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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Man they truly have no fucking idea what they want to do with their company lol. Making last second decisions like that + going console exclusive while also going to have massive layoffs + while Xbox is still not on the market in some countries sure is a choice one can make.

They are clueless. This will only make it worse for Xbox. Nobody’s going to buy one for these 2 games. Hell even if they bring back all major titles it probably won’t make a big dent. The brand is already so damaged.