UpdateAccording to the latest PEGI rating, "Gears of War: E-Day" will also be released for PS5. The game was officially rated today.
OriginalAn apparently erroneous listing on the US retailer Walmart website lists the upcoming shooter "Gears of War: E-Day" for the PS5. Although the product page disappeared from the internet a few hours before today's Xbox Games Showcase, it has since sparked discussion.
The US wholesaler listed a standard edition for Sony's console, with the exorbitant price tag of $99,99. The description incorrectly classified the title as a first-person shooter, while empty placeholder lines in the description text demonstrate the sloppy workmanship of the listing.
This is a classic system error in the run-up to a major industry event. IGN verify The existence of the page before its deletion is questionable, as the game was announced in 2024 exclusively for Xbox Series X|S and PC. There is no official statement regarding other platforms for this part of the game yet.
The erratic course of Microsoft's leadership
The confusion in the market is self-inflicted. Microsoft's porting policy has resembled an unpredictable zigzag course for months. Older franchises like Halo are already migrating to the rival platform. Now, management is backtracking on current major projects. The new Xbox chief, Asha Sharma corrected The aggressive multi-platform strategy was recently emphasized in internal emails and to the media. Exclusive content is absolutely essential for hardware sales.
At the same time, industry insiders like Jeff Grubb are reporting the last-minute cancellation of a planned PS5 version of "Gears of War: E-Day." This about-face by the company's management clearly clashes with the lead times of global retail chains.
Retailer listings on the day of a platform showcase are worthless. Walmart processed fragments of data that simply missed Microsoft's internal policy shift in the spring. Anyone expecting a PS5 announcement of the shooter tonight could be disappointed again. Microsoft needs to protect its remaining core brands to justify its own hardware. Gears of War remains a selling point for the Xbox ecosystem for the foreseeable future.
