Gears of War: Reloaded's Announcement Is a Big Deal For Two…

Microsoft announced on Monday that the 2006 Xbox 360 classic, Gears of War, is going to get a remaster on current-gen platforms named Gears of War: Reloaded. This is notably the second time that this game has received a re-release. Back in the mid-2010s, Microsoft launched a remastered version of the first Gears of War installment for Xbox One and Windows PCs called Gears of War: Ultimate Edition. This new Reloaded version of Gears of War is basically just a slightly enhanced port of Ultimate Edition. Perhaps the biggest difference between these two editions, though, is that Reloaded will not only be available on Xbox and PC, but on PlayStation 5, as well.

For most Xbox players, there isn't really much to get excited about with Gears of War: Reloaded. Aside from some minor touch-ups like 4K resolution, 120 FPS support, and improved reflections, the remaster doesn't have many notable new features included in it. The game, by and large, looks almost the same as it did about a decade ago. Gears of War: Reloaded seems like it was created more with the PlayStation audience in mind and was greenlit by Microsoft mainly to introduce the once-Xbox-exclusive Gears franchise to rival platforms. The fact that this remaster even exists also kind of undermines the legitimacy of one of the big Halo rumors that has been circulating lately.

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By Lloyd Regan

Microsoft May Sell Remasters of Halo Games Individually on PS and Nintendo Consoles, Like It's Doing With Gears of War

Because Gears of War: Reloaded Exists, the Rumored Marcus Fenix Collection is Probably Not Real

Over the last few years, there have been reports about the existence of a so-called Gears of War: Marcus Fenix Collection. This collection was said to include remastered versions of all three installments in the original Gears of War trilogy, along with other games like Gears of War: Judgment. In spite of all the rumors about the compilation, though, it has never seen the light of day, and this week's announcement of Gears of War: Reloaded makes its existence even more unlikely. Instead of releasing a $60 bundle of the series' first three games, it appears Microsoft is launching remasters of the trilogy one-by-one, with each installment costing $40 a piece.

Instead of Halo: MCC, Microsoft May Release a Remaster of Halo: CE on PS5 and Switch 2 This Year

Since Microsoft seemingly plans to sell the old Gears of War games individually on PlayStation, it may use the same tactic when it eventually brings the Halo series to Sony's consoles, as well. Back in January, the insider NateTheHate alleged that Microsoft would release PS5 and Nintendo Switch 2 ports of Halo: The Master Chief Collection later this year, but maybe this won't necessarily happen. Since Halo: MCC includes the first six mainline installments of the Halo franchise and only costs $60 on Xbox and PC, it wouldn't make a lot of sense for Microsoft to launch it alongside a $40 remaster of the first Gears of War game.

Rather than releasing a complete version of Halo: The Master Chief Collection on PlayStation and Nintendo consoles, it's possible that Microsoft will port the rumored Halo: Combat Evolved remaster to the platforms instead. Last year, The Verge's Tom Warren claimed that Microsoft was in the early stages of developing an upgraded re-release of the first entry in the Halo series, and that it was considering a PlayStation 5 release of the game at the time. If this remaster truly does exist, then it seems more likely that Microsoft will bring it to PlayStation and Switch 2 instead of Halo: The Master Chief Collection.

Microsoft is Bound to Make More Money By Selling Ports of Old Xbox Exclusives for $40 Each

Xbox would, no doubt, make a lot more money from PlayStation and Nintendo players by selling Halo: Combat Evolved, Halo 2, Halo 3, Halo 3: ODST, Halo 4, and Halo: Reach for $40 each instead of bundling them together for $60. The potential strategy that Microsoft is taking with its multi-platform Gears of War and Halo ports, by selling remasters of them individually at high prices, may seem understandable business-wise, but it will likely upset many fans, especially those on PlayStation and Nintendo consoles.