We don't seem much closer to learning about Gears 6, folks! While Gears 5 has been out for almost four years at this stage, Xbox hasn't officially revealed the next game in the series, and signs are starting to point towards a fairly long wait for The Coalition's next installment.
The latest hint that leans this way comes from an interview with JD Fenix voice actor Liam McIntyre, who spoke to Dexerto about Gears at a recent Australian convention. Apparently, McIntyre has had no involvement in a new Gears game at this stage.
"I haven't heard anything! And that's genuine. Like it's not even one of those 'I've got an NDA I can't tell you.' I'm like, where we at?"
SPOILER ALERT FOR GEARS 5 AHEAD!
What adds an extra wrinkle to this whole conversation is that you could choose whether to save JD or his squad mate Del in the Gears 5 campaign. So, does McIntyre's lack of involvement so far mean that saving JD was not the canon choice? Maybe, maybe not!
"I don't know whether or not they're like 'we're about to finish production and I'm sorry you were not the canon choice'."
"I pitched a whole thing where I'm like, we can do both trust me it'll be great..."
Whether JD Fenix will end up being a main character in Gears 6 or not, other reports have also claimed that the game isn't likely to launch anytime soon. Apparently, it only entered full production in recent months as The Coalition began sharpening its focus on the next entry in the series.
What do you make of this interview? Has JD been frozen out of Gears 6? Let us know your thoughts!
[source dexerto.com]
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Maybe the next gears game is not gears 6
@Kaloudz Wolfenstein: The New Colossus did it at the start of the game, and I thought it was handled well since that was BJ's life flashing. Gears 6 could do the same in a nightmare sequence similar to Gears 3.
They could be making another Gears Tactics or even an RTS spin-off (Gears Wars 🤣).
I kind of wondered how a Gears 6 would handle the whole "Sophie's Choice" near the end of Gears 5.
I chose Del simply because JD had been kind of an [expletive]. Plus, I didn't realize they would actually kill off a main character like that (I just figured it would be a less consequential choice).
I mean, I guess they could do work (record lines, do cutscenes, etc.) for both scenarios and you have a choice between the 2 characters when you start a New Game.
I have this weird feeling that the person who "died" isn't fully dead and will come back during Gears 6 as like a rescue mission or something - that way only a small part of the game will require doing work for the 2 scenarios.
JD surviving is what I heard is the canon choice. That being said, he could be saying this to cover up any speculation. There is no way Gears 6 is not in development.
I’d like some of Microsoft’s older studios to try new things. There’s been a lot of gears/halo and I’d like to see what their talents can come up with.
So this my take another 3 years to make, im sure this will be a beautiful game with UE5
With that 'choice', its entirely possible that 'neither' could feature in the next game as 'either' could be dead. If they don't feature 'either', then that choice we make won't matter.
They could decide that 'both' died, the 'other' dying between the end of 5 and the start of 6 to get around that 'choice' and maybe not have Marcus either so Kait can have a 'new' crew.
The lack of a voice actor, especially one that voiced a character that could be 'deceased' moving forward isn't really indicative of the state of the next Gears development status. At one point, they were supposed to be working on 'different' projects as they get up to full speed with UE5. Maybe they are making a Gears Collection in UE5 first...
Given Microsoft basically killed off Halo to make room for owning CoD, I get the feeling they did the same for Gears.
Take your time with Gears 6, and release a collection with the first 3 games in UE5 and showcase how powerful the engine and console are. Thats my hope, i love the first 3 games as much as any series out there. The collection would be good for the new show coming up and let new players into the series. We have seen these collections work well for others before. Then they can take some time on Gears 6, get it right and there will be a nice size audience waiting for it. Not sure what the direction of the series is, but it’s my favorite IP on the Xbox and one of my favorite IP’s in general, so they have to get this right. Have to admit it would be fun playing Gears with the tech inside the Dual Sense. Had to admit it but it’s true.
The choice near the end of 5 was ridiculous for a Gears game and I feel they’ve made it harder for themselves going forward. I chose to save JD because he’s actually interesting instead of just a ‘friend’ character.
Out of the new cast I actually find JD the most interesting, even if they turned him into a bit of an arsehole in 5. Going forward I’d hope they refocus on him. It’s a shame he was replaced in 5 by a run of the mill strong woman and they made the game open world cause it was popular. 5 is my least favourite Gears game.
It could just be they don't have it in a state where it's time to do VO work yet. Gears 6 is likely going to be a major showpiece game for UE5 so I'm not too shocked it's taking a bit longer than expected being on the new engine.
@Kaloudz Wasn’t it reported only recently that Gears 6 basically just started development? Sure it been forever since Gears 5, but it not like the studio haven’t been busy. They was working on The Matrix game, assisting with UE5 development, and was working on two other games that was cancelled due to their studio getting hit by the Microsoft layoffs.
If they make a Gears 6 it might as well be some big ambitious game showing off high-end graphics tech. I've been disappointed with every Gears after Gears 3 though.
Is this the part where I faint from shock? Lol finding out that a 1st party Xbox game is possibly many years away from completion is no surprise.
It's absurd that it's taken this long to only just be starting making the game. It'd be different if it was one of these games that didn't really need a sequel, but they still have to finish the story given how Gears 5 ends. To barely have started the next required installment 4 years later is pathetic. If all of the rumors and everything are true of course.
I let Del live over JD. For JD to survive was too safe of a choice.
Probably working on a different project and G6 still in pre-production... I hope they didn't lose the vision after Rod Fergusson departure!
@Fenbops yeah I agree totally, I never even finished Gears 5 I got kinda bored half way through. The open world elements weren’t particularly interesting and didn’t suit the scripted gameplay of earlier Gears games,
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