Update: Jeff Grubb has since revealed more about what he knows regarding The Coalition's upcoming plans. In a discussion during Thursday's Game Mess Mornings show at Giant Bomb, Grubb stated that all projects aside from Gears 6 have been scrapped. There were apparently two others in the works (thanks VGC).
Original story: Rumours about some sort of 'Marcus Fenix Collection' have been doing the rounds plenty lately, but what about 'Gears 6'? The Coalition's next mainline Gears of War game seems more of a formality at this point — i.e. it's very likely to be in the works — and a new claim from journalist Jeff Grubb paints a slightly clearer picture on that formality, if it's to be believed.
In a reply to a Twitter thread, Grubb spoke about what he's heard lately about Vancouver-based Xbox studio The Coalition. For Gears 6, it's said that development has been fully underway for "the last year or so".
Although Gears 5 launched way back in 2019, it's unlikely that full development on a sequel began immediately afterwards. The game saw substantial support for a good year or two, while the dev team also worked in tandem with Epic Games on 2021's Matrix Awakens demo.
Furthermore, last April The Coalition opted to close down Gears 5's map building feature to "focus on future projects", so the timing surrounding this new rumour sounds about right.
Still, it is just a rumour right now and until we see an official announcement on Gears 6, it's probably best to assume that it's a ways off yet. Furthermore, Grubb has suggested that The Coalition might be working on another project right now which we'd likely see earlier than Gears 6, so if that's the case, we'll keep our eyes peeled for that one.
Are you surprised that Gears 6 development isn't further along? Let us know your thoughts.
[source videogameschronicle.com]
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Well it’s five years in about october 2024
Since the last one not including Hivebusters
So it should be due soon and I can’t wait.
One of if not my most favourite Xbox franchise.
Always extremely polished and leading the way for Xbox.
Honestly I expected this to be in full production sooner, Gears 5 released in 2019. I hope that means the talented folks at The Coalition are working on something else too.
Personally a little bored of Gears and want them to work on something else, but want to see out Kait's story, then move on.
Considering all the work that The Coalition has been doing with helping to optimize UE5 for Xbox/DX12, this is understandable. Disappointing, but understandable.
I may eat these words, but I think Xbox is going to be the best console for UE5 thanks to their hard work. I know Xbox Game Studios has gone "all in" with the UE5 with many of its developers switching to the engine.
I loved Gears 1, 2, 3, 4 and Hivebusters, not so much Judgement (developed by another studio) and 5. One of the best Xbox IPs and studios so give us more.
@Banjo- it’s not gonna happen but for 6 I’d put JD back as the main character, I find his him much more interesting than Kait. At least he has some nuisance to him. I enjoyed 4 more than 5 also, the open world was another issue and the pacing of the game.
@Fenbops I think it would be interesting if they pulled a Mass Effect and had your decision from Gears 5 influence the story of Gears 6.
Gears of War is without doubt my favourite franchise of all time. I have played each game multiple, multiple times, solo and with friends. I have completed each game solo on the hardest difficulty more than a few times, and have done the same with friends/hobbits too.
Considering Gears 4 came out in 2016, and then Gears 5 in 2019, I had been hopeful that the Gears 6 would release in around 2022, but then the pandemic hit and I assumed that the release schedule would slip as a consequence. Though I highly doubt it, I would love to see Gears 6 in late 2023, but I suspect it is more likely that we will see it in 2024 at the earliest. When it came to Gears 5, they showed it at E3 a full year before it was released, so I sincerely hope that they reveal Gears 6 this Summer at the very latest. That said, I'll be 60 later this year, and my reflexes are not what they once were, so on that basis alone, I'd love to see it very soon!
With all that said, I'd really like to see the franchise continue on to a third trilogy in the fullness of time, and would also love to see a sequel to Gears Tactics, which was just a gem of a game, but right now, I really want to see which death they consider to be canon, or whether they will follow a branching storyline in Gears 6. Whatever they decide, it cannot come soon enough...
@Fenbops I agree with all your points and I'd add that Kait's bad humour ruined the script and the significance of the rest of the characters.
Great! Factoring in vague teaser trailers,.reports of troubled development, and two delays, we should be playing this by 2031 or so...
@Grumblevolcano they should at LEAST let you choose which storyline you want to follow.
Gears of War Ultimate Collection is all i really need for now and that would allow them some time to get Gears 6 right. Without Gears of War, not sure i would be the Xbox fan i am today.
