Xbox Series X just took a big hit with Gears of Wars 6 release date news

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Xbox Series 10 simply took a big striking with Gears of Wars 6 release date news

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Xbox Series Ten owners will non run across this major Microsoft exclusive game release anytime soon, ceding potential ground to Sony's PS5. It seems that the side by side installment in the Gears of War serial, which we assume volition exist titled Gears of War 6, won't be coming anytime soon. At the very least, information technology makes frantically Googling Xbox Series Ten restock less of a chore knowing that major titles are even so a means away.

Franchise developer The Coalition posted an update that offers both skilful and (perchance) bad news for the next installment in the Gears of War series. The studio is migrating to Unreal Engine 5 for next-gen development. Subsequently, it won't be "announcing whatsoever new projects or titles for some time."

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That doesn't mean that Gears v content will exist abandoned. The dev has confirmed that Operations vii and 8 are still on the way. Both volition include two drops, besides as new characters, maps, and special events. Addressing the transition to the new engine, the mail service reads:

"As we look to future games, we're excited to get-go shifting our resources to adjacent-gen development using Unreal Engine 5. Gears of State of war has always been at the front of Unreal Engine development – as a breakout 720p title for Xbox 360 through last year'south 120FPS multiplayer update for Xbox Serial Ten|S – and we're excited to go on that tradition by developing on UE5 for multiple new projects in the coming years...

"Shifting to a new engine is a large undertaking, then we want to be clear that we volition not exist announcing any new projects or titles for some time."

The news volition be a blow to Xbox Serial X owners who are still waiting on the delayed console launch title, Halo Infinite. While Xbox Game Pass and Smart Delivery are great features, gamers are eager to see console exclusives curl out. Sony has been delivering on that front with the likes of PS5 exclusives including Returnal, Demon'due south Souls, and the upcoming Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart.

For now, Xbox fans will have to sit tight and wait.

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