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In case you missed it,Gears of Waris no longer anXboxconsole exclusive. Beginning this August, the game will make its debut onPlayStationhardwarevia Gears of War Reloaded, a remaster of the iconic 2006-era third-person cover shooter.
Gears of War’s release on rival hardware will follow therecent releaseofForza Horizon 5onPlayStation 5, atitle that PlayStation fans have quickly fallen in love with. It leavesHaloas the last “pillar” of Xbox to remain on the console,though that future is rather murky.
Following Monday’s blockbuster announcement,Xbox fans took to Reddit to discuss the news, and, well, they weren’t happy.
Gears Of War Is A Major Part Of Xbox’s History
“Gears coming to PS5? What is even the point of owning an Xbox in 2025?“one user wrote. That’s a valid assessment, but owning an Xboxdoes allow players to make use of Game Pass and the sheer number of titles it offers.
“Kinda (messed) up PlayStation gets all of our (games), but when is PlayStation gonna send a game our way?“another user chimed in with. As cool as console exclusives are, this is the unfortunate reality of the current situation,where PlayStation will seemingly continue to get once-Xbox exclusives, but the likes of Spider-Man or The Last of Us won’t appear on Xbox hardware.
“Xbox is dead again,” — islandnstuff on Reddit.
“At least Microsoft has made it easy to choose which console to buy in the future,“a gamer wrote in response. With Xbox skipping the mid-generation refresh,its next console seems to be coming very soon, potentially as early as 2026 or 2027. It’ll be fascinating to see how much news like Monday’s impacts day-one console sales.
The rest of the thread is filled with similar sentiments about the reveal. “What a joke Xbox has become. If I’d known they’d throw everything on PlayStation, I would’ve built my library there from the start,“an Xbox gamer suggested.
It’s clear Monday’s news was the sort of gutpunch that many likely had anticipated (largely due to rumors) but never anticipated coming so quickly and without much fanfare.
