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Will Gears of War franchise be on PlayStation 4 ?

Yes 195 29.46%
 
No 273 41.24%
 
Don't care 194 29.31%
 
Total:662
GameAnalyser on 26 February 2013

A good number who doesn't care.



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AndrewWK on 26 February 2013

I couldn´t care less



Weedlab on 26 February 2013

I read an article on IGN recently that raised doubts in me that Gears will come over to Playstation. They suggested that was why some of their devs (like Cliffy) were leaving (because more Gears games were in the pipeline and maybe the devs wanted to do other creative works). Of course, it is just a theory and nothing concrete. We will have to wait and see. Either way if it doesn't come over I won't lose sleep nor will I find myself purchasing an Xbox to play the series.



 

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SecondWar on 26 February 2013
9087 said:
SecondWar said:
9087 said:
tonymarraffa said:
I agree with everything in your post except one thing there is no way in in hell Gears would sell the same amount on PS4. That's like Final Fantasy or Metal Gear selling the same amount on 360, as it's seen as more of a Xbox franchise.


Thats a bad comparison on your part.

FFXIII sold way less on 360 because it was still exclusive to PS3 in Japan, which is a huge territory for FF games. 

But the Japanese Xbox install base was so low it still wouldn't have made a difference. Look at Monster Hunter Frontier. Granted it a spin-off, but thats a very popular series in Japan and VGChatz number say it sold only 130k units.

On-topic: Microsoft won't want to lose Gears as its such a major exclusive and EPIC enjoy working with them (apparently). That said, I can't see how they would take the series forward after Gears 3 after the Locust were wiped out. That means the series is restricted to prequels, spin-offs remakes that limit its creative scope given that the canon after said new game is fixed. So personally feel Gears is past its peak.


they can think of sumthin

Gears v Stranded would not be an effective way of taking it forward. I'm yet to be convinced.



sales2099 on 26 February 2013

Ya....poll combined with Gears Judgement lack of interest says that if it goes multiplat next gen, Xbox fans are just gonna shrug it off. By then MSs other 1st party studios will have something new to brag about.



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Kantor on 26 February 2013

Microsoft will do whatever it can to retain exclusivity. It's the second largest exclusive franchise they have (Halo, of course, being the first). If Epic really wants to go multiplat, I see Microsoft offering to buy the IP.

It may be that Epic rejects that offer and it goes multiplat anyway, but I lean towards thinking that it will remain exclusive.



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VGKing on 26 February 2013

I can definitely see Gears coming to PS4. That game alone could make people buy a PS4 instead of a NextBox.

PS4 - $400 + $60 for Gears game = $460
720 - $400 + $60 for Gears game + $60 for Xbox Live = $520

Whether or not people own an Xbox next gen would come down to if they like Halo or not.



Heavenly_King on 26 February 2013
9087 said:

Do you think it will happen?

 

Exhibit A:

Epic Games owns the Gears IP and "can do what we want with it"

http://www.vg247.com/2010/03/15/rein-epic-owns-gears-ip-can-do-what-we-want-with-it/

 

 

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Epic can, and do choose whatever publisher it wishes for the games it creates.

 

We own Gears of War. We can do what we want with it, Rein told us.

 

 

So what if Epic decides they want to go multiplatform, get more sales, and sign a deal with EA or Activision (like Bungie did). The difference with Bungie and Epic is that Bungie does not own the Halo IP, Microsoft does. Epic, however, owns Gears of War IP and can do whatever they want with it. Yes, that means they can put it on PS4 if they want to. 

 

 

Exhibit B:

Epic Games would love Gears on Playstation. 

http://www.1up.com/news/gears-of-war-ps3-epic-love

 

 

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Speaking about the possibility of ever doing a Gears game for the PlayStation 3, Epic president Mike Capps explained it's something he'd "love" to do.

