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Could Gears Of War End Up On PS3?

Epic Games' Gears Of War is one of the Microsoft-exclusive series still capable of making PlayStation owners green with envy. But could that change in the future? In a recent interview, Epic's President Mike Capps stated just how much the company would like to bring the franchise to Sony's loyal gamers.

Capps recently explained his wish to go multiplatform to IndustryGamers. "Do we wish we could take all those Killzone and Resistance fans on PS3, and get them to say 'Gears is awesome'? Yeah, sure, I'd love to ship the Gears trilogy on PlayStation. That would be fun. I want to be there; I want to be everywhere." Capps also stated unequivocally that the Gears IP belongs to Epic, and that it's their call which platform they release on, but that Microsoft has kept them happy in the past. "Time and time again, when it came down to figure out what we do next with Gears, we sat down with Microsoft and they've given us really good, compelling reasons to work with them again."

It sounds like Epic is pretty happy with Microsoft right now, but the thought of a Gears of War trilogy pack must be might enticing for PS3 gamers and Epic alike.

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  • That's very different from what they've said in the past. I remember reading an article before Gears 2 came out when they said they had no desire to bring the games to PS3 and that they were more than happy to remain a Microsoft exclusive. I wonder what changed.
  • I sense a flame war...
  • Good luck running that by Microsoft. Won't matter to me, as I own both 360 and PS3.
  • Well that is good possible news for PS3 exclusive owners. I just have to wonder if the sales figures will turn out like Mass Effect 2 when it was ported, but still I wouldn't mind getting Gears for the PS3 to see what changes they may make.
  • Sounds like the Microsoft fanboys are gonna be mad about this. But at least PS3 owners will be able to play this awesome game.
  • If that happens I wouldn't mind seein the Uncharted Series comin to the 360. An eye for an eye sorta thing lol. But it's different news it doesn't make me mad,I think everybody deserves to play these bad ass games no matter the console or PC.
  • I would be very surprised if M$ is going to let one of their only remaining exclusive titles go multi-platform. They only have a handful remaining, and it's the only exclusive they have coming out this year, excluding the kinect titles.

  • I've come so close to buying a 360 JUST to play this series... this kinda makes me rethink things...
  • I would love Gears of War to come to PS3, that would be a dream come true
  • DONT BRING IT TO PS3. MAKE THE LAME PS3 ONWERS BUY A BETTER CONSOLE
  • I guess Epic saw how great the reception was when Bioware brought Mass Effect 2 on the PS3 and made them re-think if they should still stay M$ exclusive. It's Gears of War! They know people will buy it, and if they bring it to PS3, they'd be making millions more.
  • Microsoft will probably try their hardest to keep that to themselves because without Gears all they really have is Halo

  • if this happens then thats it 360 is done theres nothing good coming to it and ms will have to stop making 360s and will have to exit the console war


    ps if this is true then im throwing my 360 away theres no need for it

    pss 360 will suck now

    psss 360 fanboys will most like go crazy and kill themsevles

    pssss mass effect i didnt really care about bc it was ***
  • MAKE MONEY.......

  • this exclusive series issue is coming ever more in light.. sooner or later MS or Sony will lose to what the developers see as profits..

    a developer decides they want their games on all platform.. the OEM would counter offering more $$$ to make it "exclusive"... i laugh and balk.. cause i know for sure.. its only a matter of time before a developer has a huge major blowout with an OEM. my thinking it will be microsoft to P.O someone... both systems are compatible and as cloud computing grows i see no reason why there should be exclusive games anway.. the more the merrier and the more we'll share in common in reference to gaming experienc.

    Refer to what Nintendo did back in the day as a perfect example.

    i'll wave the olive leaf..but i will say this... PS3 is better! hahaha

  • 360 is by far my favorite platform and I really have no qualms about this. Why should I. I just wish I didn't have to buy a PS3 for the very few exclusives that I want to play.
  • As cool as it would be to see Gears go multiplatform, it'll suck seeing the 360 fanboys cry about it and the PS3 fanboys rubbing it in their faces.
  • It's only a matter of time... and money of course.

  • Ahhh, c'mon GI. I sent that tip to ya. I said, and I quote, "Want to start a flame war? check out this link". lol
  • Epic is exactly like Insomniac in the sense that they could go multiplatform whenever they want, and in fact, they have with Bulletstorm. Gears is not owned by Microsoft, so Epic makes the call. That said though, I'm not sure about publishing rights. Could be a case like Mass Effect 1 where Microsoft owns publishing rights, so the dev can't sell it multiplat. Note: Insomniac stated in multiple interviews time and time again that they were happy with Sony and had no thoughts on going multiplat. Didn't stop them from going multiplat. Difference here is that Epic can bring all their games with them.
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