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The Xbox Series X and Series S, initially known as Project Scarlett, is a line of home video game consoles released by Microsoft and is the successor to the Xbox One line. It was released on 10 November 2020 as part of the ninth generation of consoles, competing against the PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch. Series S is a weaker version of the much more powerful Series X. Both consoles are also compatible with the Xbox One.

History[]

The Xbox Series X was originally codenamed "Anaconda", while the Xbox Series S was codenamed "Lockhart".

Sonic games[]

Image Game Release date
Sonic Origins 23 June 2022
Sonic Frontiers 8 November 2022
Sonic Origins Plus 23 June 2023
Sonic Superstars 17 October 2023
Sonic X Shadow Generations 25 October 2024
Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds 25 September 2025

Backwards compatibility[]

The consoles support all Sonic games playable on the Xbox One, which also includes all of its backwards compatible Sonic games on Xbox 360. All of the games are able to perform better on Series X and Series S than on their predecessors.[1] For Xbox One titles, the Xbox Series X will run the Xbox One X versions with added enhancements, while the Xbox Series S opts for the base Xbox One/Xbox One S versions with added enhancements.[2] On 15 November 2021, Sonic Unleashed, Sonic Generations, and Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed were updated to support FPS Boost, allowing them to run at 60 FPS on both Series X and Series S consoles.


Sonic the Hedgehog

Sonic the Hedgehog 2

Sonic the Hedgehog 3

Sonic & Knuckles

Sonic the Hedgehog CD

Sonic the Fighters

Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode I

Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode II

Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed

Sonic Adventure

Sonic Adventure 2

Sonic Generations

Sonic Unleashed

Sonic Mania

Sonic Forces

Sonic Mania Plus

Sega Genesis Classics

Team Sonic Racing

Sonic Colors: Ultimate

Sonic Origins

Sonic Frontiers

Sonic Origins Plus

Sonic Superstars

Sonic X Shadow Generations

Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds

Characters introduced[]

Trivia[]

  • As of 2024, Sonic Frontiers and Sonic X Shadow Generations are the only Smart Delivery titles to require an internet connection to obtain the Xbox Series X versions if the user is playing off the discs, as the discs themselves only contain the Xbox One versions.

Gallery[]

References[]

  1. Spencer, Phil (16 July 2020). You Are the Future of Gaming. Xbox Wire. Archived from the original on 14 November 2020. Retrieved on 15 November 2020. "It’s our intent for all Xbox One games that do not require Kinect to play on Xbox Series X at the launch of the console. And because of the unprecedented power of Xbox Series X, most of your favorite games will load faster and look and perform many times better on the new console."
  2. Humphries, Matthew (14 September 2020). Xbox Series S Only Plays Xbox One S Versions of Last-Gen Games. PCMag. Retrieved on 8 January 2023.

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Video game platforms