Gears of War: E-Day Reportedly Sold More Than 400,000 Copies

Gears of War: E-Day reportedly sold more than 400,000 paid copies across Xbox and Steam, according to sales information cited by Tom Warren of The Verge.

The figure does not include players accessing the game through Xbox Game Pass, so it represents paid unit sales rather than the game’s total audience. Microsoft and developer The Coalition have not announced an official sales total.

The report does not provide a platform-by-platform breakdown between Xbox and Steam, nor does it disclose Game Pass engagement or revenue. That makes comparisons between paid sales and subscription performance impossible from the available data.

E-Day launched after an early-access period for Premium Edition players, with the full Xbox Series X|S and PC release following on October 6. It is the first new Gears release since Gears 5 in 2019.

Do you think paid sales or total Game Pass players will be the more important measure of E-Day’s performance?