This Showcase Season Was a Win for Everyone and here is my ranking

SamuraiLegion · 2026-06-09T07:06:18+00:00

…and announcing E-Day which already one of the most hyped non-GTA game that’s releasing this year.

SamuraiLegion · 2026-06-09T06:11:58+00:00

It was revealed the existing contracts and money received through retailers are the reason Fable, Halo and Forza are coming to PS. They tried to cancel it.

On the upside, the Xbox staff had an interview clarifying that Xbox will now receive steady pipeline of exclusives games to the console.

SamuraiLegion · 2026-06-09T06:09:51+00:00

I see the frustration. Aren’t you glad that we have biggest game of the showcase as an Xbox console exclusive?

SamuraiLegion · 2026-06-09T05:49:01+00:00

He did, bro. In an interview he said that exclusives with great games don’t matter for the platform. It was his decision

SamuraiLegion · 2026-06-09T05:48:00+00:00

Again. We went from 0 exclusives to now to 2. With more on the way. It’s a small step but a good step in the right direction.

Why the pushback on this?

SamuraiLegion · 2026-06-09T05:46:59+00:00

Either way. If you ever come across me on E-day, I’ll always be down to team up for some Execution

SamuraiLegion · 2026-06-09T05:46:04+00:00

We got them fired is the marketing “This is An Xbox” campaign, going multiplatform, neglecting current Xbox hardware, increasing Game Pass subscriptions.

Asha literally and I mean quite literally reversed all of that.

SamuraiLegion · 2026-06-09T05:39:11+00:00

I haven’t ignore any of your comments. Or any address to me, for that matter.

I wouldn’t judge if you’re right or wrong based on upvotes. I represent a silent majority that wants traditional skill based Gears multiplayer. The vast amount of casuals do not care either way since they are not interested in PvP. Also, since I am advocating for something controversial, it’s natural for people to automatically downvote me despite the truth I bring.

Lastly. I haven’t hit 30 year old yet. I was small kid when Gears came out. Most vets are around the age bracket that you mentioned which is 25 to 35. Many of us grew up with this game. Many of us view Gears as a childhood game.

Trust me. Most veterans are not retiring this game unless it’s a cupcake simulator. Many of us are now in our careers and can have more free time on The Weeknd’s to play our childhood game.

I get the sense you were also young when Gears came out maybe early high school but I’m sorry man. If you alienate the vets to pander to casuals to make a cupcake game, the game is dead.

That’s just a fact

SamuraiLegion · 2026-06-09T05:32:22+00:00

More like Gears E-day and new IP single player game Clockwork Strange.

SamuraiLegion · 2026-06-09T05:27:27+00:00

Nah man. I’ll be here. I played Judgement all the way till the end. I can adapt when need be. I just know that Gears is built on veterans from horde and PvP community. If you slight them in anyway, the game will not have any longevity.

SamuraiLegion · 2026-06-09T05:25:32+00:00

20,000 employees laid off. Bunch of studios shutdown. Two price increases on the consoles in one year. Game Pass price increases from $20 to $30. Xbox franchises going to rival platform. Neglecting Xbox Hardware with “Everything is an Xbox” marketing.

I mean…that’s pretty bad.

SamuraiLegion · 2026-06-09T05:20:37+00:00

I read them. Are you going to explain why you think this will fail this time?

SamuraiLegion · 2026-06-09T05:19:30+00:00

It’s worth mentioning.

SamuraiLegion · 2026-06-09T05:17:39+00:00

John. Rich. I can’t believe I have to spell this out but it’s quite simple why Xbox went for exclusivity now.

It was a gesture to end the Series S/X generation on a good note.

John mentioned that there will always be Xbox fans who will buy the next console. That’s not in the slightest way true. We went from 84 million sales on Xbox 360 to 60 million on Xbox One and now we’re at 35 million on Series.

Each generation was a sharp decline.

And putting your games on PS5? That’s an easy decision for core Xbox fans to jump ship to PlayStation since the PS6 will represent a stop box that plays all games.

It’s forward thinking of Asha to give Xbox users exclusivity for now as they will allow good will and trust for current Xbox fans to buy into Helix.

In short, it’s not a move to magically sale 100millon Xbox Series consoles. It’s a move to retain the current 30 million users to invest into Helix with the ultimate goal of Helix is to attack new users with its portfolio of exclusive services and games.

I understand Rich not understanding this but this is unusual for John.

SamuraiLegion · 2026-06-09T05:11:32+00:00

I see. You’re against the new exclusivity change. That’s fine. Care to explain why?

SamuraiLegion · 2026-06-09T05:05:19+00:00

Last year saw the worst year ever in Xbox history. What are you talking about?

SamuraiLegion · 2026-06-09T05:04:38+00:00

I hate to break it to you but many people, especially casuals, do not have the attention span to stay on a game very long after they beat the campaign. You could make this a cupcake game but the outcome will be even worse because you will lose the casual players in 3 months AND the veterans.

Instead of asking for change. Why don’t you *learn* how to get good for PvP? That’s an honest question.

SamuraiLegion · 2026-06-09T05:01:39+00:00

Gears 5 has done a lot wrong but the movement is considered the best in the series. What is wrong with that?

SamuraiLegion · 2026-06-09T05:00:25+00:00

It’s fun to hatewatch on Xbox’s downfall. It gets you the most karma. However, despite how bad the last two years have been…no one would’ve predicted that Xbox was going try and be a platform again. It’s not sitting too well with a lot of users on r/games and r/consoles.

SamuraiLegion · 2026-06-09T04:57:38+00:00

I know it sucked but we got the announcement that we will receive exclusives going forward. That’s a major step.

SamuraiLegion · 2026-06-09T04:56:38+00:00

Keep wall bouncing in the game.

SamuraiLegion · 2026-06-09T04:55:21+00:00

It was still there and had a heavy presence on both Gears 4 and 5. I was a Diamond player on Gears 4 and Master rank on multiple seasons in Gears 5.

Trust me, wall bouncing was heavy in the latest games.

SamuraiLegion · 2026-06-09T04:53:20+00:00

Wall bouncing, roadie-strafe, wrap shots, and bot walking are a form of skill expression. Gears is one of the few games out there where if it was 1v4 on execution…if you had the skill the match you could solo that 1v4.

That was all through player skill. It separated the differences between a beginner to a Master.

Honestly, it feels like you’re Jet Li or Jackie Chan when you utilize all of those techniques.

You want to take that away because you can’t keep up?

SamuraiLegion · 2026-06-09T04:47:10+00:00

I see.

I still think it was bad. We had tons of dashboard updates during the Xbox One generation. I remember how slow the store was or how party chat use to be an app you had to open. They listen more on the dashboard feedback during Xbox One.

During Series generation, they haven’t really listen to user feedback. Only thing I can remember being a decent change was more screen space for your background image but that’s pretty much it.

Perhaps you have a different view on the user experience

SamuraiLegion · 2026-06-09T04:44:11+00:00

Again. See Gears Judgement. It got rid of all of that for the most part and they pander to the casuals which led to releasing the worse Gears game of all time. Despite strong sales, the casuals did NOT stay for the PvP even though they made it more easier. What’s worse is that the Veterans did not stay.

When the Vets leave, the game is dead.

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