Video Game Release Dates 2019: PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch

05/01/2019

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Whether you do your gaming on PS4, Xbox One, or Nintendo Switch, you have a lot to look forward to this year. A number of great games have already come out for each system, and many more are slated for release between now and the end of December. To help you keep track of what’s coming down the pipeline and when, we’ve assembled the list below to track release dates for all of the biggest games of 2019 across all consoles. And if you’re ready to lock down your copy of any of the games you see, click the links to preorder where available.

We’ll keep the list updated as new games are announced and upcoming games inevitably get pushed around, either delayed or moved up (it can happen!). If you’re only interested in one system in particular, you can click the shortcut below to hop right to the relevant 2019 games.

PS4 2019 Game Releases
Nintendo Switch and 3DS 2019 Game Releases
Xbox One 2019 Game Releases

Upcoming PS4 Games 2019

Nintendo has been holding its hand close to its vest in terms of Switch releases for the second half of the year. But here’s what 3DS and Switch games we know are coming in 2019 and when.

May 2019 – Nintendo Switch Game Release Dates

Saints Row The Third: Full Package release date – May 10 – Preorder
Assassin’s Creed 3 Remaster release date – May 21 – Preorder
Atelier Lulua: The Scion of Arland release date – May 21 – Preorder
Resident Evil 0 release date – May 21 – Preorder
Resident Evil release date – May 21 – Preorder
Resident Evil 4 release date – May 21 – Preorder
Team Sonic Racing release date – May 21 – Preorder
Lapis x Labyrinth release date – May 28 – Preorder
Little Friends: Dogs & Cats release date – May 28 – Preorder

June 2019 – 3DS and Nintendo Switch Game Release Dates

Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth (3DS) release date – June 4 – Preorder
Crash Team Racing: Nitro Fueled release date – June 21 – Preorder
Super Mario Maker 2 release date – June 28 – Preorder

July 2019 – Nintendo Switch Game Release Dates

Dragon Quest Builders 2 release date – July 12 – Preorder
Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order release date – July 19 – Preorder
AI: The Somnium File release date – July 25 – Preorder
Fire Emblem: Three Houses release date – July 26 – Preorder
Wolfenstein: Youngblood release date – July 26 – Preorder

August 2019 – Nintendo Switch Game Release Dates

Astral Chain release date – August 30 – Preorder

November 2019 – Nintendo Switch Game Release Dates

XIII release date – November 13

Nintendo Switch Games Coming in 2019 (No Date Announced)

These games don’t have specific dates, but they’re scheduled to release sometime in 2019.

Animal Crossing (Untitled) release date – TBA
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night release date – TBA – Preorder
Digimon Survive release date – TBA
Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age – Definitive Edition release date – TBA – Preorder
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Remastered Edition release date – TBA
Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice release date – TBA
The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening release date – TBA
Luigi’s Mansion 3 release date – TBA
Pokemon Sword and Shield release date – “late 2019” – Preorder Sword/Shield
Rune Factory 4 Special release date – TBA
Saints Row: The Third release date – TBA
Super Meat Boy Forever release date – TBA – Preorder
Vampyr release date – TBA

Upcoming Xbox One Games 2019

Xbox One owners won’t be starved for games in 2019, what with all the third-party games that are scheduled to launch. As for exclusives, the list is short at the moment, though you can count on seeing Crackdown 3, Gears of War 5, and Ori and the Will of the Wisps.

