Edit: It turns out I am not perfect and have holes in my knowledge. Games that are wrongly categorized are shifted over to the other list, but with a strikethrough to indicate a change, to preserve my original thoughts.
Games, brands and series associated with XBOX, compared to other console brands. The lists doesn’t mean exclusives or best games. It’s more of, what you think of games, when you think of XBOX.
Core brands created by XBOX
- Halo
- Gears of War
- Fable
- Forza
Secondary brands created by XBOX
Age of Empires- Sea of Thieves
- Starfield
- Hellblade
- State of Decay
Purchased by XBOX
- Age of Empires
- Minecraft
- Call of Duty
- WoW
- Overwatch
- Diablo
- Fallout
- DOOM
- Killer Instinct
Console exclusives with XBOX
- Lost Odyssey
Associated with XBOX, but no longer exclusive
- Ninja Gaiden
- Titanfall
- Star Wars Knights of the Republic (KOTOR)
- Ori and the Blind Forest
I was thinking about XBOX and its future, and somehow I got tangled in history and what the brand recognition is. This is the end result of my thoughts.
I can’t talk about the specifics, as I have no experience. But wanted mention that the community changes over time too, gets older, old players leave, new come in, even the game developers change over time. I think in a game like Minecraft adding stuff is not the worst thing that can happen, because people can mod the games and host their own worlds and game rules. So its more like giving more tools in the hand.