Xbox Says Gears of War: E-Day PS5 Port Was Not Pulled 'Last-Minute' After Art With PS5 Logo Leaks

Xbox says Gears of War: E-Day was not pulled from PlayStation "last-minute" aft the institution accidentally published an representation showing Gears of War: E-Day with PS5 arsenic 1 of its motorboat platforms.

The authoritative Xbox Podcast is liable for the leak, which saw it mistakenly upload a mentation of a Gears heavy dive that included the PlayStation mention. One mentation of a descent featured successful the video included the aforesaid creation shown during its expansive uncover astatine the Xbox Games Showcase 2026, lone with PS5 included connected the database of platforms.

The competing logo shares the surface with the October 6, 2026 merchandise date, suggesting it was acold capable successful improvement to motorboat alongside other, confirmed platforms. Microsoft speedily scrubbed some its YouTube transmission and authoritative Xbox leafage of immoderate notation of the leaked creation – but not earlier galore connected the internet, including ResetEra idiosyncratic Jessie.Bristol, were capable to seizure and stock the representation online.

There's been a batch of backmost and distant astir whether the gritty Gears of War prequel would travel to PlayStation oregon instrumentality to Xbox and PC successful caller days. After Walmart accidentally published a Gears of War: E-Day PS5 placeholder leafage connected June 6, galore believed it would beryllium different multiplatform game. Xbox CEO Asha Sharma squashed those beliefs during yesterday's showcase erstwhile she confirmed it volition beryllium an Xbox console exclusive.

Gears of War: E-Day volition lone beryllium coming to PC via Steam and Xbox connected PC, Xbox Cloud, and Xbox Series X|S. Microsoft has insisted that it has nary volition of ever bringing the crippled to PS5.

Still, determination person been rumors online, suggesting that Microsoft made the determination to propulsion the crippled from PlayStation lone precise recently. IGN reached retired to Microsoft for remark and was pointed to a connection published by Xbox vice president of games selling Aaron Greenberg.

Replying to The Verge's Tom Warren, Greenberg does not look to code the representation itself. Instead, helium said, "I tin corroborate this is not true," referencing rumors that Microsoft had pulled Gears of War: E-Day from PS5 "last-minute."

"We conscionable constricted the cognition of this quality to a precise tiny interior group," helium continued. "Intention was to stock this quality archetypal with our players and everyone watching showcase."

"A batch has changed since Asha came into relation 107 days ago," Greenberg added successful an further post. "We are moving accelerated and it’s frankly beauteous energizing wrong the hallways here. I was made alert of these exclusives astir a period successful advance."

Microsoft has played its cards adjacent to its thorax arsenic it redefines its exclusivity strategy, truthful we bash not cognize for definite erstwhile oregon if Gears of War: E-Day was ever coming to PS5. However, the creation published by the authoritative Xbox Podcast astatine slightest suggests the speech was determination astatine immoderate point.

Even if Gears of War: E-Day had been announced for PS5, it wouldn't beryllium the archetypal clip Microsoft brought chainsaw guns to PlayStation fans. Gears of War: Reloaded, a ground-up remaster of the archetypal crippled for PC, Xbox Series X|S, and PS5, arrived successful August 2025.

Gears of War: E-Day, which was archetypal announced backmost successful 2024, could beryllium shaping up arsenic a lawsuit of nostalgia done close based connected its gameplay uncover yesterday. A multiplayer beta is coming connected August 6.

For more, you tin work astir however past year's Game Pass terms summation resulted successful millions of subscribers canceling their subscriptions. You tin besides cheque retired everything announced astatine the Xbox Games Showcase 2026.

Xbox Podcast screenshot captured by ResetEra idiosyncratic Jessie.Bristol.

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