Gears of War Goes Gold
Gears of War E-Day goes gold with preloads beginning September 29 ahead of October launch
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The Coalition said it has continued improving PC stability and performance since the July Multiplayer Open Beta, iterating across a wide range of hardware configurations before finalizing the launch specifications.
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Gears of War: E-Day will use Unreal Engine 5’s MegaLights technology, enabling hundreds of shadow-casting lights in the game.
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The game supports Xbox Play Anywhere, allowing players who purchase the Xbox version to access it across supported Xbox and PC platforms.
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The Coalition has also published the game’s complete achievement list ahead of launch.
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The final PC specifications indicate that the 1080p/60 FPS target uses a Medium preset and upscaling, while the 1440p and 4K/60 FPS targets use High and Ultra presets respectively; performance may vary with hardware, background tasks and the selected super-resolution technology.
Gears of War: E-Day has gone gold, marking a major production milestone before its October 6 launch Gaming On Linux. Pre-installs begin September 29 at 8 a.m. Pacific time on Xbox Series X|S, PC, and Steam, with Premium Edition buyers getting early access on October 1. The game will arrive day one on Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass TweakTown.
The Coalition has finalized PC specs targeting 1080p, 1440p, and 4K at 60 frames per second with upscaling Glitched Online. The PC version requires about 115GB of storage and supports hardware ray tracing, DLSS 4.5, AMD FSR 4, Intel XeSS, HDR, and ultrawide displays. Ray-tracing support is mandatory — the game will not run on graphics cards without dedicated ray-tracing hardware Glitched Online.
PC Stability Work Since Summer Beta
The Coalition has spent months refining PC performance since the July Multiplayer Open Beta Gaming On Linux. The team iterated across a wide range of hardware configurations to finalize launch specifications. Background tasks and choice of upscaling technology will affect real-world frame rates, so results may vary from system to system TweakTown.
Graphics Cards Needed for Each Performance Tier
The 1080p/60 FPS target uses a Medium preset and upscaling, requiring an RTX 5050 TweakTown. The 1440p/60 FPS target uses a High preset with upscaling. The 4K/60 FPS Ultra preset demands an RTX 5070 Ti or equivalent TweakTown. All settings require graphics cards with dedicated ray-tracing hardware.
Unreal Engine 5's Advanced Lighting Powers the Game
Gears of War: E-Day uses Unreal Engine 5's MegaLights technology, enabling hundreds of shadow-casting lights in a single scene Glitched Online. This advanced feature allows developers to create more dynamic and visually complex environments without tanking frame rates. The technology is one reason why ray-tracing support became a hard requirement for the PC version.
Cross-Platform Access and Achievement List Available
The game supports Xbox Play Anywhere, so players who buy the Xbox version can play it on PC and supported Xbox consoles Alt Char. The Coalition has already published the complete achievement list ahead of launch, letting players plan their progression from day one. Both moves aim to lower barriers to entry and build community excitement before October 6 Alt Char.
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