UPDATE: Gears of War: Ultimate Edition is now available on Windows 10 for $30. Featuring in ULTRA 4K HD!
Get your pitchforks ready, Xbox console purists.
The Gears of War Ultimate Edition has been officially listed on the Windows 10 store. It is not yet available for purchase, but will be soon. A complete breakdown of the features and specs were also listed, and are as follows;
CAMPAIGN FEATURES:
- Every aspect of the original Gears of War has been beautifully remastered and modernized, including lighting, environments, characters, and cinematic scenes. This is the first at its best!
- Play in stunning 4K with an unlocked refresh rate.
- Includes five additional, exhilarating campaign missions that follow Delta Squad as they battle their way to Timgad Station not included in the Xbox 360 original.
- Go deeper into Gears fiction with five Gears of War comic books, which can be unlocked and read within the game.
- Remastered for Dolby 7.1 Surround Sound.
MULTIPLAYER FEATURES:
- The most visceral online shooter returns with multiplayer matches running on fast and fair dedicated servers with unlocked refresh rates.
- Includes all original Xbox 360 DLC multiplayer maps and three multiplayer maps from the original Gears of War PC version for an incredible 19 total multiplayer maps.
- Newly added multiplayer modes include Team Death Match, King of the Hill, