Microsoft boasted of the success of the launch of Gears 5. According to PCGamesN, more than three million players played it in the first week. According to the statement, this is the best start of the project among Xbox Game Studios games of the current generation.
The overall performance of the shooter was twice the number of players at the launch of Gears of War 4. The PC version also showed the most successful launch of Microsoft Studios in the Steam store during the entire period of cooperation, tripling the number of players. Journalists emphasized that the dissemination of the project through the Xbox Game Pass subscription, thanks to which players can play the new game for just $1, contributed to its tremendous success among the audience.
However, analyst Daniel Ahmad noted the game's disastrous launch in the UK. Gears of War 3 launched there 20 times better, and Gears of War 4 - 4,5 times better. The reasons for the reluctance of British players to buy Gears 5 are not disclosed.
Gears 5 September 6, 2019 on PC and Xbox One. Project received rave reviews from critics and scored 85 on Metacritic.
Source: 3dnews.ru