Gears Of War collection coming to PS5 this year without multiplayer say sources

The long-rumoured Gears Of War collection will be released this year according to various insiders, as Gears Of War: E-Day looks set for 2026.

While it was once one of Microsoft’s biggest franchises during the Xbox 360 era, Gears Of War has wained in popularity over recent console generations.

The last mainline instalment was 2019’s Gears 5, which was followed by spin-off Gears Tactics in 2020. After a five-year downspell though, Microsoft appears to be revving up momentum behind the franchise again, with the announcement of prequel Gears Of War: E-Day.

It seems this isn’t the only way Microsoft is planning to revive the series, with multiple insiders claiming Gears Of War: E-Day will be preceded by the long-rumoured Gears Of War remaster collection this summer.

Rumours of a Gears Of War collection have existed for years, but this latest round of gossip originates from known Xbox leaker eXtas1s. In a YouTube video, he claimed Gears Of War E-Day is not ready to come out in 2025, despite prior reports, but Microsoft is instead planning to launch a Gears Of War collection this year.

There are no details around the collection itself, but it’s said the current plan is to announce it during this year’s Xbox Games Showcase (which usually happens in June), before it releases later this year.

While eXtas1s has a spotty record of late (he was correct around Forza Horizon 5 coming to PlayStation 5,but wrong about Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3+4), these claims have been expanded upon by X user DetectiveSeeds.

In a post on X, they claim a Gears Of War collection will be released in ‘early to mid August’ and that it will be ‘PS5 Pro enhanced’, suggesting it will come out on Xbox and PlayStation 5 consoles at the same time.

This information apparently comes from a listing on the backend of the PlayStation Store, but there are no screenshots to support it.

‘I have been told NO multiplayer PVP, campaign focus only,’ they added, before admitting that they didn’t know whether that also means that campaign co-op has been cut.

While this might be surprising considering multiplayer is a big draw for Gears Of War, this has been a trend among modern remasters – as seen with Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Remastered and Mass Effect Legendary Edition.

It’s no doubt a cost-cutting measure but perhaps also an attempt to keep attention on Gears Of War: E-Day’s inevitable multiplayer options.

There are no details on the games included in the collection but it will presumably encompass the main trilogy at least, and possibly the prequel spin-off Gears Of War: Judgment.

Microsoft has not announced a release date for Gears Of War: E-Day but several reports claimed it was originally on track to come out in 2025. If it has been pushed back to next year though, this would line up with Gears Of War’s 20th anniversary in 2026.

If reports around Microsoft’s next gen console are to be believed, Gears Of War: E-Day could even be a launch title for its next console, alongside Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 4.

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