Last night, a PS5 logo was spotted in a podcast deep-dive into Xbox exclusive Gears of War: E-day. The episode was later taken private on YouTube, but Microsoft says the decision to seemingly reverse the game’s multiplatform status did not happen at the last minute.
“We just limited the knowledge of this news to a very small internal group,” head of Xbox marketing, Aaron Greenburg, wrote on X. “Intention was to share this news first with our players and everyone watching showcase.” He added, “It is not true that it was a last minute decision.”
According to Greenburg, in charge of crafting the messaging around pivotal moments like Xbox’s summer showcase, the decision to make Gears and Clockwork Revolution exclusive was made a month ago, seemingly by new Xbox CEO Asha Sharma, but hidden from many employees until the June 7 announcement blitz. “A lot has changed since Asha came into [the] role 107 days ago,” Greeburg wrote. “We are moving fast and it’s frankly pretty energizing inside the hallways here. I was made aware of these exclusives roughly a month in advance.”
Hey Tom, I can confirm this is not true. We just limited the knowledge of this news to a very small internal group. Intention was to share this news first with our players and everyone watching showcase.
— Aaron Greenberg (@aarongreenberg) June 8, 2026
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