Gears of War Reloaded PS5 Disc Reportedly Missing Full Game Content
PS5 disc buyers may still need a large internet install despite owning physical media.
Summary
- The PS5 disc for Gears of War: Reloaded reportedly only includes the story mode, with extra content requiring a download.
- Physical release is PS5-exclusive at launch, while Xbox and PC get no disc version at all.
- Gears of War: Reloaded arrives on August 26, the same day Helldivers 2 hits Xbox, signaling a shift away from console exclusivity.
So here’s the twist: Gears of War: Reloaded is rolling onto PS5 with an actual physical disc. That’s a big deal, considering this series was basically welded to Xbox consoles for years. But the kicker? The shiny disc might not actually have the whole game.
According to PPE.pl, a leaker claims the PS5 disc only includes the story mode. Everything else? You’ll need to download it. The box art floating around online even has the dreaded little warning label: “requires content download.” If you thought buying a disc meant skipping internet installs, yeah, not really.
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This isn’t new. Doom: The Dark Ages discs came loaded with basically pocket lint, 328 MB on Xbox, 85 MB on PS5. That’s less than some phone wallpapers. If the entire Gears campaign is truly on the disc, then at least it isn’t that barebones, but it’s still following the same depressing trend: physical editions that aren’t really physical.
Why That’s a Problem? For a lot of PS5 buyers, a disc wasn’t just about nostalgia. It was about ownership. You pop in the disc, you own the thing. No licensing fine print. No server dependency. Having to download big chunks of content anyway makes the physical version feel like a glorified unlock key. And for anyone with slow internet, it’s an even bigger headache.
What’s Exclusive on PS5. Before you flip the table, the PS5 version does have some unique perks. DualSense features are fully baked in, with adaptive triggers and haptics giving you that “chainsawing through a Locust” rumble. There are also upgrades tuned specifically for the PS5 Pro, which Xbox players obviously won’t get since Microsoft isn’t doing a disc version at launch at all.
The Bigger Picture. On August 26, Gears of War: Reloaded lands on PS5 the exact same day Helldivers 2 drops on Xbox. That’s wild. After decades of console chest-thumping, both Sony and Microsoft are now trading exclusives like it’s no big deal. If there was ever proof that the “console wars” are slowly dying, this is it.
So yeah PS5 owners get to brag about having the first-ever Gears of War disc on their shelf. But don’t be surprised if what’s inside that case feels just as digital as a download code.
HoYoverse is dangling 320 Primogems in front of players like a carrot on a stick.
