The Coalition studio head calls Gears of War: E-Day a natural choice to be an exclusive

Gears of War: E-Day launched this week, and The Coalition studio head Mike Crump told the BBC that keeping it Xbox-exclusive was a natural choice because the series has been tied to the Xbox brand for 20 years. He said the team measures success beyond sales and retention, including whether it showcases the platform and pushes the hardware to its limits. IGN notes the game runs well on Xbox Series X and Series S and scored a 9 in review, while Microsoft is in the middle of a months-long restructuring and The Coalition developers told Eurogamer they expected layoffs.