{"id":1977781,"date":"2026-06-07T18:57:23","date_gmt":"2026-06-07T15:57:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1977781"},"modified":"2026-06-07T18:57:23","modified_gmt":"2026-06-07T15:57:23","slug":"xboxs-gears-of-war-e-day-and-clockwork-revolution-are-not-timed-exclusives-as-playstation-5-misses-out-on-upcoming-releases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1977781","title":{"rendered":"Xbox&#8217;s Gears of War: E-Day and Clockwork Revolution are not timed exclusives, as PlayStation 5 misses out on upcoming releases"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Home<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/news\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      News<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">Xbox&#8217;s Gears of War: E-Day and Clockwork Revolution are not timed exclusives, as PlayStation 5 misses out on upcoming releases<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">Console yourself.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_asset\">\n<figure class=\"headline_image_wrapper\">\n<p>        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"headline_image\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/A-puppet-in-Clockwork-Revolution.jpg?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"A puppet in Clockwork Revolution\" loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"A-puppet-in-Clockwork-Revolution.jpg\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"320\"><figcaption>\n          <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Xbox<\/cite><\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"avatar\">\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Victoria Phillips Kennedy avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/1644925423.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"179\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Victoria Phillips Kennedy avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"1644925423.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"179\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"byline\">\n                  <span class=\"article_type\" data-slug=\"news\"><br \/>\n                    News<br \/>\n                  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"by\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/authors\/victoria-kennedy\">Victoria Phillips Kennedy<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      News Reporter<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\nPublished on <time datetime=\"2026-06-07T18:57:23+00:00\">June 7, 2026<\/time>              <\/div>\n<div class=\"comments\">\n      <a class=\"comments__link comments-bubble\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/xboxs-gears-of-war-e-day-and-clockwork-revolution-are-not-timed-exclusives-as-playstation-5-misses-out-on-upcoming-releases?view=comments\" rel=\"nofollow\"><br \/>\n          3 comments<br \/>\n      <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mypop-header-wrapper\">\n<p><button class=\"mypop-button button wide\" data-state=\"follow\" data-type=\"tag\" data-uuid=\"f24389eb-640d-4641-9d70-0a45f71a44e3\" data-name=\"Clockwork Revolution\" data-follow-text=\"Follow Clockwork Revolution\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following Clockwork Revolution\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow Clockwork Revolution\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following Clockwork Revolution\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow Clockwork Revolution\" title=\"Follow Clockwork Revolution\"><br \/>\n  Follow Clockwork Revolution<br \/>\n<\/button>          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>We just got <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/gears-of-war-e-day-release-platform-skipping-ps5-rumour\">another look at Gears of War: E-Day<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/steampunk-rpg-clockwork-revolution-arrives-2027-as-an-xbox-console-exclusive\">Clockwork Revolution at this evening&#8217;s Xbox Games Showcase<\/a>. While <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/xboxs-state-of-decay-3-and-gears-of-war-e-day-heading-to-ps5-report-claims\">many had assumed that Gears of War: E-Day specifically would be coming to PlayStation 5 as well<\/a> as part of Xbox&#8217;s recent drive to release its game across multiple platforms, that is not the case.<\/p>\n<p>But, it is not just that these games aren&#8217;t coming to PlayStation consoles yet. It looks like they aren&#8217;t coming to PS5 at all.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Clockwork Revolution - The Heist | XBOX Games Showcase 2026\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6B5NUd6B9I4?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/6B5NUd6B9I4\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Clockwork Revolution &#8211; The Heist | XBOX Games Showcase 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Clockwork Revolution &#8211; The Heist. <a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=6B5NUd6B9I4\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/news.xbox.com\/en-us\/2026\/06\/07\/xbox-games-showcase-2026-recap-everything-announced\/\">blog post<\/a> following this evening&#8217;s showcase, Xbox Wire&#8217;s Editor-in-Chief Joe Skrebels confirmed both Gears of War: E-Day and Clockwork Revolution aren&#8217;t timed exclusives. They are just exclusives. This is part of the company&#8217;s &#8220;focus on the return of Xbox,&#8221; the post reads.<\/p>\n<p>Skrebels added that games which have already been announced for multiplatform releases &#8220;will stick to that plan&#8221;, and the company is &#8220;committed to investing in and growing Xbox both on console and beyond&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Until very recently, Xbox had been adding more of its games to additional platforms, such as PlayStation and Nintendo&#8217;s Switch family of consoles. This included the likes of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/xbox-published-sea-of-thieves-reportedly-surpasses-1m-sales-on-playstation-5\">Grounded, Sea of Thieves and Hi-Fi Rush<\/a>. Microsoft then went on to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/former-xbox-console-exclusive-forza-horizon-5-is-ps5s-highest-selling-game-of-the-year-so-far-says-analyst\">release the likes of Forza Horizon 5<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/indiana-jones-and-the-great-circle-selling-faster-on-ps5-than-steam-and-xbox\">Indiana Jones and the Great Circle on PlayStation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Screenshot from Gears of War E-Day\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/Screenshot-from-Gears-of-War-E-Day.