Gears of War reportedly also being considered for PlayStation release

Amid a fresh swirl of reports suggesting Microsoft is at least mulling a dramatic shift in strategy for its first-party Xbox titles, it’s been claimed Gears of War – a series that’s long been tightly intertwined with Xbox’s identity – is also being considered for a PlayStation release.

That’s according to Giant Bomb’s Jeff Grubb, who made the claim in the latest edition of his Game Mess Mornings podcast (thanks VGC). Addressing the recent spate of rumours about first-party Xbox games heading to PlayStation – which so far include Starfield, Sea of Thieves, Hi-Fi Rush, and Bethesda’s upcoming Indiana Jones game – Grubb said, “The other one that I’ve heard that’s definitely under consideration…is Gears of War”.

“It doesn’t mean that it’s going to happen,” he added, “but it’s in talks”.

Gears of War’s inclusion in the growing list of Xbox first-party games that could potentially be heading to PlayStation is interesting for all sorts of reasons, not least because it’s a series that’s long been synonymous with Xbox as a brand, even before Microsoft acquired the IP from Epic Games in 2014. It’s perhaps not as inextricably associated with Xbox as Halo and its iconic protagonist – particularly after a five-year dormancy – but if Grubb’s sources are correct, it suggests nothing is off the table as far as Microsoft’s reported discussions are concerned.