No one is confused on pc by that term.
Gears Of War E-Day PS5 will most likely be announced somewhere around Q2 2027.
Why?
1. They already worked on the PS5 version which is almost finished. Microsoft is not gonna leave tens of millions of dev work go to waste.
2. It was a last minute decision just to push a big BS exclusive marketing agenda.
3. They confused PC fans by saying Gears is a console exclusive despite it being day 1 on PC.
4. This is more embarrassing than " just 4 games " quote from Phil Spenser.
Lastly, this sudden move from Microsoft might have some serious consequences, probably even legal, as certain contracts and deals are made years in advance. Pivoting like this is not a good sign.
And the fact that they could only secure 2 games as " console exclusives" ( again, stupid marketing speak) is probably because Microsofts lawyers could find some loopholes for them.
Looking at it from a purely business and legal perspective ( I'm not a lawyer) things could get messy for Microsoft.
But again... I seriously doubt that they're their messaging. Just from the simple fact that I've read these statements and announcements 1000 times over the past 10 years.
One more thing. Why is Microsoft so afraid of a tiny minority of consumers and risking confusing their big bread and butter? I'm talking the PC crowd.
Imagine Sony makes a big announcement like : ALL GAMES ARE CONSOLE EXCLUSIVE!
and you do a quick Google search and you'd see that actually all games are day 1 on PC as well, and day one PS plus PC as well.
How would you react to this kind of flip flopping?
I just find it so distasteful to lie to your core audience like that.
I'm not a lawyer. But I did work in sales and marketing for over 10 years, including Europe and others... I see through this bullshit so clearly.. like so clearly that I'd expect Xbox and Microsoft with their Trillion Dollar Budgets to have better BS spokespeople.
So will Gears E-Day come to PS5? Personally I couldn't care less, I think it's a great game and I might get it on PC. But what I care about is the constant lies and reinventing the meaning of words and confusing the shit out of everyone.