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Pulled Xbox video appears to suggest exclusivity decision was made late…

The Xbox Podcast deep dive on E-Day was published on Monday and briefly featured a version of the latest trailer that incorrectly stated that the game was coming to Sony’s console.

The PS5 logo slip-up in the Xbox podcast seems to support claims that the decision to make Gears an Xbox-only game was made at the last minute by its leadership team.

  • Pika@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    2 hours ago

    “Fun surprise for gamers” is would be a wild statement to make for something that removes choice from gamers.

    edit: changed phrasing to respect paraphrase in original comment

    • ampersandrew@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      2 hours ago

      It was my paraphrase, which I made somewhat facetiously. I don’t think a lot of replies here know what paraphrasing is.

      • Pika@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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        2 hours ago

        I know what it is but, NGL my eyes glazed over the word when I read it originally, although I defo could see a major corporation actually saying that so I would believe it regardless.

        • ampersandrew@lemmy.worldEnglish
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          2 hours ago

          The full quote is:

          Hey Tom [of The Verge], I can confirm this [last minute decision thing] is not true. We just limited the knowledge of this news to a very small internal group. Intention was to share this news first with our players and everyone watching showcase.

          A lot has changed since Asha came into role 107 days ago. We are moving fast and it’s frankly pretty energizing inside the hallways here. I was made aware of these exclusives roughly a month in advance. Hope that helps!