Gears of War: Reloaded Tops 1 Million Players in 3 Days - Sales
by William D'Angelo , posted on 29 August 2025 / 8,841 Views
Publisher Xbox Game Studios and developers The Coalition, Sumo Digital, and Disbelief have announced Gears of War: Reloaded has surpassed one million players in three days.
Gears of War: Reloaded released for the PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PC via Steam and Xbox PC, and Xbox Game Pass on August 26.
Read details on the game below:
What is Gears of War: Reloaded?
Crush the Locust threat in the iconic original third-person cover shooter that started it all.
14 years after an invasion of ruthless subterranean monsters, the planet lies in ruin. An inmate named Marcus Fenix – once left to die – is freed by his best-friend and former squadmate, Dominic Santiago. Outnumbered and outgunned, Marcus and Dom must work together with the other members of Delta squad to defeat the Locust threat and save humanity from utter extinction.
Experience the legendary story solo or with a friend in online co-op. Fight on in Versus to experience a variety of pulse-pounding PvP multiplayer modes.
The Definitive Release
The Original, Remastered: Powered by Unreal Engine, Gears of War: Reloaded is a remaster of the blockbuster first Gears of War, now fully optimized for the latest generation of gaming platforms.
All Included: Gears of War: Reloaded delivers all post-launch content for the original title, including a bonus campaign act, multiplayer maps, plus characters and cosmetics, at no additional cost.
Refined Controls: Newcomers can choose a modern, streamlined control layout, while veterans can relive the classic feel they love.
Build for Brotherhood
Campaign Co-Op: Crush the Locust threat together through campaign online co-op. Fight on with your squad in Versus multiplayer running at up to 120fps with unmatched clarity and visual fidelity.
Cross Play: Gears of War: Reloaded supports cross-play across all platforms, allowing you and your friends to squad-up, regardless of where you play.
Cross Progression: Jump from one platform to another and your campaign saves as well as multiplayer progression will come with you. Signing in with your Microsoft Account required is for cross progression.
A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012 and taking over the hardware estimates in 2017. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel. You can follow the author on Bluesky.
More Articles
They need to bring this to NS2
Curious what the sales are.
Rough Estimate for first week:
~50k on Steam
~100k on PS5
They most likely count games give for free to UE owners and also Gamepass. So my guess is most likely less then 10k on Steam and maybe 50-100k on PS5, I highly doubt its more then that
Edit: Its around 50k Steam but i still think its less then 100k on PS5
Now remake 2 and 3 thanks.
For sure... but this wasn't even a real remake lol
Just a re-polished and optimized update to the 2014 release
I don’t think they market it as a remaster.
So its a remaster of a remaster.
With Playstation now being supported and PC gaming being more relevant, the potential profits is greater than ever.
Sales breakdown IMO
PS5 - 200k
PC - 100k
And the rest on rental pass that isn't actual sales.
Pretty bad launch sales if you ask me
Feels good playing it at 1440p 120 fps on ps5 pro.
I'm playing it now. I was expecting a ps4 quality level remake of gow. It's not quite that, but playable still.
For the time, Gears: Ultimate Edition was an impressive looking 8th gen game in 2015. But the gameplay is no different than the original 2006 release.
This wouldn't be a 60 fps game on PS4. The PS5 is also doing higher res along with more modern shadows and lighting.
The lighting is good at times, but textures look outdated, most probably ps3 level. Shadows are good.
