Xbox One X Needs Exclusive Games

Update: January 30, 2018: Microsoft is trying to address this issue through acquisitions and is reportedly interested in EA, PUBG Corp, and even Valve!In the spring we looked at the current state of Xbox One's games and declared the obvious: that they really need bigger exclusives this year to combat the hot streak of exclusives Sony had for the PlayStation 4. This would be especially important in 2017 to support a new, more powerful upcoming console in the Xbox One X (Project Scorpio). After Microsoft's presentations at E3 2017 in June and Gamescom this week, they've not quite delivered.While some speculated and hoped that the "most powerful console ever" would support some form of VR headset (especially given Microsoft's partnership with Oculus VR to include Xbox One controllers with the Rift) and launch with something massive and must-play like a new Halo game, instead the big title for Xbox One X this holiday season would be Crackdown 3 - a sequel to a massively disappointing game in Crackdown 2.Related: Will Xbox One's Next Interface Redesign Finally Get It Right?The first Crackdown was legitimately fun so there's a reason for the fandom but it's irrelevant now since Crackdown 3 was just delayed until 2018. It's no longer a launch title for the Xbox One X, leaving the only real exclusive triple-A launch game for Xbox One X being Forza Motorsport 7, another entry in the annualized car racing series. And the more exciting upcoming game, Sea of Thieves, is not coming soon either so where are the most-play games to grow the Xbox brand and compete with PS4?[vn_gallery name="Xbox One X Project Scorpio Edition" id="1047882"]There's of course the port of PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds as well, the most popular PC shooter that's still in early access - and this is a biggie for the Xbox One family - but even that one's only a timed console exclusive. It will release for PlayStation 4 likely next year.Fortunately, the third-parties are coming out very strong this fall with mega blockbusters including but not limited to Assassin's Creed: Origins, Destiny 2, Star Wars: Battlefront 2, Call of Duty: WWII, etc. so gamers across the board will have plenty of big franchise sequels to look forward. And for gamers who invest in the more expensive Xbox One X, many of the third-party games and already-released titles will have Xbox One X enhancements.

Microsoft and the Xbox teams are fighting an uphill battle though since they continue to feed into the narrative of a lack of major exclusives to support more expensive hardware in a time when they're lagging significantly behind the competition in unit sales. This is creative a sense of negative buzz that can be seen in the comments and dislikes on the Xbox Gamescom Press Conference video and the hit pieces rising to the top of N4G:

A more powerful console that supports the best non-PC 4K gaming is enticing though, and with a much-needed interface re-re-redesign on the way for Xbox, they're on a better path.

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Below is a complete list of all 118 Xbox One games (as of August 23, 2017) that will be Xbox One X enhanced. A few notable absences include all Call of Duty titles, Battlefield 1, and Destiny 2 but these will all likely eventually add-in support as well.

A Plague Tale: Innocence
Anthem
ARK: Survival Evolved (Game Preview)
Ashen
Assassin's Creed Origins
ASTRONEER (Game Preview)
Battlerite
Below
Black Desert
Brawlout
Chess Ultra
CODE VEIN
Conan Exiles
Crackdown 3
Danger Zone
Dark and Light
Darksiders III
Dead Rising 4
Deep Rock Galactic
Diablo III: Reaper of Souls Ultimate Evil Edition
Dishonored 2
Dishonored: Death of the Outsider
Disneyland Adventures
Dovetail Games Euro Fishing
DRAGON BALL FighterZ
Dynasty Warriors 9
EA SPORTS FIFA 18
EA SPORTS Madden NFL 18
Elex
Elite: Dangerous
EVERSPACE
F1 2017
Fable Fortune
Fallout 4
Farming Simulator 17
Final Fantasy XV
Firewatch
For Honor
Forza Horizon 3
Forza Motorsport 7
Gears of War 4
Gravel
Halo 5: Guardians
Halo Wars 2
Hand of Fate 2
Hello Neighbor
HITMAN
Homefront: The Revolution
Injustice 2
Jurassic World Evolution
Killer Instinct
Killing Floor 2
Kingdom Come: Deliverance
Life is Strange: Before the Storm
Mafia III
Mantis Burn Racing
METAL GEAR SURVIVE
Metro: Exodus
Middle-earth: Shadow of War
Minecraft: Xbox One Edition
Minion Masters
Monster Hunter: World
NBA 2K18
Need for Speed Payback
Ooblets
Ori and the Will of the Wisp
Outcast Second Contact
Outlast 2
Paladins
Path of Exile
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
Portal Knights
Pro Evolution Soccer 2018
Project CARS 2
Quantum Break
Raiders of the Broken Planet
Railway Empire
Real Farm Sim 2018
ReCore
RESIDENT EVIL 7 biohazard
RiME
ROBLOX
Robocraft Infinity
Rocket League
Rush: A Disney Pixar Adventure
Sea of Thieves
Slime Rancher
SMITE
Sonic Forces
Star Wars Battlefront II
State of Decay 2
STEEP
Strange Brigade
Super Lucky's Tale
SUPERHOT
Surviving Mars
Tennis World Tour
The Artful Escape
The Crew 2
The Darwin Project
The Elder Scrolls Online: Morrowind
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition
The Last Night
The Long Dark
The Surge
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Titanfall 2
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands
Tom Clancy's The Division
Train Sim World
TT Isle of Man Ride on the Edge
Warframe
Warhammer: End Times Vermintide
We Happy Few
Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus
World of Tanks
WRC 7 FIA World Rally Championship
Zoo Tycoon

As for the limited Xbox One X Project Scorpio Edition that went on pre-order sales this week, it's already sold out at several retailers and listed on eBay for over a thousand dollars. Maybe Microsoft has figured it out?