So you woke up on this past Christmas morning and Santa just happened to bring you a new video game console. Congrats, and welcome to the club. Of course, now that you have a new, slick piece of hardware, you likely only have one question on your mind: what games should I be looking to pick up?
Well, fear not, because we here at DualShockers have got you covered. If you weren’t already aware of it, we run anongoing series here called DualShockers Definitiveswhere we list the must-have titles for every major platform. So whether you scored a new PS4, Xbox One, or Switch this holiday season, here are the best games that we believe you should be looking to get for each platform.
If you finally netted yourself this generation’s most popular console this holiday season, then there are a whole lot of options to choose from when it comes to picking which games you’d like to buy. Since the PS4 has now been on the market for over 5 years, the system’s library has grown to a point where it includes a little bit of everything from all sorts of genres.
If you find yourself privy to action adventure titles, then the PS4 has arguably the best lineup to choose from. From classics likeBloodborne,Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End, andHorizon Zero Dawnto this year’s release ofGod of War(which won our 2018 Game of the Year award), the PS4 boasts some of the best action titles in the history of the gaming medium. Not to mention,Marvel’s Spider-Man, which may have even come with your own PS4 if you happened toscore one of the elusive bundles.
The PS4 isn’t too shabby when it comes to RPG games, either.Dragon Quest XI,Persona 5, andNier: Automataare just a handful of the many phenomenal role-playing games that any fan of the genre should immediately look to add to their own PS4 library sooner rather than later.
For our money though, these are the 10 must-have titles that anyone with a PS4 should be looking to pick up:
Whether you ended up with an Xbox One S or the higher-end Xbox One X under your Christmas Tree this year, there are a ton of great games to pick up on Microsoft’s console.
Even if the Xbox One does noticeably have fewer first-party games compared to that of the Switch and PS4, there are still a ton of great experiences you can only have on an Xbox. Some of our own favorites that are console-exclusive to Xbox One includeCuphead,Halo 5: Guardians, andGears of War 4just to name a few.
At the end of the day though, these are the 10 games that all new Xbox One owners should be looking to pick up, according to us:
While it might be the most recent console to have released out of this bunch, the Nintendo Switch isn’t short on great games in the slightest.
Standout titles that you’ve likely heard of already such asThe Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild,Super Mario Odyssey, andMario Kart 8 Deluxeare all so synonymous with the console because, well, they’re all fantastic games. Not to mention the system’snewest cornerstone release inSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate, which may be part of the reason why you finally picked up a Switch this Christmas season yourself.
Perhaps the best element of all with the Switch though is its plethora of indie games.Celeste,Dead Cells, andStardew Valleyare just a few of our personal favs here at DualShockers, but you can be sure that there are dozens of other indie gems to play on Nintendo’s platform. If you haven’t engrossed yourself in the indie scene much before, now owning a Switch should ensure that you change those habits.
Even thoughSmash Ultimatecurrently isn’t slated on our Definitives list due to the time when it came out, these are the other 10 games we think everyone should look to buy for Switch:
It’s worth noting that each of the lists you see in this article were determined a few months back by us here at DualShockers. As such, some noteworthy releases that have come out within the past month or two–most notablythat ofRed Dead Redemption2on PS4 and Xbox One–weren’t taken into account before we made each Top 10.
Regardless of whether or not a few recent titles may not have made each of our lists though for one reason or another, you can be sure that each game we mention here is worthy of your time and attention whether it be on PS4, Xbox One, or Switch. If you’ve got a new console, load that thing up with some great games and enjoy yourself.
