Summary
The originalGears of Wargame is making a comeback asGears of War: Reloaded, launching for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X on August 26. For years now, it’s been heavily rumored that Microsoft is working on aGears of Warcollection.Gears of War: Reloadedonly features the first game, and so it seems those rumors were false.
The latestrumors about theGears of Warcollectionclaimed that it would be announced at the Xbox Games Showcase on June 8 along with confirmation that it would be releasing for PS5 as well. TheGears of Warcollection may or may not exist, but we do know thatGears of War: Reloadedis coming to PS5, day and date as the Xbox version.
Gears of War: Reloadedis a $39.99 remaster of theoriginalGears of Wargame, with significant upgrades across the board. WhenGears of War: Reloadedlaunches on August 26, fans can enjoy 4K resolution, a 60 FPS campaign, 120 FPS multiplayer, HDR, Dolby Vision & 7.1.4 Dolby Atmos, 7.1.4 3D Spatial Audio, VRR, 4K assets and remastered textures, enhanced visual effects, improved shadows and reflections, super resolution with improved anti-aliasing, and zero loading screens during the campaign. It will also feature full cross-play and cross-progression across all platforms. So not only will PS5 gamers be able to playGears of War: Reloaded, they will have the chance to duke it out against Xbox owners in online multiplayer.
Gears of War: Reloaded is Coming to PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X on August 26
The announcement ofGears of War: Reloadedis likely going to draw mixed reactions from fans. They will likely be happy that the rumors about the remasterditchingGears of War’s iconic multiplayeraren’t true, but Xbox gamers may be upset that one of their major exclusives is coming to PS5 on the same day as the Xbox version. Others still may be scratching their heads about whyGears of War: Reloadedis being made at all when an enhanced version of the game already exists in the form ofGears of War: Ultimate Edition. It should be noted, however, that those that ownGears of War: Ultimate Editionwill be able to upgrade toGears of War: Reloadedfree of charge.
Gears of War 2andGears of War 3to date only have native Xbox 360 versions available. While both games areplayable on modern Xbox consoles through backward compatibility, it seems like it would have made a lot more sense to remaster those titles instead of the originalGears of War. Perhaps ifGears of War: Reloadeddoes well, thenGears of War 2and3will get similar treatment, but that remains to be seen.
It will be interesting to see ifGears of War: Reloadedstarts the trend of Xbox-published games releasing on the same day on PS5 as they do Xbox. It’s possible that the upcomingGears of Warprequel game,Gears of War: E-Day, will follow inReloaded’s footsteps, but nothing to that effect has been announced at the time of this writing.