 

"Do we wish we could take all those Killzone [players] and Resistance fans on PS3, and get them to say 'Gears is awesome'? Yeah, sure I'd love to ship the Gears trilogy on PlayStation. That would be fun. I want to be there; I want to be everywhere"

 

 

 

Exhibit C:

Look no further than Call of Duty, Uncharted, Battlefield. Shooters sell very well on PS3 now too. COD sells over 10 million copies on PS3 every year despite 360 having timed-exclusive DLC. Some games like FFXIII, Batman:Arkham Asylum, Resident Evil 5, FIFA, and others actually sell better on PS3 than they do on 360. 

Now Gears of War games usually sell roughly 6-7 million copies on 360. They would probably sell an extra 6-7 million on PlayStation systems. 

How could Epic possibly turn down an extra 6-7 million sales? People will say it's because Microsoft is money hatting them. But how much could MS really be putting forward for this one IP that they don't even own? Developers apparently make $10 from every game sold at $60. They also lose out on all the DLC Map Packs that could be sold to PlayStation gamers.

Do the math. Epic is missing out on 60-70+ Million dollars every time they release a Gears game without putting it on PlayStation. Microsoft might pay for some development and marketing, but there is no way Microsoft is paying Epic $60+million every time a Gears game is released. 

From a financial standpoint, Epic would be downright silly if they don't put Gears of War on PlayStation 4. 

 

 

Exhibit D:

Epic and Microsoft had made a deal for the first 2 Gears games to be exclusive on 360. But that was a very, very long time ago. PS3 wasnt even in stores at the time. Epic was not nearly as big as they are now. Gears was a new, unknown IP. Now Epic is one of the leading industry developers, and Gears is a well known IP. They don't need MS to market it for them anymore since Gears is a proven commodity, and they dont need MS to help with development costs since theyve grown so much.

It's also important to note that Epic and many other PC devs like Valve were very disappointed with the PS3's technical architecture. PS3 was harder to develop for. It was harder to port games to. 

We all know this will NOT be the case with PS4 when it is released. Infact, PS4 will probably be the BETTER system to port to, and it will most likely be more powerful than the next Xbox. Devs were happy when Sony announced PS4 would have GDDR5 8GB RAM. PS4's specs were made "by developers, FOR developers". We even saw Epic's Unreal Engine 4 at the Sony meeting this past week, and Sony's 1st party game "Knack" is being made with UE4. Needless to say, Sony has reached out to developers and has done a great job getting their input on the new console. Oh... did I mention Xbox fanboy Cliff Bleszinski is no longer at Epic?  

Simpy put.... Times have changed! It isn't 2006 anymore. 

 

 

Conclusion:

Epic owns the Gears IP. Epic wants Gears on PlayStation. Fans want Gears on PlayStation. Sony wants Gears on PlayStation. EA/Activision would love to publish Gears on Playstation. There are absolutely no technical limitations that would prevent Epic from putting Gears on PS4.

There will be NOTHING holding them back this time.

I think there's a 50/50 chance Gears of War franchise will be on PS4 next-gen. Epic's co-founder Mark Rein seems happy with the Official PS4 specs. Now let's hope Epic puts those specs to good use. 

 

 

 

For all PlayStation fans that would like Gears of War on PlayStation 4, you can contact Epic through their Twitter accounts and tell them you want Gears on PS4

https://twitter.com/MarkRein 

https://twitter.com/epicactual

https://twitter.com/EpicGames

 

 

 

Well considering that M$ wont pay 240Millions ($60 x 4M copies)of potential Gears of war (1 title only) sales on PS3/4 and PC, I bet the next trilogy will be multiplat.

Also, considering Mark even said that he would like to make the whole trilogy available for the PS, I think we might get it for the PS4.

I think that is the main reason why M$ is not making a big fuzz over Gears of War: Judgement, they dont want their console to be remembered because of that game, because they have lost the exclusivity.  And that is what will happen according to the other thread in which is stated that the 360 will lose the exclusivity of a major franchise.



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theprof00 on 26 February 2013

don't forget the comments by cliffyb also that stated he would wait for the dust to settle before picking someone to develop for.



ethomaz on 26 February 2013

I prefer Uncharted.

But I want Gears on PS4 just for the BOMBA!!!