Games · 2017
The Year of Hybrid Gaming and Open Worlds
In 2017, Nintendo completely redefined the gaming landscape by launching a groundbreaking hybrid console alongside generational masterpieces. Meanwhile, the battle royale phenomenon took off, and powerful new hardware pushed visual boundaries to unprecedented levels.
- March 3, 2017 | Hardware Console
Nintendo Switch
Nintendo bridged home and portable gaming with a versatile hybrid console featuring detachable Joy-Con controllers that quickly took the industry by storm.
- March 3, 2017 | Switch, Wii U
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Launching alongside the Switch, this revolutionary title reinvented open-world design through complete player freedom, emergent physics, and breathtaking exploration.
- March 23, 2017 | PC | Battle Royale
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
PUBG exploded into early access, popularizing the high-stakes battle royale genre as 100 players parachuted onto an island to fight for survival.
- February 28, 2017 | PS4 | Action RPG
Horizon Zero Dawn
Guerrilla Games captivated PlayStation owners with Aloy's quest across a lush, post-apocalyptic world dominated by terrifying animalistic machines.
- October 27, 2017 | Switch | Platformer
Super Mario Odyssey
Mario returned to sandbox 3D platforming with Cappy, allowing players to possess enemies and objects across imaginative, globe-trotting kingdoms.
- November 7, 2017 | Hardware Console
Xbox One X
Microsoft released the world's most powerful home console at the time, promising true native 4K gaming and enhanced performance for mid-generation titles.
- April 4, 2017 | PS4, PS3 | JRPG
Persona 5
Atlus delivered an ultra-stylish RPG experience that blended high school life simulation with stylish dungeon crawling through the hearts of corrupt adults.
- September 29, 2017 | Xbox One, PC
Cuphead
Studio MDHR wowed gamers with brutal run-and-gun gameplay rendered entirely in hand-drawn 1930s rubber-hose animation style.
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