It’s unclear what stage of development Equipments of War 6 remains in, but there were approximately four years between Gears of War 4 and Gears 5. It appears like we’ll probably have a bigger gap than that, however. Naturally, as always, these are simply rumors, so they must be taken with a grain of salt for the time being.

Gears of War 6 is one of the Xbox games fans have been waiting to hear about for a few years now, but it has yet to be officially mentioned by Xbox. Gears of War is one of the most prominent franchises Xbox has behind Halo, which had a new entry released simply over a year earlier. While Halo assisted shepherd the original Xbox, Gears of War led that charge in the early days of Xbox 360.

According to Jeff Grubs, Gears of War 6 is officially the focus for designer The Union. The studio has actually been working as an assistance team on a variety of jobs and was apparently preparing some smaller side projects in Unreal Engine 5 prior to doing Gears of War 6. The idea was that this would help the team get knowledgeable about the engine prior to taking on an enormous job. However, current layoffs at Microsoft and shakeups saw those tasks being canceled, pushing the studio to concentrate on Gears of War 6.

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Equipments of War 6 is one of the Xbox games fans have actually been waiting to hear about for a couple of years now, however it has yet to be formally discussed by Xbox. While Halo helped shepherd the initial Xbox, Gears of War led that charge in the early days of Xbox 360. It’s uncertain what phase of advancement Gears of War 6 is in, however there were roughly 4 years in between Gears of War 4 and Gears 5.