"Xbox Is Dead Again": Gears Of War On PlayStation Has Xbox Fans Seething

Summary

• Gears of War is set to come to PlayStation 5 this August, with a remaster of the first title being announced on Monday.
• Taking to Reddit, hardcore Xbox fans were disappointed by the news, as well as their investment in Microsoft's hardware.
• Many wondered what the point of owning an Xbox in 2025 is, if "all" the games will eventually be on Sony's console.

In case you missed it, Gears of War is no longer an Xbox console exclusive. Beginning this August, the game will make its debut on PlayStation hardware via 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 the recent release of Forza Horizon 5 on PlayStation 5, a title that PlayStation fans have quickly fallen in love with. It leaves Halo as the last "pillar" of Xbox to remain on the console, though that future is rather murky.

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Following Monday's blockbuster announcement, Xbox fans took to Reddit to discuss the news, and, well, they weren't happy.

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"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 Xbox does 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.

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