PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S are highlights of this week’s Japanese video game releases.
Notable exclusive titles launching alongside PlayStation 5 include Demon’s Souls, Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Sackboy: A Big Adventure, Godfall, and more.
Notable exclusive titles launching alongside Xbox Series X and Xbox Series X include Gears Tactics, Bright Memory, and Tetris Effect: Connected.
Multiplatform launch titles include Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, Devil May Cry 5 Special Edition, NBA 2K21, Watch Dogs: Legion, and more.
A few other new titles not related to the new console launches are also due out this week—most notably Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin for PlayStation 4, Switch, and PC.
Get the full list of this week’s Japanese game releases below. It should be noted that Gematsu will receive a small percentage of money from purchases made through Play-Asia links. You can also save five percent using our “GEMATSU” coupon code.
Hardware
- PlayStation 5
- PlayStation 5 Digital Edition
- Xbox Series X
- Xbox Series S
Physical and Digital
- Assassin’s Creed Valhalla (PS5, PS4) – Launching worldwide.
- Ultimate Edition (PS5, PS4)
- North American Version
- Standard (PS5, PS4, Xbox Series / One)
- Gold (PS5, PS4, Xbox Series / One)
- European Version
- Standard (PS5, PS4, Xbox Series / One)
- Gold (PS5, PS4, Xbox Series / One)
- Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War (PS5, PS4) – Launching worldwide.
- North American Version (PS5, Xbox Series, PS4, Xbox One)
- European Version (PS5, Xbox Series, PS4, Xbox One)
- Death Come True (PS4) – Launching digitally worldwide.
- Demon’s Souls (PS5) – Launching worldwide.
- Devil May Cry 5 Special Edition (PS5) – Launching digitally worldwide.
- Gears Tactics (Xbox Series / One) – Already available worldwide.
- Godfall (PS5) – Launching worldwide.
- Deluxe Edition
- Ascended Edition
- North American Version: Standard / Deluxe / Ascended
- European Version: Standard / Deluxe / Ascended
- Just Dance 2021 (PS5, PS4, Switch) – Launching worldwide.
- North American Version (PS5, Xbox Series / One, PS4, Switch)
- European Version (PS5, Xbox Series / One, PS4, Switch)
- Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory (PS4, Switch) – Launching worldwide.
- Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales (PS5, PS4) – Launching worldwide.
- Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales Ultimate Edition (PS5) – Launching worldwide.
- Medabots Classics Plus (Switch)
- NBA 2K21 (PS5) – Launching worldwide.
- Mamba Forever Edition
- North American Version
- Standard (PS5, Xbox Series)
- Mamba Forever (PS5, Xbox Series)
- European Version
- Standard (PS5, Xbox Series)
- Mamba Forever (PS5, Xbox Series)
- Need for Speed Hot Pursuit Remastered (Switch) – Launching worldwide.
- Piofiore: Episodio 1926 (Switch)
- Prinny 1 & 2: Exploded and Reloaded (Switch) – Already available worldwide.
- Sackboy: A Big Adventure (PS5, PS4) – Launching worldwide.
- Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin (PS4, Switch) – Launching worldwide.
Digital-Only
- Assassin’s Creed Valhalla (Xbox Series, Xbox One, PC [Epic Games Store]) – Launching worldwide.
- Astro’s Playroom (PS5) – Launching worldwide.
- Baroque: Original Version (Switch)
- Bugsnax (PS5, PS4, PC [Epic Games Store]) – Launching worldwide.
- Bright Memory (Xbox Series) – Launching worldwide.
- Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War (Xbox Series, Xbox One, PC [Battle.net]) – Launching worldwide.
- Cookie’s! Theory of Super Evolution (Switch) – Launching worldwide.
- Devil May Cry 5 Special Edition (Xbox Series) – Launching worldwide.
- Fortnite (PS5, Xbox Series) – Launching worldwide.
- Freakout: Calamity TV Show (Switch) – Already available worldwide.
- G-Mode Archives 24: Sangokushi Nendaiki DX (Switch)
- Godfall (PC [Epic Games Store]) – Launching worldwide.
- Goonya Fighter (PS5) – Launching worldwide.
- Hidden Through Time (Switch) – Already available worldwide.
- Just Dance 2021 (Xbox One) – Launching worldwide.
- Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory (Xbox One) – Launching worldwide.
- NBA 2K21 (Xbox Series) – Launching worldwide.
- Planet Coaster: Console Edition (PS5, Xbox Series / One, PS4) – Launching worldwide.
- North American Version (PS5, Xbox Series / One, PS4)
- European Version (PS5, Xbox Series / One, PS4)
- Ranshima Monogatari Lairland Story: Shoujo no Yakujou Remake (Switch)
- Roombo: First Blood (Switch) – Already available worldwide.
- Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin (PC [Steam]) – Launching worldwide.
- Tetris Effect: Connected (Xbox Series, Xbox One, PC [Microsoft Store]) – Launching worldwide.
- Urban Flow (Switch) – Already available worldwide.
- Vampire: The Masquerade – Coteries of New York (PS4, Switch, PC [DMM Games Store]) – Already available worldwide.
- Watch Dogs: Legion (PS5, Xbox Series) – Launching worldwide.
- Zombie’s Cool (Switch) – Launching worldwide.
The PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, and Switch titles listed above can be purchased through Japanese PlayStation Network and Nintendo accounts using prepaid cards: