Aug. 26, 2025 should forever be remembered as the official end to the nonsensical console fanboy wars

Hey there, gamer. Grab a seat and listen. Do you remember the “BarbenHeimer” craze?

That fateful day in July of 2023 when movie screens everywhere were graced with Barbie and Oppenheimer at the same time? It was a fun time to be a movie fan. Well, I think that gaming has its own version today, and it may be even more impactful. Gamers, I give you, GearsDivers.

I decree that today, Aug. 26, 2025, should officially mark the end of the console fanboy wars. Gears of War: Reloaded, the remaster of the original Xbox franchise-starter has made its way to PS5 today. Likewise, Helldivers II, the PlayStation-published co-op shooter, is now available on Xbox. What a time to be alive!

Put down your weapons, fanboys. The fight is over. Multiplatform gaming is the future, and GearsDivers Day should be the final nail in that coffin. Stop your platform supremacy. Play what you want, where you want, when you want, and with who you want, thanks to crossplay.

Someone needs to tell the gamers in the replies to PlayStation’s post about Gears today that the war is over. Store away your Retro Lancer, and retire your Warbond. It’s time to play these very different but also similar third-person shooters about fighting alien/bug things on platforms that you used to never be able to.

Gears of War on PlayStation is especially wild, to me. I remember getting an Xbox 360 way back in the day to play games like Gears of War, Halo 3, and Left 4 Dead. Platform exclusivity used to create a reason to own different consoles, but it also bred a lot of unnecessary negativity when it came to the competition.

Microsoft and Sony both seem to be waving their white flags. This doesn’t mean every single exclusive will end up on either platform, but at the same time, Halo on PS5 seems like a very real possibility. I doubt we’ll see Astro Bot or The Last of Us on Xbox any time soon, but at this point, it feels like anything is possible. And that’s pretty awesome.

Console gamers, it’s time to say goodbye to your tribalism and instead enjoy the games with everybody, regardless of what you own. And if you still feel the need to exude negativity, there’s always voice chat for that. Celebrate GearsDivers Day your way.

Everyone knows that PC is the best platform, anyway.