{"id":1982161,"date":"2026-06-10T09:24:25","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T06:24:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1982161"},"modified":"2026-06-10T09:24:25","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T06:24:25","slug":"gears-of-war-creator-cliff-bleszinski-believes-xbox-is-steering-the-ship-back-in-the-right-direction-as-e-day-skips-ps5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1982161","title":{"rendered":"Gears of War creator Cliff Bleszinski believes Xbox is &#8220;steering the &#8216;ship&#8217; back in the right direction&#8221;, as E-Day skips PS5"},"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<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/gears-of-war-e-day\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Gears of War: E-day<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">Gears of War creator Cliff Bleszinski believes Xbox is &#8220;steering the &#8216;ship&#8217; back in the right direction&#8221;, as E-Day skips PS5<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">Fenix rising.<\/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\/eday-cliff.jpg?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"Gears of War creator Cliff &apos;CliffyB&apos; Bleszinski overlaid on a red background with a black skull\" loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"eday-cliff.jpg\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"321\"><figcaption>\n          <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Eurogamer<\/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=\"2026-06-10T09:24:25+00:00\">June 10, 2026<\/time>              <\/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=\"1db72fe1-5c27-4e10-bfd2-fd2a5bc5d9b9\" data-name=\"Gears of War: E-day\" data-follow-text=\"Follow Gears of War: E-day\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following Gears of War: E-day\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow Gears of War: E-day\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following Gears of War: E-day\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow Gears of War: E-day\" title=\"Follow Gears of War: E-day\"><br \/>\n  Follow Gears of War: E-day<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>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&#8217; original creator believes this is a wise move by the platform holder.<\/p>\n<p>It had been assumed that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/xboxs-state-of-decay-3-and-gears-of-war-e-day-heading-to-ps5-report-claims\">upcoming Gears prequel would also launch on PS5<\/a>, given <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/gears-of-war-coming-to-playstation\">last year&#8217;s revamped edition of the original game &#8211; known as Gears of War: Reloaded &#8211; had been released across both consoles<\/a>. Additionally, until recently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/four-xbox-exclusive-games-heading-to-ps5-and-switch-according-to-phil-spencer\">Xbox had been making many of its first party titles available across multiple console platforms<\/a>. The likes of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/xbox-published-sea-of-thieves-reportedly-surpasses-1m-sales-on-playstation-5\">Indiana Jones and the Great Circle and Sea of Thieves have both proven popular on PlayStation<\/a>, specifically.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Gears of War: E-Day - Development Overview | Xbox Games Showcase 2026\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/br7q4m0GPwE?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\/br7q4m0GPwE\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Gears of War: E-Day &#8211; Development Overview | Xbox Games Showcase 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Gears of War: E-Day &#8211; Development Overview | Xbox Games Showcase 2026. <a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=br7q4m0GPwE\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Despite this though, newly-appointed CEO Asha Sharma kicked off <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/everything-announced-microsofts-xbox-games-showcase\">Sunday&#8217;s Xbox Games Showcase<\/a> with the announcement that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/gears-of-war-e-day-release-platform-skipping-ps5-rumour\">E-Day would be an Xbox console exclusive on its release this October<\/a>, and Gears of War creator Cliff &#8216;CliffyB&#8217; Bleszinski believes this is a smart move.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As much as I&#8217;m happy to see Microsoft previously embracing &#8216;the more the merrier&#8217; [approach], I think it may have hurt their loyal tribal fanbase&#8217;s perception of the brand,&#8221; Bleszinski told Eurogamer. As a reminder, in August last year, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/gears-of-war-creator-cliff-bleszinski-thrilled-about-seeing-his-once-xbox-exclusive-on-playstation\">Bleszinski said he was &#8220;thrilled&#8221; that more people would be able to experience the original Gears game on PlayStation<\/a>, but this was when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/personas\/phil-spencer\">Phil Spencer<\/a> and Sarah Bond were still in charge at Xbox.<\/p>\n<p>Continuing, Bleszinski noted that since <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/today-marks-an-exciting-new-chapter-xbox-boss-phil-spencer-retiring-amid-major-leadership-shakeup-that-sees-microsofts-coreai-president-taking-over-roll\">Sharma&#8217;s appointment in February of this year<\/a>, Xbox has been &#8220;steadily trying to win&#8221; back its core fanbase, and console exclusives are a part of that strategy. &#8220;E-day looks fantastic and the reception has been great so it seems like they&#8217;re steering the &#8216;ship&#8217; back in the right direction,&#8221; he said in closing.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Screenshot from Gears of War E-Day showing a dirt covered male with large muscles\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/gears-of-war-e-day-june-2026-screen-3.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 showing a dirt covered male with large muscles\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-lightbox data-uri=\"gears-of-war-e-day-june-2026-screen-3.jpg\" height=\"1080\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.7777777777777777\" width=\"1920\"><figcaption><span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>The Coalition<\/cite><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Since her appointment, Sharma has been making a number of changes at Xbox, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/xbox-game-pass-price-cut-working-asha-sharma\">cutting the price of Game Pass<\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/xbox-drops-game-pass-prices-call-of-duty-exits-day-one\">taking Call of Duty out of the service<\/a>. Earlier this month, Sharma spoke about the company&#8217;s stance on exclusivity for first-party games, stating she is aware <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/xbox-boss-asha-sharma-hasnt-decided-exclusive-games\">that platforms &#8220;need&#8221; exclusive content<\/a>, but also that successful publishers need to reach players everywhere they can. As Sharma continues work on fixing the Xbox brand image, there is a growing call from the BDS movement <a href=\"https:\/\/bdsmovement.net\/news\/sign-pledge-boycott-microsoft%E2%80%99s-xbox#:~:text=No%20Games%20For%20Genocide%20are,is%20a%20priority%20BDS%20target.