Xbox Boss Discusses Possibility of Bringing Gears 5 to PS4

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Many barriers are being broken down in the gaming industry these days. While the days of consoles and PC being completely separated are in the rear view mirror, there is still a mountain of work ahead for companies. One such brand that is trying their best to lead the charge on all things cross-play and inclusivity is Xbox, with Phil Spencer at the helm. The Xboss himself recently sat down with Kotaku to discuss a number of things, including gaming from the cloud, their recent partnership with Sony, and the possibility of seeing Gears 5 on the PlayStation 4.

As many of you know, the Gears series has always been strictly Xbox and PC. However, with companies seemingly getting along better more than ever now, fans are surely curious as to whether or not we'll see some of the big Xbox games make their way over to the likes of PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch. When asked if he would put Gears 5 on PS4, Spencer had this to offer:

"I think the experience we bring to the family room with Xbox and focusing on things like compatibility and focusing on things like cross-play is actually important to where we see gaming growing, which is why we are focused on consoles and spending a ton of money and resources investing in Scarlett. The same thing on PC.

"So, today, people are saying: 'Are you going third party?' Whatever that means. But the idea that we are a platform company continues to be true, and we think about how that platform infrastructure could grow. And we think having the world’s most powerful console, having a great Xbox in the home, is a critical component to that."


Not exactly the answer that fans were maybe hoping to hear, but it isn't a direct 'no.' Spencer went on to say how "people’s save game and their state and their friends list and their entitlements move seamlessly from every ecosystem" is important, but there isn't another system like that available for Xbox to mingle with today. Needless to say, until that happens, we likely won't be seeing Gears 5 on PlayStation 4 or Nintendo Switch.

Gears 5 will be arriving on September 10th for PC and Xbox One.



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Source: https://comicbook.com/gaming/2019/06/19/xbox-boss-discusses-gears-5-ps4/

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TOXICPosted:

Well would be cool to have on PS4, but not even bothered as im now a PC gamer.

tO0tPosted:

THQ #EndConsoleExclusives


Couldn't agree more, would love to have some ps exclusives on xbox some day.

AnimePosted:

This would be a great idea if they do it

ZemaPosted:

Maze
THQ #EndConsoleExclusives


If anyone needs to see this #, it's sony. Not Microsoft. In my opinion, they should keep games like gears and Halo on Xbox only as the exclusives on Xbox are no where close to the amount on ps


Faxxx PS got all the exclusives all you ever hear from PS is that they got exclusive games but they ain't with sharing them

MazePosted:

THQ #EndConsoleExclusives


If anyone needs to see this #, it's sony. Not Microsoft. In my opinion, they should keep games like gears and Halo on Xbox only as the exclusives on Xbox are no where close to the amount on ps

ZemaPosted:

I feel like this is a great idea they should bring some games from playstation over to xbox that would be sweet too end the whole console exclusive non sense

THQPosted:

#EndConsoleExclusives