But the anecdotal evidence suggests it is. While Microsoft are still offering these games under the traditional “£50 to buy” model too, placing Gears 5 front and centre to drive subscriptions feels like something of a point of no return.īut will it pay off? So far Microsoft has not released definitive subscriber numbers for Game Pass, making it difficult to tell. The company has already released significant titles on Game Pass - Sea of Thieves and Forza Horizon 4 come instantly to mind- but Gears has the most heft. For the best part of 18 months now, Microsoft Game Studios has been releasing its first-party games on the Netflix-style service, which players pay a monthly fee for access to a downloadable library of games on Xbox One and PC. While it may be appearing at the tail end of the Xbox One console’s life-cycle, it will become the flagship title for Microsoft’s growing ‘ Game Pass’ subscription service. A sequel in the sequel-loving video game industry? Who would have thought it.īut Gears 5 carries a significant weight on its broad shoulders. It has inspired a slew of comic books and novels. The muscular sci-fi shooter is a 30m selling franchise that has made its creators over $1bn in revenue and partly drove the success of the Xbox 360 console. The advent of Gears 5 is not exactly a shock in and of itself. Over the next week, Microsoft will release a new Gears of War game.
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