Gears of War: E-Day development budget reportedly exceeds $500 million

Reports suggest that the development cost for Gears of War: E-Day exceeded $500 million, excluding marketing expenses. This figure would place the title significantly above the reported budgets of other major console-exclusive blockbusters of this generation.

While the game has received high Metacritic scores, early estimates indicate that positive critical reception has not yet translated into blockbuster sales. The project reportedly underwent multiple restarts during development, eventually returning to a prequel format.

Technical requirements for the title include mandatory support for hardware ray tracing and a minimum of 115GB of SSD storage. Recommended specifications include an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 or an AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT.