The announcement of Gears of War: E-Day has Xbox players returning to the Ultimate Edition
It seems that the announcement of Gears of War: E-Day has had a positive effect on the series in general, with players returning en masse to play Gears of War: Ultimate Edition.
Apparently, the surprise announcement of Gears of War: E-Day during the Xbox Games Showcase 2024 has rekindled enthusiasm for the series, with a large amount of players flocking to Gears of War: Ultimate Edition .
The data was collected by TrueAchivement, which by tracking online activity based on unlocked objectives and game completion is able to evaluate any changes in the active population on the various games, and it seems that Gears of War: Ultimate Edition has had a 323% increase in active players on Xbox consoles after the announcement of the new chapter.
As we have seen, Gears of War: E-Day will represent a prequel to the series, recounting the events preceding the first chapter, with young Marcus Fenix and Dom Santiago dealing with the Day of Emergence.
A return to origins
Considering that the story and atmosphere of the new game point directly to the original episodes, it is understandable that its announcement has pushed players above all to Gears of War: Ultimate Edition, which offers an improved version of the first chapter, rather than to Gears 5.
The announcement of Gears of War: E-Day has Xbox players returning to the Ultimate Edition
Gears of War: E-Day – Announcement Trailer
It seems that the nostalgia effect worked, in short, leading to an immediate result even for the older chapters.
In any case, there was also a certain flashback for Gears 5 , which gained new positions among the most played games based on the TrueAchievement tracking system, so the recall was there a bit throughout the series.
Gears of War: E-Day was announced with a trailer during the Xbox Games Showcase 2024, a decidedly impressive video that also sparked discussion about its nature, considering that it is built with assets from The Coalition’s game but not it ran in real time , apparently.