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.7777777777777777\" width=\"1920\"><\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Screenshot from Gears of War E-Day\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-lightbox data-uri=\"Screenshot-from-Gears-of-War-E-Day.jpg\" height=\"1080\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.7777777777777777\" width=\"1920\"><figcaption><span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Xbox<\/cite><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>However, newly-appointed Xbox CEO Asha Sharma has been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/xbox-is-now-xbox\">steadily leaving her mark on the brand<\/a>, and has evidently decided that those on Microsoft&#8217;s consoles need some proper exclusives once again. And so Gears of War: E-Day and Clockwork Revolution are not coming to PlayStation 5.<\/p>\n<p>Other Xbox Studio&#8217;s games are still going to be available on multiple platforms, though, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/fable-gets-a-moody-release-date-trailer-at-the-xbox-games-showcase-releasing-february-2027\">such as Playground&#8217;s Fable<\/a>. For everything else from this evening, be sure to check out Lottie&#8217;s roundup: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/everything-announced-microsofts-xbox-games-showcase\">Everything announced in Microsoft&#8217;s Xbox Games Showcase<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? Make us a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\">Preferred Source on Google<\/a> and catch more of our coverage in your feeds.  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>We just got <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/gears-of-war-e-day-release-platform-skipping-ps5-rumour\">another look at Gears of War: E-Day<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/steampunk-rpg-clockwork-revolution-arrives-2027-as-an-xbox-console-exclusive\">Clockwork Revolution at this evening&#8217;s Xbox Games Showcase<\/a>. While <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/xboxs-state-of-decay-3-and-gears-of-war-e-day-heading-to-ps5-report-claims\">many had assumed that Gears of War: E-Day specifically would be coming to PlayStation 5 as well<\/a> as part of Xbox&#8217;s recent drive to release its game across multiple platforms, that is not the case.<\/p>\n<p>But, it is not just that these games aren&#8217;t coming to PlayStation consoles yet. It looks like they aren&#8217;t coming to PS5 at all.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Clockwork Revolution - The Heist | XBOX Games Showcase 2026\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6B5NUd6B9I4?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/6B5NUd6B9I4\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Clockwork Revolution &#8211; The Heist | XBOX Games Showcase 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Clockwork Revolution &#8211; The Heist. <a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=6B5NUd6B9I4\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/news.xbox.com\/en-us\/2026\/06\/07\/xbox-games-showcase-2026-recap-everything-announced\/\">blog post<\/a> following this evening&#8217;s showcase, Xbox Wire&#8217;s Editor-in-Chief Joe Skrebels confirmed both Gears of War: E-Day and Clockwork Revolution aren&#8217;t timed exclusives. They are just exclusives. This is part of the company&#8217;s &#8220;focus on the return of Xbox,&#8221; the post reads.<\/p>\n<p>Skrebels added that games which have already been announced for multiplatform releases &#8220;will stick to that plan&#8221;, and the company is &#8220;committed to investing in and growing Xbox both on console and beyond&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Until very recently, Xbox had been adding more of its games to additional platforms, such as PlayStation and Nintendo&#8217;s Switch family of consoles. This included the likes of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/xbox-published-sea-of-thieves-reportedly-surpasses-1m-sales-on-playstation-5\">Grounded, Sea of Thieves and Hi-Fi Rush<\/a>. Microsoft then went on to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/former-xbox-console-exclusive-forza-horizon-5-is-ps5s-highest-selling-game-of-the-year-so-far-says-analyst\">release the likes of Forza Horizon 5<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/indiana-jones-and-the-great-circle-selling-faster-on-ps5-than-steam-and-xbox\">Indiana Jones and the Great Circle on PlayStation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Screenshot from Gears of War E-Day\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/Screenshot-from-Gears-of-War-E-Day.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.7777777777777777\" width=\"1920\"><\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Screenshot from Gears of War E-Day\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-lightbox data-uri=\"Screenshot-from-Gears-of-War-E-Day.jpg\" height=\"1080\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.7777777777777777\" width=\"1920\"><figcaption><span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Xbox<\/cite><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>However, newly-appointed Xbox CEO Asha Sharma has been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/xbox-is-now-xbox\">steadily leaving her mark on the brand<\/a>, and has evidently decided that those on Microsoft&#8217;s consoles need some proper exclusives once again. And so Gears of War: E-Day and Clockwork Revolution are not coming to PlayStation 5.<\/p>\n<p>Other Xbox Studio&#8217;s games are still going to be available on multiple platforms, though, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/fable-gets-a-moody-release-date-trailer-at-the-xbox-games-showcase-releasing-february-2027\">such as Playground&#8217;s Fable<\/a>. For everything else from this evening, be sure to check out Lottie&#8217;s roundup: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/everything-announced-microsofts-xbox-games-showcase\">Everything announced in Microsoft&#8217;s Xbox Games Showcase<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News Xbox&#8217;s Gears of War: E-Day and Clockwork Revolution are not timed exclusives, as PlayStation 5 misses out on upcoming releases Console yourself. 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