Many were surprised to learn that Gears of War: E-Day would be an Xbox console exclusive on its release and skip PlayStation 5, but the series’ original creator believes this is a wise move by the platform holder.<\/p>\n
It had been assumed that the upcoming Gears prequel would also launch on PS5<\/a>, given last year’s revamped edition of the original game – known as Gears of War: Reloaded – had been released across both consoles<\/a>. Additionally, until recently Xbox had been making many of its first party titles available across multiple console platforms<\/a>. The likes of Indiana Jones and the Great Circle and Sea of Thieves have both proven popular on PlayStation<\/a>, specifically.<\/p>\n Despite this though, newly-appointed CEO Asha Sharma kicked off Sunday’s Xbox Games Showcase<\/a> with the announcement that E-Day would be an Xbox console exclusive on its release this October<\/a>, and Gears of War creator Cliff ‘CliffyB’ Bleszinski believes this is a smart move.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n “As much as I’m happy to see Microsoft previously embracing ‘the more the merrier’ [approach], I think it may have hurt their loyal tribal fanbase’s perception of the brand,” Bleszinski told Eurogamer. As a reminder, in August last year, Bleszinski said he was “thrilled” that more people would be able to experience the original Gears game on PlayStation<\/a>, but this was when Phil Spencer<\/a> and Sarah Bond were still in charge at Xbox.<\/p>\n Continuing, Bleszinski noted that since Sharma’s appointment in February of this year<\/a>, Xbox has been “steadily trying to win” back its core fanbase, and console exclusives are a part of that strategy. “E-day looks fantastic and the reception has been great so it seems like they’re steering the ‘ship’ back in the right direction,” he said in closing.<\/p>\n