I was hoping we would have already heard something, especially since having a beta should be a priority. Hopefully we don't have to wait too much longer.
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I was hoping we would have already heard something, especially since having a beta should be a priority. Hopefully we don't have to wait too much longer.
So that'll make a full year since we got a real info drop? I remember Gears 4 going very differently and them showing it off much more. Hell we even had a Gears 4 multiplayer beta around this time before it released
This is what Microsoft do on a regular basis, its stupid but it is what it is.
Gears 5 not being at X0 was one of the more baffling decisions Microsoft has made over the past 18 months. They haven't made a lot of mistakes, but that was certainly one of them, in my opinion.
Its not the end of the world but it doesnt make much sense. Ignoring Gears Tactics as well, weird
it's ridiculous but not too surprising, playstation's biggest advantage over xbox is their marketing
It's easy to say such a thing afterwards.
Maybe the team simply wasn't ready. This would have been a mistake to show something then.
Rod has briefly said in one of the past interviews how they'd handle the Gears 5 advertising/marketing campaign. I'll search for the timestamp, but they seem to go for more of a Forza Horizon 4-like approach where they show it at E3 and immediately push weekly stuff until release.
Edit: this time with the right timestamp ;)
Edit: this time with the right timestamp ;)
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Maybe they didnt have anything to show that was ready in their eyes. I dont expect anything Gears before E3 also. They are more tight lipped about they dont need a they 7 months beta before release also with this game like they needed with Gears 4. E3 they show alot and maybe even start a MP beta test right after that. Wich seems fine to me.
Yup, although what we saw last year looked imo already really polished imo from the visual department. I can't wait for what they show this year :D
I'm inclined to say that Gears not being shown at X0 is a good thing. Especially with Gears, which I trust to come out and be at least as good as 4. If it isn't ready, I'd rather them not show it then Microsoft force them to hack together a demo that may not be representative of the final product. See Anthem.
I think people are forgetting how much shade Gears 4 got for looking downgraded visually during the beta phase (which was intentional, the full visuals weren't ready to go yet).
I am most interested to see how Gears 5 will stack up graphically to the likes of RDR2, Metro Exodus, TLOU2 and God of War.
I hope they go 4k 60 fps as Rod promised with industry leading RTX implementation, great MoCap ( RDR2, TLOU, Hellblade) & Photo-realistic landscapes.
Confident in the story, gameplay and Horde developments though.
Most definitely. I definitely think that the focus during that beta was getting the core matchmaking and balancing stuff right and Rod pretty much hammered it down that it wasn't going to be your typical "pre-release demo".
throwback from April 2016:
So I just got a message from Xbox saying gold is going up by £10 in the UK from £40 to £50 a year. If gold sticks around into the next gen, might have to seriously consider a living room PC instead. Seems crazy I have to pay to play multiplayer on consoles and not on PC. I've been a console gamer for 30 years but now that games will be on PC to, perhaps now is the time to switch?
Yup, there is so much Halo talk about the Halo franchise in comparison that Gears is starting to feel like the redheaded stepchild. I swear I think conversation about Halo Infinite (that is still far away) has dwarfed any conversation about Gears 5 since they were both revealed last year.
Not when it comes to Gears. They have never been this quiet for such a big game from them.
I cant wait much longer
So two more months till new info :/
I hope this new strategy works out well, because unlike Forza Horizon 4, Gears 5 has already gone about a year without an update. I would understand if it was just being announced this E3 but they really could have made use of that year between the events to keep the hype going for Gears 5.
Shit, they showed off 3 new Gears games, and barely any updates on any of them for the year. Gears Pop's soft launch just got brushed under the radar like Miami Street.
I keep seeing people say that gears 5 doesn't need an early beta but 4 did. That doesn't make sense to me. 4 was not innovative, it was gears 3.2. To be honest it felt like a sequel to the ultimate edition that the coalition did.So a beta was really only needed for balancing and server stuff.
Gears 5 is supposed to be really innovative. It's supposed to be fresh and make big changes. Now that sounds like a game that needs an early beta.
Gears 5 is supposed to be really innovative. It's supposed to be fresh and make big changes. Now that sounds like a game that needs an early beta.
tbh if we don't hear anything about gears 5 this month, then I'm going to assume that the game isn't performing super well in internal reviews. I really want gears 5 to be good, the trailer really impressed me, but this silence just reminds me of the treatment Crackdown 3 got. This is very different to the FH4 situation, gears has a much more dedicated fan base, and getting them hyped is absolutely key.
Why would we hear anything about Gears 5 two months before E3? There'll be plenty of time from E3 to release to hype up the game. And if Gears has a more dedicated fan base than Forza wouldn't there be even less need to get them hyped lol?
I know this thread has moved on from the TOPIC but put me down as a YES for BIOWARE if they ever became available. They have too many IPs and past successes not to take a chance on them. I don't believe EA would let them go but if it was at all possible. JUST DO IT!
If Bioware were to be sold (it won't be), IPs would not go with it.
Makes sense to show your 2019 key title in a random IX and kill the surprise effect just two months before the worlds biggest gaming event.
Just wanted to chime in on the Gears commentary and I'm saying this as someone who really likes Gears 4. Another Gears 4 will probably kill the franchise to the point of it needing a complete reboot. The series is slowly becoming the fourth wheel behind Halo, Forza and Fable. Not including whatever NT and Initiative is making.
Google wouldn't buy Rockstar, they would buy Take-Two. Rockstar is a publishing label.
Fable 4 will generate more hype than Gears 4 and 5. Open world RPGs are hot nowadays.
There's no reason to think Gears 5 is going to be as safe as Gears 4.
Ok wow, I admit I totally did not understand the publisher / developer thing the right way. I'll look into it more, but basically a publisher holds the rights to a game, unless the rights (or publisher less likely) is sold?
Well it depends, but Take-Two (the parent), Rockstar Games (the publisher), and Rockstar North (the developer) are all one company.
Well, again it depends, but neither are happening in this case :-)
I think this would be a really bad idea. And that's coming from someone who puts kotor and ME 1-3 All in my top 10 games all time. They are a shell of themselves. Management seams to be extremely toxic. I would stay away.
Currently Bioware have a staff of 800, they're clearly suffering from serious problems at a managerial and cultural level, and I'm unconvinced the talent is still there. I'm not sure Bioware is a prudent purchase. Hell, they could probably purchase Insomniac for cheaper. Alternatively Ms could also buy multiple smaller AAA studios with a far healthier culture, and oodles of talent for the cost of Bioware (e.g. IOI, Larian, Asobo, Don'tnod, CertainAffinity all together would probably cost less than Bioware).
I agree but even regardless of this I feel like every first party title with a significant multiplayer element should have a beta. It just makes sense to do so.
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