May 2019 – Xbox One Game Release Dates

A Plague Tale: Innocence release date – May 14 – Preorder
Rage 2 release date – May 14 – Preorder
Sniper Elite V2 Remastered release date – May 15 – Preorder
Team Sonic Racing release date – May 21 – Preorder

June 2019 – Xbox One Game Release Dates

The Elder Scrolls Online: Elsweyr release date – June 4 – Preorder
Warhammer: Chaosbane release date – June 4 – Preorder
Sudden Strike 4: Complete Collection release date – June 18 – Preorder
Crash Team Racing: Nitro Fueled release date – June 21 – Preorder
Monster Jam Steel Titans release date – June 25 – Preorder
The Sinking City release date – June 25 – Preorder

July 2019 – Xbox One Game Release Dates

Wolfenstein: Youngblood release date – July 26 – Preorder

August 2019 – Xbox One Game Release Dates

Madden NFL 20 release date – August 2 – Preorder
Control release date – August 27 – Preorder

September 2019 – Xbox One Game Release Dates

Borderlands 3 release date – September 13 – Preorder

November 2019 – Xbox One Game Release Dates

XIII release date – November 13
Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order release date – November 15 – Preorder

Xbox One Games Coming in 2019 (No Date Announced)

These games don’t have specific dates, but they’re scheduled to release sometime in 2019.

Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey release date – TBA
Battletoads (Untitled) release date – TBA
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night release date – TBA – Preorder
Code Vein release date – TBA – Preorder
Digimon Survive release date – TBA
Doom Eternal release date – TBA – Preorder
Gears of War 5 release date – TBA
Ori and the Will of the Wisps release date – TBA
Psychonauts 2 release date – TBA
Shovel Knight Showdown release date – TBA
Skull & Bones release date – TBA
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order release date – TBA
Super Meat Boy Forever release date – TBA
The Outer Worlds release date – TBA
The Surge 2 release date – TBA
Tropico 6 release date – Summer 2019 – Preorder
Twin Mirror release date – TBA
Wasteland 3 release date – TBA

Past 2019 Game Release Dates

February 2019 – PS4 Game Release Dates

February 2019 was a surprisingly busy month for video game releases. Fans of open-world apocalyptic settings might want to check out Metro Exodus or Far Cry: New Dawn. If loot-based shooting is your thing, you may want to look into Anthem (though you’ll want to read the reviews first). Fighting game fans who are into anime can keep an eye on Jump Force as well.

God Eater 3 release date – February 8 – Buy it
Monster Energy Supercross 2 release date – February 8 – Buy it
The Liar Princess and the Blind Prince release date – February 12 – Buy it
Metro Exodus release date – February 15 – Buy it
Far Cry: New Dawn release date – February 15 – Buy it
Jump Force release date – February 15 – Buy it
Anthem release date – February 22 – Buy it
Trials Rising release date – February 26 – Buy it
Dirt Rally 2.0 release date – February 26 – Buy it
The Lego Movie 2 release date – February 26 – Buy it
Stellaris: Console Edition release date – February 26 – Buy it

March 2019 – PS4 Game Release Dates

March 2019 isn’t letting up when it comes to big PS4 releases. The month kicks off with the fighting game Dead or Alive 6, and later in the month PS4 owners will get Devil May Cry 5, The Division 2, and Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice.

Dead or Alive 6 release date – March 1 – Buy it
ToeJam & Earl: Back in the Groove release date – March 1 – Buy it
Left Alive release date – March 5 – Buy it
Devil May Cry 5 release date – March 8 – Buy it
The Division 2 release date – March 15 – Buy it
One Piece: World Seeker release date – March 15 – Buy it
Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice release date – March 22 – Buy it
Tropico 6 release date – March 29 – Buy it

April 2019 – PS4 Game Release Dates

Days Gone, one of the biggest PS4 exclusives of the year, is scheduled to launch in April, as is the gory fighting game Mortal Kombat 11.

Borderlands Game of the Year Edition release date – April 3 – Buy it
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy release date – April 9 – Buy it
Earth Defense Force: Iron Rain release date – April 11 – Buy it
World War Z release date – April 16 – Buy it
Mortal Kombat 11 release date – April 23 – Buy it
Days Gone release date – April 26 – Buy it

February 2019 – Xbox One Game Release Dates

February was far from a slow month for Xbox One owners, thanks to releases like Crackdown 3, Metro Exodus, Far Cry: New Dawn, Jump Force, Anthem, and the free battle royale game Apex Legends. Phew, that’s a lot of games.

