{"id":10790,"date":"2026-06-19T17:31:42","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T14:31:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/?p=10790"},"modified":"2026-06-20T06:25:07","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T02:55:07","slug":"xboxs-confusing-exclusivity-criteria-now-aided-by-exclusive-label-on-console-dashboard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/2026\/06\/19\/xboxs-confusing-exclusivity-criteria-now-aided-by-exclusive-label-on-console-dashboard\/","title":{"rendered":"Xbox’s Confusing Exclusivity Criteria Now Aided by ‘EXCLUSIVE’ Label on Console Dashboard"},"content":{"rendered":"

Xbox has rolled out a new label for console exclusive games, visible now on your Xbox Series X\/S dashboard. <\/p>\n

This month, Xbox confirmed it had decided to make the upcoming Gears of War: E-Day a console exclusive when it arrives on October 6. Clockwork Revolution will also be a console exclusive when it launches in 2027. <\/p>\n

Now, Gears of War: E-Day features a brand new “EXCLUSIVE” label, similar to other previous game labels that denote a game is optimized for Series X\/S, or featured as part of a subscription service such as Game Pass or Ubisoft+. <\/p>\n

Gears of War: E-Day now features an EXCLUSIVE label. Image credit: Xbox\/IGN.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The label certainly makes clear the game will no longer be arriving for PlayStation 5 (as had once been planned), though it’s worth remembering that the title will still also launch on PC. <\/p>\n

Still, the label will likely prove useful helping mark out the titles that Microsoft has decided it will make exclusive \u2014 something chief content officer Matt Booty has said will be chosen on a “case-by-case basis”, but not include “big multiplayer games and live-service games,” which will remain multiplatform.<\/p>\n

There’s no sign yet of a similar label on the game’s Xbox.com store page (or the one for Clockwork Revolution), but with its launch still not for several months, there’s still time.<\/p>\n

“We want a reason for people to get on board with Xbox, we want them to have a reason to buy an Xbox, we want them to have a reason to be an Xbox fan,” Booty said previously. “At the same time, we want to reward all our players that have been with us for a long time \u2014 we know that exclusives are important, and that’s why we’ve got Gears coming in 2026 and Clockwork [Revolution] coming in 2027.”<\/p>\n

“We also want to be clear that our big multiplayer games and live-service games are going to continue to be multiplatform,” he continued. “If we’ve promised something to players already, we’re going to honor that promise. And then \u2014 I think Asha said it \u2014 we’re going to make the right decision and not the fast decision.<\/p>\n

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