Summary

  • A PlayStation release for Gears of War: E-Day is possible, hinted at by a job listing from The Coalition.
  • The prequel stars a younger Marcus Fenix and Dom Santiago, covering the events of Emergence Day.
  • Microsoft's recent shift towards multiplatform titles may mean more Xbox games on PlayStation.

A new job listing by Gears of War E-Day developer The Coalition has incited speculation about a possible PlayStation release for the highly-anticipated shooter. Xbox recently announced Gears of War: E-Day for Xbox Series X/S and PC at its big summer showcase in June, but if this job listing is any indication, a PlayStation 5 release could be under consideration as well.

Gears of War: E-Day will be a prequel starring younger versions of fan-favorite characters Marcus Fenix and Dominic Santiago. As the name suggests, the game will cover the events of Emergence Day, when the Locust hordes were first unleashed upon the planet. The Gears of War series has always been intrinsically tied to the Xbox platform, with Microsoft even purchasing the rights to the IP in 2014. However, the gaming giant's recent push for multiplatform first-party titles has allegedly shaken up its stance on exclusivity in a major way, with reports of there being "no red line" on which of its exclusives go multiplatform.

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While Gears of War: E-Day's reveal trailer outright mentions PC and Xbox Series X/S as its launch platforms, it appears a recent job listing for a senior online client engineer could be hinting at plans for a potential PS5 release. The listing specifies that it's for The Coalition's Online team, and the selected candidate would help build the multiplayer and online experiences for Gears of War: E-Day. Interestingly, the preferred qualifications for the role mention "experience with Xbox Live, PSN, Steam, or other online gaming platforms." PSN stands for PlayStation Network, which might be a telling inclusion.

PlayStation Network Mention in The Coalition Job Listing Has Raised Eyebrows

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Seeking software engineers well-versed in development for PSN is also something The Coalition hasn't done for prior Gears of War titles, as discovered by user nib95_ on Twitter. Therefore, there is some credence to the notion that a PS5 release of Gears of War: E-Day may have been internally weighed. At the moment, though, there's no indication otherwise that suggests The Coalition is secretly working on a PS5 port of Gears of War: E-Day. It's also possible that the job listing is simply referring to general experience with network architectures, or maybe even alluding to PlayStation ports of older Gears of War games.

With how little is currently known about Gears of War: E-Day and its release window for Xbox and PC, it'd be somewhat premature to draw conclusions about a potential PlayStation launch. However, it's only a matter of time until more Xbox first-party games show up on PlayStation, and it should be interesting to see if any of the company's tentpole franchises are destined to go multiplatform.

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Gears of War
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Third-Person Shooter
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