Xbox fans believe a Gears of War Collection is in the works

Fans of Xbox's beloved Gears of War franchise gets its hopes up for one Halo: The Master Chief Collection-like anthology releases after they saw Phil Spencer has recently revisited the series. Gears of War has been back on Xbox fans in recent months following the reveal of Gears of War: E-Day closed Xbox's Summer Game Fest showcase last June. E-day takes place before the events of the original Gears of War trilogy and will focus on the friendship between Marcus Fenix ​​and fellow COG Dom Santiago.

Rumors that The Coalition is working on one Gears of War The Marcus Fenix ​​collection started appearing back in 2022, when several well-known industry insiders claimed that the project was moving forward on Xbox's dedicated Gear studio. While all mainline and spinoff Gears of War games are currently available on Xbox, some of them via Xbox 360 backwards compatibility, only one of them has seen a remaster, the original from 2015 Gears of War: Ultimate Edition. Many fans of the franchise believe it is high time that Gears of War sequels also get the remaster treatment in the form of an anthology collection.

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Rumor: Gears of War Collection can be tested

According to a gaming industry insider, the rumored Gears of War remastered collection is currently in its testing phase at The Coalition.

Now it seems even Xbox boss Phil Spencer is feeling nostalgic Gearas fans have noticed, his Xbox profile has been filled up with a bunch of new unlocks Gears of War 2 and Gears of War 3 recent achievements. According to his profile, it's been well over a decade since Spencer touched any of these before Gears of War titles. This in combination with Gears of War: E-Day after being labeled with a 2025 release window, there has been a resurgence of talk and speculation surrounding a potential Marcus Fenix ​​Collection.

Phil Spencer has revisited Gears of War 2 and 3 on Xbox

It would make a lot of sense to one Gears of War collection to be released before Gears of War: E-day. Despite E-day since it's a prequel, it would be nice to make the original games more accessible in one place on current hardware for players looking to get into the series for the first time. As for the content of this potential Gear collection, it would be interesting to see if Xbox would include the 2013 spinoff Gears of War: Judgment or the last two Kait Diaz-led entries, Gears of War 4 or Gear 5. But if the purpose of the collection is to supplement the publication of Gears of War: E-Dayit will probably only include the original Gear trilogy, at least initially.

Xbox has its third annual Developer Direct showcase coming up later this week, and at the same time Gears of War: E-Day likely won't be there, Xbox fans will certainly be pleased with new looks at Doom: The Dark Agescompulsive play' South of midnightand Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. Fans hoping for one Gears of War The fundraising announcement will probably have to wait until Summer Game Fest in June to find out if it's actually real.

Gears of War

Xbox Game Studios' Gears of War franchise began on the Xbox 360 and immediately became a flagship franchise for the green brand. The original Gears of War trilogy is considered one of the finest in the history of the third-person shooter genre, with the trilogy's intense action and surprisingly moving story moments creating memorable experiences.

The series has had two more solid main series entries since then and even a turn-based tactics game.