The co-founder of Epic has visited Guardian Unlimited's blog and answered every single one of the questions put to him by readers...
Among other things, the following topics were covered:
- Future of user-generated content on consoles.
- Release date for 360 version of UT3.
- UnrealEd that runs on a console.
- Whether Gears 2 is coming this year or not.
- Cross platform play between the PC, PS3 and 360.
- Home integration in the PS3 version of UT3.
- PS3 and PC sales of UT3.
- User-generated content on the Xbox 360.
- Gears of War PC issues.
- Assault mode for UT3.
- Crysis, and the supplied modding tools.
- Whether extra content for the PC version of Gears of War be made available on the 360 or not.
As the long-rumored Gears of War Collection looks like it may finally materialize on Xbox, the timing could not be better as Gears 6 and movie news swirls.
(Insert “It should be multi platform if Microsoft investors wants more money” JK here)
All jokes aside congratulations to all the gears fans it will be a blast I remember having fun on the first one on my 360 elite till got RROD and quit Xbox all together but that’s a story for another day.
Congratulations 🎊 🍾 🎉 🎈 🎉 🙏
I'm excited for this just aslong is on the pc also cause I don't have the newest xbox console.
Marcus Fenix and the crew could be back on your screens once more, as the rumored Gears of War Collection is near completion on Xbox.
Every article, console fanboy trite, all these years later. Let me explain it AGAIN, in simple terms for the fanboys. Sentient human gamers do have their preferred platform, however they will buy and own multiple platforms so they can enjoy the games they want to enjoy. I own and have owned multiple platforms, Sony, Nintendo, Microsoft and now Valve, simply to enjoy a wide range of games across a broad spectrum of platforms. It's great. You don't have to pick a 'team' and cheer them on through thick and thin, dissing the other 'team'. And for you 'VenomUK' to state 'Switch and PS5 owners are gonna love this', proves that you're a bit behind. Learn, enjoy, live, develop, trust and coexist if you can, life is better that way.
@Stuart5756
Well said.
This is why i never understand fanboying over hardware. This is not like a sports team, its just hardware. Why some people have this mentality to pick a side and stick with it and refuse to look at other platforms, therefore depriving themselves of games that are only available on those platforms. They are suppose to be gamers after all?
It's practically guaranteed to come to PC as well, if that's the case, I might pick it up after it gets a discount or two.
Thank goodness for pro gamer companies like Microsoft.... It's about time we unified platforms where now only corporate suits benefit! Pro gamers all the way. Thanks Microsoft!
I'm really shocked that Halo 5 still isn't on PC yet, almost everything is ported over and that's the only Halo game that hasn't been ported.
Take it with a grain of salt this leaker has been wrong many Times
The connection has been rumoured in the past so there's some credibility but it's more if it's actually in testing or not
tell u what gears 3 on series x same 360 game but in 4k and 60fps is a dream it looks crystal clear
The Series X enhanced versions of Gears 3 and Judgement can at times look like Xbox One titles.
Yeah i got into Gears 3 multiplayer last year. People still play it a lot. Tons of maps and looks great with the 60 FPS.
Huzaifah from eXputer "With a new Gears of War game possible, I'll go ahead and say that the original trilogy was the peak of the series and should get remastered."
^ this
and judgement as well
Why not Remaster them and release them as Marcus Fenix Collection for PC and Series
I would buy it. I sh1t on microsoft alot but their gears of War series I loved. Some great gameplay and if they would keep up the multiplayer I'd play that too.
1-3 are incredible with each one being bigger and better than the last. I don’t know what it is, but 4 was super underwhelming to me and 5 was slightly better than 4, but I didn’t feel the same epic feeling I had when going through 1-3. I hope 6 brings that epicness back, but yea like a full remake of 1-3 with current-gen visuals would be *chef’s kiss*.
I was actually devastated with Gears 1 Remaster on Xbox and PC. From when the OG released in 2006 right up until Gears 2 released a few years later. Me and a small group of friends would play it almost daily.
When the remaster arrived. It was annoying that they changed the way you could find a create games. The PC version was dead on arrival as it didn't release on steam just the crappy windows store so about 7 people (including me) bought it. I think I managed to find about 5 games in the first week of release. After that it was just a ghost town.
Not sure about Xbox version. Didn't actually try it until I got a series s in late 2022. It was completely dead online.
A new game would be best. I don't understand why gamers want to rebuy old games over something new.
It an excuse to revisit something you loved a long time, and it’s prettier and shinier!
Yeah, new game is always better in my book but remake/remaster is definitely a good runner-up.
Agreed. The old games are there anyway.
I went back and played them all again in anticipation of Gears 5 with a friend and they hold up really well. In fact, they were more fun than the recent ones in some ways.
With this interview, I can most certainly confirm that, there wont be any 360 version of UT3. The next announcement that we hear will be for EU launch. And by this, One can most certainly hope that, Gears 2 will be unveiled ad GDC.
Great interview by the way and thanks for posting.
but the overarching theme of this entire Q&A session left only one idea in my mind regarding Rein's and Epic's thoughts in general (right now):
Sony's PS3 > Microsoft's XBox360
-seriously, read it.
i like how he dodged the question." How are sales on PS3 holding up?
by answering we are pleased with the sales. my question is how many sold on ps3. since no game made the top ten in NA.
@below.
like he's really going to say." with the recent sale of the ps3 version of UT3. we are very disappointed in the turn out of low sales of the pc/ps3 version".
No, you have to give the 360 the benefit of the doubt here because Mark Reign in interviews is very tight with his product and right now his priority is selling more copies of UT3 on PS3 and then UT3 on PC. The game is coming to 360. UT3 is an okay game at best without the mods so it would be Microsoft's best benefit to change their guidelines.
Not a bad interview but I hope they can sort out the mod aspects with Microsoft. The mods so far has been the best part about UT3 and if they can make easier to find and install game like they said in the interview that would great.