@Grumblevolcano that choice in 5 was ridiculous imo and completely fell flat and going forward it’s made it more complicated for them. They’ll either have to give a choice or choose one as cannon.
Hi there fellow gamers;
I am very much excited for a new Gears game, especially since the ending and "that choice" in the end of Gears 5.
I have no idea how The Coalition is going to make either choice to significantly impact the next game story, but I am very curious.
Like some of yiu have mentioned, Gears of War is one of my favourite Xbox franchises, along side Forza and now Halo,
so I´m just hoping they can continue to deliver another hit.
Cheers, stay safe everyone and happy gaming to us all
Cant wait for more horse mode.
@Fenbops I hated that choice, both are likeable characters. I hope that JD is back in 6.
@Banjo- for me the choice fell flat because I really didn’t care about either 🤣 JD comes across as a total arsehole in 5, but the game did little to make me give a fart about the other guy (can’t even remember his name). I just think it shouldn’t have even been a choice, it felt rammed in just to keep up with other modern gaming franchises. The very same reason they chose to go open world too.
At least going forward JD to me is more interesting. He gets blasted by something in 4 right? Turns up as a bit of an arsehole in 5 and I think they could take his character further in the 6th game. The other guy was just there being nice to Kait. Boring.
@Fenbops Probably you think so because of what I said earlier about the characters. They were sunken. That choice, in between, felt like a Wolfenstein or Telltale moment but shoehorned. Lastly, I explored the whole semi open-world and didn't make much sense and contradicted the pacing.
Gears 5 was great. I'm excited for 6.
@Fiendish-Beaver i hear ya lol. So excited for a anime / movie adaption too.
Good, on track to release in 2027 at this rate 🤣
@Green-Bandit
You and your gears collection. 😂😂😂
@Dezzy70 i ain’t giving up. I am here all day for Gears 1-3 ultimate collection and Red Dead 1&2 next gen. I’m not giving up friend HAHA
I'm gonna be honest, I'm tired of constantly hearing about all these things going on at Xbox from people like Jeff Grubb. Why do we need to know that this is what's happening at The Coalition? I'd rather it were quiet until the team is ready to show off what they've been working on.
I like being able to go into a showing from these companies and be surprised (like with Hi-Fi Rush). I love the shock factor of these showcases, but with people like Jeff Grubb constantly talking about everything happening in the industry that seems to be becoming more of a rarity these days. Am I alone in my feelings here?
I hope Gears Tactics 2 wasn't one of those cancelled projects, enjoyed the hell out of that.
Notes: I don't think GT2 was ever hinted at or developed by them.
@Jenkinss "Cant wait for more horse mode."
I remember something about horses and chainsaws from "Animal House"...
You think Xbox has changed, then lay-offs, price hikes and the cancellation of new ips.....
@MattT3142 I don't think that anybody takes Jeff Grubb seriously, he just repeat obvious things every year until he is right. He says quite logical things and yet he is wrong many times. Everybody knows that there will be Gears of War 6. I agree with you there, I don't need to know about new games when they're over five years away. I like to know about possible remasters and remakes, just to skip playing outdated versions but new stuff is something we don't know anyway.
@abe_hikura Wasn’t Gears Tactics mainly developed by Splash Damage? Most likely any cancellation shouldn’t any affect on a sequel since a different studio handled it.
@Banjo- While he does say a lot of things that are wrong, some of the big Xbox surprises I feel were leaked because Jeff didn't keep his mouth shut like Xbox + Kojima or Pentiment.
In fact, it was his comparing Pentiment to Disco Elysium that caused a lot of trouble for the team working on it at Obsidian, as they felt they had to justify statements they never even made. I know Josh Sawyer has expressed his frustration about this on Twitter a number of times...
@MattT3142 To be honest I haven't been paying attention to him for a while. He is a blabbermouth according to what you're saying. It's sad that he's distracting developers like that.
Will Xbox ever move on???? Gears 27, Halo 49, Forza 36!!! We want new games like Playstation get!!!
@Clankylad not played that, seen mixed reviews. But something along the lines of The Last of Us, God of War, Ghost of Tsushima, Days Gone, Spiderman, etc would be great!
@Clankylad Well you must be happy then that all titles are now £70, your wish is granted!
Should have stated in very early 2020.
They need to get games out and some dam very good AAA at that.
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