@JezCorden These rumors are false. Gears of War: E-Day and Clockwork Revolution will stay exclusive. There are no conversations and have been no conversations to "reverse course." And as we said last week, players can continue to expect signature exclusives from us every year.
This is Clockwork Revolution.
An extended look at just one conversation, with moral choice, and deep reactivity that will follow you through time. Screwing someone over may have far-reaching and unexpected consequences.
We just shared with our team the realities we need to navigate as we work to reset the XBOX business. We won't succeed by hiding hard truths, nor will we succeed by doing the same thing and expecting different results. See the note here: https://t.co/IahtBNzwnR
A new Xbox console update packed with changes and improvements is available to download now for Xbox Insiders. Here's everything included ⬇️ https://t.co/DTFJhf8yYu
The XBOX Series X25 Limited Edition console is our love letter to gamers and the games who brought us here. Across generations and genres, whether you're a new fan or you've been here from the start, XBOX stands for play.
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Matthew Ball has been clear that some XBOX titles will sell fewer units if kept exclusive rather than multiplatform, but that’s part of the trade‑off. The goal is to rebuild the long‑term value of the console, not to maximise quick returns.
Even so, Forza Horizon 6 proves that XBOX users still purchase titles outright despite Game Pass availability.
Xbox CEO @asha_shar says there will be more Xbox exclusives. “Our business isn't particularly healthy, as you noted, and so we're starting by introducing 1 or 2 signature exclusives, and as the business is healthy, we will look to try and do more."
https://t.co/3Z8tLeprqO
Matt Booty on the return of Xbox Console Exclusives:
"We want people to have a reason to get on board with Xbox. We want them to have reason to buy an Xbox, a reason to be an Xbox fan. We know that exclusives are important. That's why we got Gears coming in 2026, Clockwork in 2027.
Our big multiplayer, live service games are going to continue to be multiplatform. And we're going to honor [already made] multiplatform announces.
And then, we're going to keep thinking about this going forward. So, it's going to be case by case, but we're going to be clear about platforms when our game gets a date."
https://t.co/gN4PHfMQVW
Tick. Tock. Tick. Tock. ⏰
Change the past to control the future in Clockwork Revolution, arriving as an XBOX console exclusive in 2027. Play it on XBOX, PC, and day one with @XBOXGamePass in 2027: https://t.co/fNOtTDGIyf | #XBOXShowcase
this is exactly how the Napoleonic Wars happened (don't fact check us)
prepare for battle, Valor Mortis arrives day one on September 24 | #XBOXShowcase
This is Gears of War: E-Day.
• Xbox Console Exclusive
• Campaign co-op: two-player split-screen, four players online
• Iconic cover‑based combat returns, enhanced with modernized movement and traversal that add freedom and verticality
• Campaign: 4K/60 FPS with Raytracing, multiplayer up to 120 FPS
• "We literally rebuilt everything from scratch; Characters, enemies, weapons, animation, sound, the world itself.”
• Enhanced gore system
• Destructible environments and enhanced micro-destruction
• 3D audio systems
• New 12-player PvE mode where three squads defend Kalona across larger city maps
• 4v4 Gears PvP to all-new maps; Versus combines classic Gears symmetrical PvP map design with new traversal opportunities
• Seasonal post-launch support
• Ranked an Social playlists
• Coming October 6, 2026
• Open Beta weekends starting August 6