer Edition will not use Smart Delivery. In any case, seeing older games such as Forza Horizon 4 and Gears 5 receive this treatment is a welcomed site and soon even more games will be added to this list.