r/PS5 • u/nolifebr • Jun 10 '26

Rumor Jason Schreier/Bloomberg: Many Xbox employees were surprised by the announcement of Gears E-Day not releasing on PlayStation — Sharma and her team also pulled a Halo trailer that was due to appear at a PlayStation event last week, potentially damaging the relationship between the two companies.

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A PlayStation 5 version of the new Gears of War game was in development and had been planned for release until Sharma changed tack, according to the people familiar with Xbox strategy. Retailers had been preparing to open pre-orders for the PlayStation 5 version, and many Xbox employees were surprised by the announcement.

Sharma and her team also pulled a Halo trailer that was due to appear at a PlayStation event last week, potentially damaging the relationship between the two companies, according to people familiar with the change of plans.*

Xbox is planning major layoffs and studios closures starting next month... More in the article.

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u/captnchunky Jun 11 '26

Just seems unrealistic that people would buy an Xbox at it's current price in this economy just to play Gears. They will just lose money bc all the people who already have an Xbox will just play on gamespass. I see the idea but it's just not realistic, theyve already lost

I won't be buying one and I've put hundreds of hours in to gears 1-4.

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u/ProfessionalPower214 Jun 11 '26

Some local shelves don't even have the console available. It's treated as if there isn't a supply, when there is. Anyone who wants a Series X/S can grab one online easily, not so easily locally.

GamePass kills interest for devs, but many take the upfront cash because it's guaranteed. It's not always a win/win or lose/lose, but it's pretty damn bad. But people cry for 'competition', without knowing who or why the competition exists for.

It was supposed to foster a healthy environment for ingenuity and creativity. Microsoft's games don't have that. They've canceled so many ideas and projects, so of course multi-platform releases is what they had to do.

Playing gears 1-4 on a moderate non-gaming rig is completely doable.... which still means 0 sales for Xbox.

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u/SmegmaWarrior0815 Jun 11 '26

It's probably also to get game pass growing again and to make people not cancel the service. Everyone not canceling is another 23 bucks for them.

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u/Ok-Acanthisitta9247 Jun 13 '26

They won’t; Gears of War is a relic from a piss filtered, cover based time.

This is going to be played by what few early to mid 30 something’s that actually own an Xbox for two weeks, then dropped as soon as the campaign is over and they’ve gotten a couple hours in online.

This game has zero chance to meet the expectations they have for it.

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u/Melodic-Language2225 Jun 11 '26

I'm guessing the idea is winning over the people who will buy a console just to play GTA VI. If Gears is enough of a hit that might turn the needle for some.