Gears of War: E-Day devs are embracing "old-school" multiplayer in 2026: "No battle pass, no tour of duty, no gimmicks, no bullsh*t"
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/third-person-shooter/gears-of-war-e-day-devs-are-embracing-old-school-multiplayer-in-2026-no-battle-pass-no-tour-of-duty-no-gimmicks-no-bullsh-t/
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sad_detective_man@sopuli.xyz · 13 pts · 16d
Microsoft is going hard on this "good old days" gambit. Wonder how it will pay off in this decade
dan1101@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 15d
1 or 2 bad releases and they will backtrack.
sad_detective_man@sopuli.xyz · 2 pts · 15d
I mean, they fire staff even when a game is successful. They probably aren't cured of their bullshit any time soon
vane@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 16d
It's still Microsoft so I'm not buying it. Have fun. I hope for you all they won't add it later.
0li0li@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 15d
And like Gears 5, some of the single player content will be online-only I bet. Fuck Microslop.
CriticalMiss@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 15d
And community dedicated servers, right?
GoatSynagogue@lemmy.world · -1 pts · 16d
And only 4 maps. They better announce new maps weekly starting the week after launch, cause 4 is pathetic.
fartsparkles@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 16d
GoatSynagogue@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 16d
I’m confused… we want bare bones content now?
4 MP maps in a game that’s been in development for like 6 years is pathetic
The downvotes are baffling. 7 people think that 4 maps for a multiplayer focused game that’s been in development for this long is acceptable?
bajabound@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 16d
I'm sure they'll be an add-on for a small fee.
formergijoe@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 16d
Old school!
GoatSynagogue@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 16d
Which was horrible as it splintered the user base.
GoatSynagogue@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 16d
Nah they said they’ll be adding them for free iirc in the video, I’m just saying they better come FAST because I have more than enough MP games with plenty of content, so I’m not hanging around playing E-Day with only 4 maps for more than a few weeks, and neither will many people.
It’s what killed Halo infinite. It had a stellar launch, but with limited MP content……and everyone abandoned it within a month or so because they were so slow adding any more, and the players never came back. Same thing will happen here if they’re not careful.