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Since its inception, Gears of War, much like Halo, has been associated with Microsoft and the Xbox brand. But unlike Halo, the Gears IP isn't owned by Microsoft, it's owned by Epic Games. Speaking about the possibility of ever doing a Gears game for the PlayStation 3, Epic president Mike Capps explained it's something he'd "love" to do.
"Do we wish we could take all those Killzone [players] and Re**tance fans on PS3, and get them to say 'Gears is awesome'? Yeah, sure I'd love to ship the Gears trilogy on PlayStation. That would be fun. I want to be there; I want to be everywhere," he told IndustryGamers.
That doesn't mean Epic is eager to abandon the exclusivity it's granted to Microsoft with past Gears titles. Capps said he doesn't "regret what we're doing" with them, noting that the platform holder has made it "worthwhile."
"Time and time again, when it came down to figure out what we do next with Gears, we sat down with Microsoft and they've given us really good, compelling reasons to work with them again," he continued.
Many will jump to the conclusion that Microsoft is simply paying Epic a lot of money, but Capps explained that it's not all about getting a big check: "They don't just market it; they do amazing work and they have a user testing team that makes our games better, and so each time we've come to the point of 'what do we do next?' we've been happy to work with them. They help us make a better product and do some really cool marketing on the platform, so we save some money there."
Mass Effect seemed like a series that would remain a 360-exclusive, yet ME2 came out for PS3 earlier this year following Electronic Arts' acquisition of BioWare. Epic is in the same position as EA to release games on any platform it wishes. Unreal Tournament 3 and Bulletstorm (co-developed with People Can Fly) were both PS3 titles, so it's not as if Epic has completely ignored the system in the past. |
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