Epic: Gears of War is a long way from Halo 3

[Zeus]

Epic's Mark Rein was asked by Gameinformer if he thinks that Halo 3 is a complementary franchise to the triple platinum selling Gears of War. Rein replied that they are still a long way, and Halo is to Xbox, as Gran Turismo is to Playstation.



GI: Do you look at Halo 3 as a complementary franchise or something that you’re competing against?

Rein: We’re a long way from Halo 3 still, so it’s not like we’re releasing them in the same week. They’re both complementary. I mean if Gears helps build the audience for Halo 3, then I hope Halo 3 helps build the audience for Gears. I think a lot of the Halo 3 publicity they did right around the time Gears shipped probably helped convince those stragglers or fence-sitters that, “Oh, there’s Gears of War now, and Lost Planet is coming, and Mass Effect and Halo 3…” I think a rising tide helps rises all the boats. I think, hopefully, Gears of War is just different enough from Halo 3 that if you bought a 360 because you’re a Halo fan you’ll also buy Gears because, “Wow, everybody says it’s great and I want to give it a try and it’s different.” Likewise, I’m sure everybody’s the same with Halo 3. They have a huge built-in audience, and I think that helps everybody on Xbox 360, because people know it’s coming, they’re starting to see little bits of it, the TV commercial was cool. So absolutely, I think Halo 3 really helps everybody on Xbox 360, not just us. I think everybody. It’s just one of those things that you know is coming, the same way Gran Turismo is on PlayStation 3. It’s a classic, you gotta have it, it’s a gotta-buy thing. If that helps you make a decision to buy Gears early or wait until later, we’re happy about that.


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[waddpsw]

Gears of War needs to be a lot more than just pretty. Glad Mr Rein can see it, pity he didnt let us know before he released it and it went platinum. :)

Interesting to see his change of speel. A few months back it was 360 is the dux nuts and GOW was the best ever. Now it is give Ps3 a chance and GOW could have been better. LOL Still token support for MS with the ref to Halo but why the ref to GT and Sony ? I wonder what deals have been done with old man sony since his last press outburst ??
Always a lot easier to admit faults with your product after you've made a mint :)
I still believe it is a great game regardless (GOW i mean) Just thought id add my point of view on the recent releases from mr Rein. 360 in anyones language :D :cool:


Regards

Wad

[Templedog]

Still token support for MS with the ref to Halo but why the ref to GT and Sony ? I wonder what deals have been done with old man sony since his last press outburst ??

It's not taboo to mention other console's systems. He's talking casually about where he feels Gears fall in with the 360 audience- His point being that it is different from Halo, but hopefully the same core audience will see it as another interesting game, rather than some "Halo Killer" in competition for top spot.

He's saying Gears is a long way from Halo, in the same way any platformer is a long way from becoming Super Mario Bros. on Nintendo's consoles. They might be excellent games, even system sellers, but they're not THE game people associate with the console.

[brywalker]

"Epic: Gears of War is a long way from Halo 3"


"We’re a long way from Halo 3 still, so it’s not like we’re releasing them in the same week."

More hyperbole from Maxconsole's favorite admin.

Reading comprehension is a beautiful thing.