A finished PS5 build of Gears of War E-Day reportedly exists on a drive — the game was nearly complete for PlayStation before something stopped it from releasing. That's the claim from a source cited by Push Square.
The source says this wasn't a prototype or an early proof-of-concept, but an actually finished version of the game. The Coalition had a working PS5 build ready to go. Why it never shipped is unclear, but the implication is that a PS5 release was a real, advanced plan at some point in development.
The context matters here. Microsoft has been steadily porting its exclusives to PS5 — Hi-Fi Rush, Pentiment, Sea of Thieves, and others have all made the jump. E-Day was announced as an Xbox title, but if a finished PS5 build genuinely exists, it suggests the multiplatform conversation went a lot further than anyone publicly knew.
No official comment from Microsoft or The Coalition has come out yet. The community is predictably buzzing, with plenty of fans hoping the build eventually sees the light of day — especially since the hard work is apparently already done.
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