On This Day in Gaming History, Nov. 15: Xbox, PlayStation 4 and Pokémon Sword and Shield

The Xbox launched in North America in 2001, and Pokémon Sword and Shield came out on Nintendo Switch in 2019. Here’s what else launched on this day in gaming history.

1994: Warcraft: Orcs & Humans

Blizzard Entertainment released Warcraft: Orcs & Humans for DOS in North America. It is a real-time strategy game.

2001: Xbox

Microsoft released the Xbox in North America. It reached Japan on Feb. 22, 2002, and PAL regions on March 14, 2002.

2004: Need for Speed: Underground 2

Need for Speed: Underground 2 came out in North America on Windows, GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox, Game Boy Advance and Nintendo DS.

2005: Shadow the Hedgehog and Sonic Rush

Shadow the Hedgehog came out in North America on PlayStation 2, Xbox and GameCube. Sonic Rush launched there for the Nintendo DS.

2009: New Super Mario Bros. Wii

New Super Mario Bros. Wii came out in North America. Europe followed on Nov. 20, 2009, and Japan on Dec. 3, 2009.

2011: Saints Row: The Third and Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3

Saints Row: The Third came out in North America on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Windows. Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 also launched there on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

2013: PlayStation 4

Sony released the PlayStation 4 in North America. Europe followed on Nov. 29, 2013, and Japan on Feb. 22, 2014. Killzone Shadow Fall also came out in North America that day.

2016: Watch Dogs 2

Watch Dogs 2 came out on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. The Windows version followed on Nov. 29, 2016.

2019: Pokémon Sword and Shield and Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order

Pokémon Sword and Shield launched on Nintendo Switch. Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, published by Electronic Arts, came out on Windows, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.

2022: Pentiment

Obsidian Entertainment released Pentiment on Windows, Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S, with Xbox Game Studios as publisher. PlayStation and Nintendo Switch versions followed on Feb. 22, 2024.

2023: PlayStation Portal

Sony released PlayStation Portal in Japan, North America, Europe and Australia.

Sources: Wikipedia.org.

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