Summary
An industry leaker suggests thatGears of War: E-Daywill be released in 2026, and aGears of Warcollection will drop later in 2025 to take its place.Gears of War: E-Daywas first revealed as part of Xbox’s impressive game showcase last June with a nostalgic and sentimental cinematic trailer. A prequel to the original trilogy,Gears of War: E-Daywill focus on franchise icon Marcus Fenix and his friendship with fan-favorite COG Dom Santiago on Emergence Day. While the trailer wasn’t followed by a release window, rumors suggested it was aiming for a late 2025 release.
Even beforeGears of War: E-Daywas revealed in 2024, aHalo: The Master Chief Collection-style remastered anthology had been part of the Xbox rumor mill for quite some time. Over the past year, there has been a string of rumors and small pieces of evidence that suggest aGears of Warcollection is in the works. In June,Gears of War 2and3musical composer Steve Jablonsky updated the thumbnails of both games' soundtracks on YouTube with The Coalition’s studio logo, with both games originally developed by Epic Games. This led to more speculation about aGears of Warcollection, as didPhil Spencer’s recent revisiting of the earlierGearsgameson Xbox this past January.
Now, even more leaked info has come out about bothGears of War: E-Dayand the potentialGears of Warcollection. Spanish leakereXtas1s posted a new video to YouTubein which he mentioned thatGears of War: E-Dayis looking to release in 2026, not 2025 as prior rumors suggested. In its place, he says theGears of Warcollection will be revealed at the upcoming June Xbox showcase and released at some point later in 2025 for PC, Xbox Series X/S, and PlayStation 5 as well, corroborating others' rumors about Xbox’s new multiplatform strategy touching the brand’s most sacred first-party franchises. eXtas1s was recently correct in hisForza Horizon 5to PS5rumors, so his newGearsclaims do hold some weight.
Leaker Suggests Gears Collection Will Drop This Year for PS5, E-Day to Release in 2026
It would make sense for theGears of Warcollection to be released on PS5, as it’ll allow gamers on that platform the opportunity to grow familiar with the characters before jumping back in time withGears of War: E-Day, which may also wind up on PS5 at some point down the road. While unknown, theGears of Warcollection could consist of the 2015Gears of War: Ultimate Editionremaster alongside new remastered versions ofGears of War 2and3. Whether the2013 spinoffGears of War: Judgmentor either of the more recent Kait Diaz-led sequels make it into the collection is also still a mystery.
As eXtas1s said, theGears of Warcollection could finally receive its proper reveal at Xbox’sSummer Game Fest showcasein June, a date for which should be confirmed in the coming weeks or months. It wouldn’t be a surprise to see the reveal be paired with a newGears of War: E-Daytrailer, this time providing a look at gameplay and a release window.
