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TGS 2009: Next Gears of War Next-Gen?

Epic put four to five year wait on next instalment.
by Martin Robinson

September 25, 2009 - The wait for Gears of War 3 could be longer than expected, with Epic Games President Mike Capps saying it will be released on the next generation of consoles – meaning that it could be between four to five years until we see Marcus Fenix and company again.

Capps was addressing an audience at this week's Tokyo Game Show in a Q&A session – attended by Eurogamer - that announced the foundation of a Japanese studio for the US developer.

Regarding the future of Epic's revered console series, Capp said "If there were a next Gears of War, that will be for the next console generation, whenever that is. If someone knows, please tell me! That's about four or five years away, I think."

He also revealed that the company has been working on Unreal Engine 4, the successor to the omnipresent Unreal Engine 3, for seven years, and that it would be fully compliant with the next generation of consoles.

Gears of War 2 was one of last year's biggest games, awarded a gushing 9.5 in our review. Given the two year gap between the first and second games, many had hoped the third instalment would come sooner.

bobbyjames wrote:what's the point in waiting that long?

bobbyjames wrote:I was hoping by the time the next generation of consoles come out I'd be able to fuck it and not be called a weirdo.

bobbyjames wrote:surely they would make more money releasing one in the next couple of years then a new one once the new generation of consoles are out. it's not rocket science.

Boni Boy Blue wrote:

bobbyjames wrote:surely they would make more money releasing one in the next couple of years then a new one once the new generation of consoles are out. it's not rocket science.

But you've got to remember that Gear of War didn't get them as near as any money as the Unreal Game Engine or Unreal Torunament and that's what their focus right now. The revenue that would generate more money and that's why they have put GoW3 onto the back-burner. They will mostly likely continue to support GoW2 with new maps and game updates.

Jake-41 wrote:

Boni Boy Blue wrote:

bobbyjames wrote:surely they would make more money releasing one in the next couple of years then a new one once the new generation of consoles are out. it's not rocket science.

But you've got to remember that Gear of War didn't get them as near as any money as the Unreal Game Engine or Unreal Torunament and that's what their focus right now. The revenue that would generate more money and that's why they have put GoW3 onto the back-burner. They will mostly likely continue to support GoW2 with new maps and game updates.

Which their hasen't been a new one since early fall. So no, their not doing anything right now.

Boni Boy Blue wrote:

Jake-41 wrote:

Boni Boy Blue wrote:

bobbyjames wrote:surely they would make more money releasing one in the next couple of years then a new one once the new generation of consoles are out. it's not rocket science.

But you've got to remember that Gear of War didn't get them as near as any money as the Unreal Game Engine or Unreal Torunament and that's what their focus right now. The revenue that would generate more money and that's why they have put GoW3 onto the back-burner. They will mostly likely continue to support GoW2 with new maps and game updates.

Which their hasen't been a new one since early fall. So no, their not doing anything right now.

Dude, do you have any idea how long it takes to create DLC, do you have any idea how time-consuming coding a game is. Early fall was 3 months ago, hardly a long time.