Like Sony’s PlayStation 4, Microsoft’s Xbox One is taking mostly multi-platform swings at 2014’s opening half, presumably saving its best and brightest — Titanfall notwithstanding — for promotion at E3 2014 and the holidays to follow.
So consider this a more pragmatic look at 2014’s first six months: stuff you can play in the near (or nearer) term, selected, as in our companion PlayStation 4 lineup, by focusing on games with firm timeframes.