2021 was a year like no other for video games, with players eagerly waiting for a chance to actually purchase the new consoles–now over a year old and still almost impossible to find. Perhaps that’s why it’s good that Microsoft has stuck to a two-generation release model for most of its first-party games thus far, launching them on Xbox One in addition to Xbox Series X|S and PC. In most other years, Microsoft-developed Xbox games are few and far between, but 2021 ended up being one of the best years we’ve ever seen for the platform.
In fact, for the first time in recent memory, Xbox actually offered healthy competition to PlayStation in terms of console-exclusive games. The 2021 lineup included Forza Horizon 5, which is one of the best racing games ever made, along with the console version of Microsoft Flight Simulator, itself a surprise hit…
