“People are looking at this all wrong”: All the PS5 Hate Against Gears of War: Reloaded and Xbox Has Been Debunked

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“People are looking at this all wrong”: All the PS5 Hate Against Gears of War: Reloaded and Xbox Has Been Debunked

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What is Gears of War to you? Judging from the reactions that we’re seeing to the recent announcement of Gears of War: Reloaded, fans of the franchise seem unhappy and confused. The main things that fans seem to be confused about are the decision to launch it on the PS5 (the first Gears game to ever reach PlayStation) and the fact that it will be the second remaster of the 2006 title.

The backlash has been immediate, and we think a lot of people are missing the point. So, to answer the questions: why remaster a remaster? Why only the first game again, and not the full trilogy? And more importantly, why bring one of Xbox’s most iconic franchises to PlayStation at all? There’s an easy answer.

Gears of War: Reloaded coming to PS5 isn’t about old fans, it’s about the new ones

It’s easy to see why some Gears fans have been left scratching their heads. Gears of War: Reloaded is, technically, a second remaster of the same game. The 2006 Xbox 360 classic that was already polished into Gears of War: Ultimate Edition back in 2015 is now getting a new makeover. And fans are asking why?

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One of the easier assumptions we could make is that fans probably consider Gears to be one of

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’s flagship franchises for Xbox, like Halo or Fable. But the thing is, it’s really not. And what’s more likely than not is that Reloaded isn’t for the already existing fans of the franchise; it’s probably more so for new audiences. This is especially true with it now coming on the PS5.

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Fans over on the r/GearsOfWar subreddit have expressed disappointment that Reloaded focuses only on the original game. It seems like most people want it to be a remaster of the entire trilogy instead. But

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had a great reply to all this criticism.

People are looking at this all wrong, possibly stemming from the delusion that Gears is a huge marketing focus for

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or that Gears is a massive franchise anymore. This wasn’t for current Gears fans – this was to get new fans on Playstation. 

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’s real mission in this whole thing might just be the growth aspect. The company has been transparent in recent months, and we’re getting more and more Xbox exclusive titles on PlayStation and Nintendo. And with this new announcement, Gears of War is also making the crossover to PlayStation.

It’s not about consoles and platforms anymore

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And it’s working.

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’s Q3 2025 financial results were a glowing report card, showing an 8% rise in Xbox content and services revenue. Xbox was the top publisher on both Xbox and PlayStation digital storefronts, largely due to high-performing titles. So there’s concrete proof for us to believe that the accessibility thing works.

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  Better Green Light Dave Bautista’s Gears of War Adaptation

Xbox boss Phil Spencer has made no secret of the platform’s new philosophy: if the game fits, let it ship—wherever gamers are. So why are people still upset? Some of it is nostalgia. Gears of War on a PlayStation controller will probably feel weird to a lot of fans. For many, Gears was a symbol of Xbox’s identity during the 360 era. But in 2025,

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has new plans.

So no, Gears of War: Reloaded isn’t a betrayal of Xbox fans. We don’t think it’s a lazy cash grab. As Redditor u/

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aptly summarized: “You don’t have to please the fans—they’re already supportive. You have to bring in non-fans into that mix.” Xbox is ready to do exactly that.

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