Gears of War 4 Release Date Pushed... Forward?

[Steven Bogos]

Gears of War 4 Release Date Pushed... Forward?

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Gears of War 4 will now launch in "Fall, 2016" which is ahead of its original "Holiday, 2016" release window.

In the video game world, "Holiday, 2016" [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/142521-Hitman-delayed-to-2016], Microsoft has confirmed that the game will now release in "Fall, 2016".

During a Gears of War Ultimate Edition [https://gearsofwar.com/en-us/esports] will get priority access.

Microsoft said that 45 percent of Ultimate Edition players are new to the Gears of War franchise, which would certainly bode well for the upcoming sequel, and could be part of the reason why the release date was moved up.

Pushing a game's release date forward is a risky move. On the one hand, it is of course welcome news for fans who have been waiting to get their hands on the game, but on the other hand, it may lead to the game being rushed and buggy on launch.

Source: GameSpot [http://www.gamespot.com/articles/gears-of-war-4-release-date-moves-to-fall-2016/1100-6433662/]

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[Idsertian]

Huh. I shall remain cautiously optimistic. Sooner is good, I like sooner, but I don't like buggy heaps of trash.

The real questions are: Will they have fixed the horrible lag and tickrate issues? And have they managed to stop people with shitty ping from half a planet away connecting to your game? The answers to that are probably not, of course not, and don't be stupid.