{"id":1982745,"date":"2026-06-10T15:00:19","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T12:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1982745"},"modified":"2026-06-10T15:00:19","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T12:00:19","slug":"despite-reports-and-a-video-takedown-gears-of-war-e-day-developers-insist-it-was-never-in-development-for-ps5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1982745","title":{"rendered":"Despite reports and a video takedown, Gears of War: E-Day developers insist it was never in development for 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\">Despite reports and a video takedown, Gears of War: E-Day developers insist it was never in development for PS5<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">Marcus my words.<\/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\/gears-of-war-e-day-june-2026-screen-4.jpg?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"gears-of-war-e-day-june-2026-screen-4.jpg\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"321\"><figcaption>\n          <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>The Coalition, 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=\"Sherif Saed avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/IMG_1950_Uy1XomJ.JPG?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"1638\" height=\"1346\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Sherif Saed avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"IMG_1950_Uy1XomJ.JPG\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"1638\" height=\"1346\">\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\/sherif-saed\">Sherif Saed<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      Contributor<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\nPublished on <time datetime=\"2026-06-10T15:00:19+00:00\">June 10, 2026<\/time>              <\/div>\n<div class=\"comments\">\n      <a class=\"comments__link comments-bubble\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/gears-of-war-e-day-ps5-snub-smaller-audience-interview?view=comments\" rel=\"nofollow\"><br \/>\n          1 comment<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=\"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><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/gears-of-war-e-day\">Gears of War: E-Day<\/a> showed off incredibly well during last Sunday&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/everything-announced-microsofts-xbox-games-showcase\">Xbox Games Showcase<\/a>. The show opened with a meaty first look at gameplay, before we were later treated to a much deeper dive into the upcoming prequel in a dedicated Direct.<\/p>\n<p>One thing, however, never stopped hanging over the game like a dark cloud: what&#8217;s the deal with exclusivity? Xbox clarified very early on in the show that E-Day <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\">is an Xbox console exclusive<\/a>, meaning it won&#8217;t be released on Sony&#8217;s PlayStation.<\/p>\n<p>E-Day was never officially announced for PS5, but a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/gears-of-war-e-day-release-platform-skipping-ps5-rumour\">PEGI rating for that version went live prior to the showcase<\/a>. The decision to lock the game to Xbox was seemingly made at the last minute, as Xbox had to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/gears-of-war-e-day-video-taken-down-ps5-logo-exclusive\">take down a video that featured the PS5 logo<\/a> on the cover art.<\/p>\n<p>Eurogamer attended a Summer Game Fest presentation, and group Q&amp;A following the big reveal, so we had to ask the question.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Gears of War: E-Day | Gameplay Demo Reveal | XBOX Games Showcase 2026\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/y85lNvF3kVQ?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\/y85lNvF3kVQ\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Gears of War: E-Day | Gameplay Demo Reveal | XBOX Games Showcase 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"button video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=y85lNvF3kVQ\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;Well, we never talked about it,&#8221; said Matt Searcy, studio creative director at The Coalition. &#8220;It was never changed,&#8221; added studio brand director, Nicole Fawcette.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I would say that, Gears as an exclusive, makes a tonne of sense,&#8221; Searcy explained. &#8220;It&#8217;s kind of an honour, and exciting, to be one of the Xbox flagship titles.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, that&#8217;s a sentiment many Xbox players share, including series co-creator Cliff Bleszinski, who told Eurogamer in a statement <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/gears-of-war-e-day-xbox-console-exclusive-cliff-bleszinski\">that keeping Gears exclusive will help Xbox win back its core audience<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>We asked the team how they felt about releasing to a smaller audience, now that the game is going to be skipping the potentially millions of players who own a PS5.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Of course, it&#8217;s awesome to have [more] people play our games, but for Xbox and PC, you&#8217;ve got what is out there,&#8221; said Searcy.<\/p>\n<p>The Coalition also isn&#8217;t concerned about a potentially smaller population could affect multiplayer matchmaking.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re not too concerned about the size of the audience,&#8221; Aryan Hanbeck, art director at The Coalition added. &#8220;We&#8217;ve shipped to audiences smaller before, and there are great shooters on Xbox already.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Gears of War E Day\" height=\"775\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/Gears-of-War-E-Day_bwkbGlD.