Gears of War Reloaded appears to be digital-only on Xbox

Following many leaks and rumours, Microsoft finally officially announced Gears of War: Reloaded for PC, PS5 and Xbox. Coming this August, it seems as though Microsoft will continue its trend of de-valuing physical media – with the Xbox version in particular reportedly being a digital-only release.

As discovered by ResetEra user ‘Joule’ the Spanish branch of the retailer GAME published an early listing for Gears of War Reloaded. While in and of itself nothing major, the page only offers physical versions of the game for PlayStation 5 and PC.

This would be far from the first Xbox game to not release physically. That said, it is interesting to see both PS5 (and especially PC) getting a physical version while the Xbox is not.

Of course, it is worth noting that Microsoft will be allowing all Xbox players who own the last-gen version of Gears of War to upgrade to Reloaded for free. Perhaps this is why they have opted not to give the Xbox SKU a proper release.

Still, following the likes of Indiana Jones and Avowed, Gears of War Reloaded not offering any form of disc on Xbox is a concerning look for the console maker’s future prospects in the hardware space. We will have to wait and see whether Microsoft confirms this report as being true between now and the game’s release in August.

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