Microsoft and Sony each presented game lineups across three joint-generation showcases in 2020. Below is a consolidated guide to which titles shown at those events were presented as console-exclusive, temporarily exclusive at launch, or confirmed as multiplatform between Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5.
How exclusivity is classified
This comparison focuses strictly on console availability between Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5. Microsoft has clarified that titles developed by its in-house studios will also release on PC, so “exclusive” here refers only to whether a game was shown as limited to one of the two consoles and not planned for the other.
When a publisher or platform used terms such as “launch exclusive,” those games were treated as temporarily exclusive for the purposes of this list, indicating they may appear on the competing console at an unspecified later date.
Xbox showcase — May 2020
The first Xbox event in May 2020 featured both first-party projects and third-party titles. The table below summarizes how each title was presented at that showcase.
| Exclusive | Temporary exclusive | Multiplatform | |
| Assassin’s Creed Valhalla | X | ||
| Bright Memory: Infinite | X | ||
| Call of the Sea | X | ||
| Chorus | X | ||
| DiRT 5 | X | ||
| Madden NFL 21 | X | ||
| Scarlet Nexus | X | ||
| Scorn | X | ||
| Second Extinction | X | ||
| The Ascent | X | ||
| The Medium | X | ||
| Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 | X | ||
| Yakuza: Like a Dragon | X |
PlayStation 5 reveal — June 2020
Sony’s June 2020 presentation showcased multiple first-party exclusives alongside third-party and timed-exclusives. The list below reflects how each title was positioned during that event.
| Exclusive | Temporary exclusive | Multiplatform | |
| GTA 5 | X | ||
| Spider-Man: Miles Morales | X | ||
| Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart | X | ||
| Gran Turismo 7 | X | ||
| Project Athia | X | ||
| Stray | X | ||
| Returnal | X | ||
| Sackboy: A Big Adventure | X | ||
| Destruction AllStars | X | ||
| Kena: Bridge of the Spirits | X | ||
| Goodbye Volcano High | X | ||
| Oddworld: Soulstorm | X | ||
| Ghostwire: Tokyo | X | ||
| Jett: The Far Shore | X | ||
| Godfall | X | ||
| Solar Ash | X | ||
| Hitman 3 | X | ||
| Astro’s Playroom | X | ||
| Little Devil Inside | X | ||
| NBA 2K21 | X | ||
| Demon’s Souls | X | ||
| Deathloop | X | ||
| Resident Evil Village | X | ||
| Pragmata | X | ||
| Horizon: Forbidden West | X |
Xbox Series X showcase — July 2020
The second Xbox event in July 2020 concentrated on Microsoft’s strong first-party slate and additional third-party announcements. The classification below follows how those titles were presented.
| Exclusive | Temporary exclusive | Multiplatform | |
| Halo Infinite | X | ||
| State of Decay 3 | X | ||
| Forza Motorsport | X | ||
| Everwild | X | ||
| Tell Me Why | X | ||
| Ori and the Will of the Wisps | X | ||
| Outer Worlds: Peril on Gorgon (DLC) | X | ||
| Grounded | X | ||
| Avowed | X | ||
| As Dusk Falls | X | ||
| Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2 | X | ||
| Psychonauts 2 | X | ||
| Destiny 2: Beyond Light | X | ||
| STALKER 2 | X | ||
| Warhammer 40,000: Darktide | X | ||
| Tetris Effect: Connected | X | ||
| The Gunk | X | ||
| Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis | X | ||
| CrossfireX | X | ||
| Fable | X |