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.7780645161290323\" width=\"1378\"><\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Gears of War E Day\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-lightbox data-uri=\"Gears-of-War-E-Day_bwkbGlD.jpg\" height=\"775\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.7780645161290323\" width=\"1378\"><figcaption><span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Xbox Game Studios<\/cite><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Gears of War: E-Day supports cross-play between PC, and Xbox, but the developers said they&#8217;ll reveal more details &#8211; such as whether or not you can turn it off for Verus multiplayer &#8211; when they&#8217;re ready to talk about co-op and multiplayer.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>We actually got <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/gears-of-war-e-day-horde-versus-confirmed\">a glimpse of Versus, and Horde (now Horde Siege) during the E-Day Direct<\/a>, but the focus has clearly been on the campaign at this time. Gears of War: E-Day is set for release 6th October on PC, and Xbox Series X\/S.<\/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><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/gears-of-war-e-day\">Gears of War: E-Day<\/a> showed off incredibly well during last Sunday&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/everything-announced-microsofts-xbox-games-showcase\">Xbox Games Showcase<\/a>. The show opened with a meaty first look at gameplay, before we were later treated to a much deeper dive into the upcoming prequel in a dedicated Direct.<\/p>\n<p>One thing, however, never stopped hanging over the game like a dark cloud: what&#8217;s the deal with exclusivity? Xbox clarified very early on in the show that E-Day <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\">is an Xbox console exclusive<\/a>, meaning it won&#8217;t be released on Sony&#8217;s PlayStation.<\/p>\n<p>E-Day was never officially announced for PS5, but a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/gears-of-war-e-day-release-platform-skipping-ps5-rumour\">PEGI rating for that version went live prior to the showcase<\/a>. The decision to lock the game to Xbox was seemingly made at the last minute, as Xbox had to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/gears-of-war-e-day-video-taken-down-ps5-logo-exclusive\">take down a video that featured the PS5 logo<\/a> on the cover art.<\/p>\n<p>Eurogamer attended a Summer Game Fest presentation, and group Q&amp;A following the big reveal, so we had to ask the question.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Gears of War: E-Day | Gameplay Demo Reveal | XBOX Games Showcase 2026\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/y85lNvF3kVQ?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\/y85lNvF3kVQ\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Gears of War: E-Day | Gameplay Demo Reveal | XBOX Games Showcase 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"button video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=y85lNvF3kVQ\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;Well, we never talked about it,&#8221; said Matt Searcy, studio creative director at The Coalition. &#8220;It was never changed,&#8221; added studio brand director, Nicole Fawcette.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I would say that, Gears as an exclusive, makes a tonne of sense,&#8221; Searcy explained. &#8220;It&#8217;s kind of an honour, and exciting, to be one of the Xbox flagship titles.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, that&#8217;s a sentiment many Xbox players share, including series co-creator Cliff Bleszinski, who told Eurogamer in a statement <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/gears-of-war-e-day-xbox-console-exclusive-cliff-bleszinski\">that keeping Gears exclusive will help Xbox win back its core audience<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>We asked the team how they felt about releasing to a smaller audience, now that the game is going to be skipping the potentially millions of players who own a PS5.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Of course, it&#8217;s awesome to have [more] people play our games, but for Xbox and PC, you&#8217;ve got what is out there,&#8221; said Searcy.<\/p>\n<p>The Coalition also isn&#8217;t concerned about a potentially smaller population could affect multiplayer matchmaking.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re not too concerned about the size of the audience,&#8221; Aryan Hanbeck, art director at The Coalition added. &#8220;We&#8217;ve shipped to audiences smaller before, and there are great shooters on Xbox already.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Gears of War E Day\" height=\"775\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/Gears-of-War-E-Day_bwkbGlD.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.7780645161290323\" width=\"1378\"><\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Gears of War E Day\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-lightbox data-uri=\"Gears-of-War-E-Day_bwkbGlD.jpg\" height=\"775\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1.7780645161290323\" width=\"1378\"><figcaption><span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Xbox Game Studios<\/cite><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Gears of War: E-Day supports cross-play between PC, and Xbox, but the developers said they&#8217;ll reveal more details &#8211; such as whether or not you can turn it off for Verus multiplayer &#8211; when they&#8217;re ready to talk about co-op and multiplayer.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>We actually got <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/gears-of-war-e-day-horde-versus-confirmed\">a glimpse of Versus, and Horde (now Horde Siege) during the E-Day Direct<\/a>, but the focus has clearly been on the campaign at this time. Gears of War: E-Day is set for release 6th October on PC, and Xbox Series X\/S.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News Gears of War: E-day Despite reports and a video takedown, Gears of War: E-Day developers insist it was never in development for PS5 Marcus my words. Image credit: The Coalition, Xbox. 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