Apex Legends release date – February 4 – Buy it
Monster Energy Supercross 2 release date – February 8 – Buy it
Trials Rising release date – February 12 – Buy it
Final Fantasy IX release date – February 13 – Buy it
Crackdown 3 release date – February 15 – Buy it
Metro Exodus release date – February 15 – Buy it
Far Cry: New Dawn release date – February 15 – Buy it
Jump Force release date – February 15 – Buy it
Anthem release date – February 22 – Buy it
Dirt Rally 2.0 release date – February 26 – Buy it
The Lego Movie 2 release date – February 26 – Buy it

March 2019 – Xbox One Game Release Dates

Stand-out titles in March include The Division 2 and Dead or Alive 6, as well as Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice from the makers of the Dark Souls series.

Dead or Alive 6 release date – March 1 – Buy it
ToeJam & Earl: Back in the Groove release date – March 1 – Buy it
Devil May Cry 5 release date – March 8 – Buy it
The Division 2 release date – March 15 – Buy it
One Piece: World Seeker release date – March 15 – Buy it
Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice release date – March 22 – Buy it
Final Fantasy VII release date – March 26 – Buy it
Tropico 6 release date – March 29 – Buy it

April 2019 – Xbox One Game Release Dates

Xbox One owners get a double-dose (or triple-dose) of Final Fantasy in April, and fighting game fans can rip out each other’s spines in Mortal Kombat 11 on April 23.

Borderlands Game of the Year Edition release date – April 3 – Buy it
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy release date – April 9 – Buy it
Earth Defense Force: Iron Rain release date – April 11
Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster release date – April 16 – Buy it
World War Z – release date – April 16 – Buy it
Mortal Kombat 11 release date – April 23 – Buy it
Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age release date – April 30 – Buy it

February 2019 – 3DS and Nintendo Switch Game Release Dates

A wave of Final Fantasy games on Switch began in February with the release of Final Fantasy IX on February 13. Nintendo 3DS owners could grab the dungeon crawler Etrian Odyssey: Nexus as well on February 5.

Etrian Odyssey: Nexus (3DS) release date – February 5 – Buy it
BlazBlue: Central Fiction release date – February 7 – Buy it
Monster Energy Supercross 2 release date – February 8 – Buy it
The Liar Princess and the Blind Prince release date – February 12 – Buy it
Trials Rising release date – February 12 – Buy it
Final Fantasy IX release date – February 13 – Buy it
Steins;Gate Elite release date – February 19 – Buy it
The Lego Movie 2 release date – February 26 – Buy it

March 2019 – 3DS and Nintendo Switch Game Release Dates

March is a kid-friendly month for Nintendo fans, thanks to the release of Kirby’s Extra Epic Yarn for 3DS and Yoshi’s Crafted World for Switch. You can download the demo for Yoshi’s Crafted World now.

ToeJam & Earl: Back in the Groove release date – March 1 – Buy it
Kirby’s Extra Epic Yarn (3DS) release date – March 8 – Buy it
Unravel Two release date – March 22 – Buy it
Final Fantasy VII release date – March 26
Yoshi’s Crafted World release date – March 29 – Buy it

April 2019 – 3DS and Nintendo Switch Game Release Dates

April sees the release of two Final Fantasy ports on Switch, as well as the cult hit Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen. And if you like your fighting games with a whole lot of blood and gore, you’ll want to check out Mortal Kombat 11 on April 23.

Darksiders Warmastered Edition release date – April 2 – Buy it
Super Dragon Ball Heroes: World Mission – release date – April 5 – Buy it
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy release date – April 9 – Buy it
Nintendo Labo Toy-Con 04: VR Kit release date – April 12 – Buy it
Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster release date – April 16 – Buy it
Cuphead release date – April 18 – Buy it
Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen release date – April 23 – Buy it
Mortal Kombat 11 release date – April 23 – Buy it
Boxboy + Boxgirl release date – April 26 – Buy it
Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age release date – April 30 – Buy it

Chris Reed is IGN’s shopping and commerce editor. You can follow him on Twitter @_chrislreed.

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