\">to boycott the gaming platform<\/a> due to parent company Microsoft&#8217;s reported complicity in Israeli war crimes against the Palestinian population and state.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"2\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>As for Gears of War: E-Day, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/gears-of-war-e-day-horde-versus-confirmed\">it will include Versus and Horde Mode<\/a> when it arrives on 6th October, via PC and Xbox Series X\/S. It will not be coming to PlayStation, as <a 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\">neither it or Clockwork Revolution are timed Xbox exclusives<\/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>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&#8217; original creator believes this is a wise move by the platform holder.<\/p>\n<p>It had been assumed that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/xboxs-state-of-decay-3-and-gears-of-war-e-day-heading-to-ps5-report-claims\">upcoming Gears prequel would also launch on PS5<\/a>, given <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/gears-of-war-coming-to-playstation\">last year&#8217;s revamped edition of the original game &#8211; known as Gears of War: Reloaded &#8211; had been released across both consoles<\/a>. Additionally, until recently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/four-xbox-exclusive-games-heading-to-ps5-and-switch-according-to-phil-spencer\">Xbox had been making many of its first party titles available across multiple console platforms<\/a>. The likes of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/xbox-published-sea-of-thieves-reportedly-surpasses-1m-sales-on-playstation-5\">Indiana Jones and the Great Circle and Sea of Thieves have both proven popular on PlayStation<\/a>, specifically.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Gears of War: E-Day - Development Overview | Xbox Games Showcase 2026\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/br7q4m0GPwE?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\/br7q4m0GPwE\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Gears of War: E-Day &#8211; Development Overview | Xbox Games Showcase 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Gears of War: E-Day &#8211; Development Overview | Xbox Games Showcase 2026. <a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=br7q4m0GPwE\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Despite this though, newly-appointed CEO Asha Sharma kicked off <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/everything-announced-microsofts-xbox-games-showcase\">Sunday&#8217;s Xbox Games Showcase<\/a> with the announcement that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/gears-of-war-e-day-release-platform-skipping-ps5-rumour\">E-Day would be an Xbox console exclusive on its release this October<\/a>, and Gears of War creator Cliff &#8216;CliffyB&#8217; Bleszinski believes this is a smart move.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As much as I&#8217;m happy to see Microsoft previously embracing &#8216;the more the merrier&#8217; [approach], I think it may have hurt their loyal tribal fanbase&#8217;s perception of the brand,&#8221; Bleszinski told Eurogamer. As a reminder, in August last year, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/gears-of-war-creator-cliff-bleszinski-thrilled-about-seeing-his-once-xbox-exclusive-on-playstation\">Bleszinski said he was &#8220;thrilled&#8221; that more people would be able to experience the original Gears game on PlayStation<\/a>, but this was when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/personas\/phil-spencer\">Phil Spencer<\/a> and Sarah Bond were still in charge at Xbox.<\/p>\n<p>Continuing, Bleszinski noted that since <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/today-marks-an-exciting-new-chapter-xbox-boss-phil-spencer-retiring-amid-major-leadership-shakeup-that-sees-microsofts-coreai-president-taking-over-roll\">Sharma&#8217;s appointment in February of this year<\/a>, Xbox has been &#8220;steadily trying to win&#8221; back its core fanbase, and console exclusives are a part of that strategy. &#8220;E-day looks fantastic and the reception has been great so it seems like they&#8217;re steering the &#8216;ship&#8217; back in the right direction,&#8221; he said in closing.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Screenshot from Gears of War E-Day showing a dirt covered male with large muscles\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/gears-of-war-e-day-june-2026-screen-3.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 showing a dirt covered male with large muscles\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-lightbox data-uri=\"gears-of-war-e-day-june-2026-screen-3.jpg\" height=\"1080\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.7777777777777777\" width=\"1920\"><figcaption><span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>The Coalition<\/cite><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Since her appointment, Sharma has been making a number of changes at Xbox, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/xbox-game-pass-price-cut-working-asha-sharma\">cutting the price of Game Pass<\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/xbox-drops-game-pass-prices-call-of-duty-exits-day-one\">taking Call of Duty out of the service<\/a>. Earlier this month, Sharma spoke about the company&#8217;s stance on exclusivity for first-party games, stating she is aware <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/xbox-boss-asha-sharma-hasnt-decided-exclusive-games\">that platforms &#8220;need&#8221; exclusive content<\/a>, but also that successful publishers need to reach players everywhere they can. As Sharma continues work on fixing the Xbox brand image, there is a growing call from the BDS movement <a href=\"https:\/\/bdsmovement.net\/news\/sign-pledge-boycott-microsoft%E2%80%99s-xbox#:~:text=No%20Games%20For%20Genocide%20are,is%20a%20priority%20BDS%20target.\">to boycott the gaming platform<\/a> due to parent company Microsoft&#8217;s reported complicity in Israeli war crimes against the Palestinian population and state.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"2\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>As for Gears of War: E-Day, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/gears-of-war-e-day-horde-versus-confirmed\">it will include Versus and Horde Mode<\/a> when it arrives on 6th October, via PC and Xbox Series X\/S. It will not be coming to PlayStation, as <a 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\">neither it or Clockwork Revolution are timed Xbox exclusives<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News Gears of War: E-day Gears of War creator Cliff Bleszinski believes Xbox is &#8220;steering the &#8216;ship&#8217; back in the right direction&#8221;, as E-Day skips PS5 Fenix rising. 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