Gears of War: E-Day reportedly cost over $500 million, and Kotaku weighs Xbox's exclusivity trade-offs

Kotaku cited a source familiar with Xbox's business saying Gears of War: E-Day cost over $500 million to make, before marketing. Alinea Analytics estimated the game sold 230,000 copies in its first week for $37 million in revenue, much of it from Game Pass subscribers paying $30 for the Premium Edition upgrade. The piece uses those figures to discuss whether keeping the game off PS5 could pay off for Xbox as a platform.