The only way Microsoft would ever let this franchise go is if they had replacements for it. They would pay through the teeth to see Gears of War stay exclusive to Microsoft.

If this were to occur though, who do you all think would get publishing rights to GOW 3? Midway?

GoW3 PS3 confirmed!

Actually, most due give it it's due. But we aren't going to say it has the best graphics out there because it doesn't. Uncharted beats it, GT5:P stomps it, and MGS4 blows it out of the water. It's a great game, but it's also dated.

It's dated? You mean graphically right?

Why would any PS3 owner want to play GOW3 on PS3. It is a well known fact that all PS3 owners own high end PC's to play the "(non-)exclusives" that are on XBOX since the definitive version will come out on PC anyways.

Cliffy B has said nothing about Gears of War 3, but i think when they do announce it, then they will just get in contact with Microsoft again.

Well, the fact about the "expanding to Blu-Ray" piques my interest.
Tied in with "CliffyB being a major X-Box fanboy"...
This narrows my speculation to 3 options:

1.) GeoW3 goes on PS3 for the sake of making a 50gb (or maybe at that point, 100gb) game on a Blu-Ray disc.

2.) Fanboyism and brand loyalty take over, keeping the franchise on 360. GeoW3, being only a 9gb game due to its extreme technical limits at that point in time, would get destroyed by competition.

3.) PS360 game. Everybody wins. Well, GeoW1 & Geow2 fans would be the losers because they lost their exclusivity, and they would get a massively gimped version (9gb
So basically, by the time Gears 3 comes out, the new X-Box better be ready so Microsoft can still stand a chance. But me, being a Sony fanboy, says, "Fuck you Micro$oft. And Epic, give me my Gears 3 while the damned 360 dies with no predecessor to leave behind."

I have played GeOW on pc. it was kinda good.

Not really intereste in GeOW 2 because its just like number 1

If number 3 comes to PS3 then i will buy it because its a probably going to ba an above average game.

Anyway i think microsoft is going to try an pay out there ass to keep it exclusive.

Could you ima=gine Gears on a blue-ray disk though, the game would have a longer story mode, but it will be held back by the 360 so about them taking advantage of the blu-ray is full of shit unless its PS3 EXCLUSIVE

I don't think so.

If nothing were to change, Gears 3 will be on the PS3. If no one buys the exclusive rights, Epic will put it anywhere they can.

That being said, the exclusive rights are there to be bought, and I can see MS buying them before 3 comes out.