Gears Of War: E-Day PS5 Promo Refutes Microsoft's Claims About Xbox Exclusivity
Microsoft says the leaked PS5 mention was accidental, and Gears of War: E-Day will remain limited to Xbox consoles, PC, Xbox Cloud and Xbox on PC.
- The official Xbox Podcast mistakenly included a PS5 logo for Gears of War: E-Day in a promotional slide, though Microsoft denied rumors that it pulled the title from PlayStation 'last-minute'.
- During yesterday's showcase, Xbox CEO Asha Sharma confirmed the game remains an Xbox console exclusive, limiting availability to PC, Xbox Cloud, and Xbox Series X|S.
- Reflecting on his 107 days in the role, Aaron Greenberg noted he was 'made aware of these exclusives roughly a month in advance,' signaling a recent strategic shift.
- After Walmart published a placeholder page for the PS5 version on June 6, speculation regarding a multiplatform release intensified, leading many to believe the game would arrive on competing hardware.
- Microsoft continues to redefine its exclusivity strategy, leaving uncertainty whether Gears of War: E-Day was ever intended for PS5 or if recent leaks indicate internal development changes.
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'This Is Not True' — Xbox Says Gears of War: E-Day PS5 Port Was Not Pulled 'Last-Minute' After Leaked Image Shows PlayStation on List of Launch Platforms
Xbox says Gears of War: E-Day was not pulled from PlayStation "last-minute" after the company accidentally published an image showing Gears of War: E-Day with PS5 as one of its launch platforms.The official Xbox Podcast is responsible for the leak, which saw it mistakenly upload a version of a Gears deep dive that included the PlayStation mention. One version of a slide featured in the video included the same art shown during its grand reveal at…
Gears of War: E-Day trailer quickly removed after PS5 logo accidentally appeared
Shortly after Gears of War: E-Day was shown off again in an Xbox Podcast video, viewers noticed something unusual: a PS5 logo. The PS5 logo briefly appeared alongside the game’s platform listings, suggesting a PS5 version might be in development. The mistake immediately reignited rumors that Gears of War: E-Day was originally planned as a multiplatform […] Source
Xbox Denies That Gears Of War: E-Day Skipping PS5 Was Last-Minute Decision, But No One Believes That
An Xbox marketing boss has denied that Gears of War: E-Day skipping PlayStation 5 was a last-minute decision despite fans discovering what they believe is overwhelming evidence that it was. After it was discovered that Microsoft hastily removed a recent video showing a PS5 logo for Gears of War: E-Day (see below), marketing boss Aaron Greenberg said it is "not true" that Microsoft canceled a PS5 edition of the game at the last minute. "We just l…
Official Gears of War: E-Day video gets taken down for including a PS5 logo, adding more fuel to the last-minute change theory
It's been an eventful few days for Xbox. Gears of War: E-Day was officially confirmed during the Xbox Games Showcase to be a console exclusive, hours after a PEGI rating for the PS5 version surfaced.
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