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[Merline]

Xbox fans had finally started accepting that Microsoft is basically moving toward a third-party publishing model, and then Asha Sharma suddenly goes out there and reopens the exclusivity debate all over again.

What makes this weird to me is the messaging. If Gears E-Day is eventually announced for PS5 too, then what exactly was the point of giving Xbox fans hope with this kind of PR? Why lean into that conversation if the outcome might end up being the exact opposite?

And then there's the feedback page, which honestly makes it even stranger. Anyone could've predicted what the first big topic would be: exclusivity. It immediately puts that debate front and center again.

So what do you guys think?

Is Gears E-Day staying Xbox/PC only, or do you think a PS5 announcement is coming later?

If it's not going to stay exclusive in some form, then it really raises the question why go through all this messaging in the first place. Why reopen old wounds and revive a debate that was already calming down?

And if it does happen, do you think Xbox fans will blame Asha Sharma for reopening this whole conversation in public?

 

[AmuroChan]

The argument is kinda moot if they still release their games on Steam, which by everything they've said so far that will remain the case. The "console exclusive" verbiage is just a PR euphemism for..... the game is available on two platforms.

 

[Represent.]

Yes, but it shouldn't.

 

[Bonfires Down]

If Gears E-Day is eventually announced for PS5 too, then what exactly was the point of giving Xbox fans hope with this kind of PR?

 

[FingerBang]

Unless MS is willing to revert the whole point of Project Helix, I don't get how they can afford NOT to release games on PlayStation.

Their next console is going to be really expensive and run PC games. Unless they decide to ban steam or other stores, they will lose the cut they make on all the software and will need to rely mostly on subs and game sales.

How in hell can they afford NOT to release games on other consoles without taking a massive hit? Also, apart from Forza Horizon, what exactly are these exclusives people still give a shit about? They have been milking Halo, Gears and Forza to the point no one cares anymore.