Yesterday, Twitter user Detective Seeds claimed that the rumoured Gears of War remastered collection would be released in mid-August, but without multiplayer PvP. Since they don't have a history of leaking, and provided no concrete proof, fans were understandably skeptical.
So, they asked reputable leaker Jez Corden if he could corroborate Detective Seed's claims. Sure enough, "Co-op, but not PvP, is what I heard".
This is basically like if [the Master Chief Collection] launched without PvP. Actually, criminal — u/cydoz.
It's unclear why Microsoft would ax the popular PvP component from the original Gears of War games, but some speculate that it might be because of the upcoming prequel E-Day, which is reportedly launching next year. "It would last too long and the hardcore players, the ones most likely to buy skins/DLC, won't move to E-Day when it launches," suggested u/bryanl12.
However, it's worth noting that Mass Effect Legendary Edition also cut multiplayer, and it was because of the sheer scope of remastering an entire trilogy. As project director Mac Walters explained, "Our focus really was on the singleplayer experience and at some point, we had to just draw the line [...] The overall ME LE...
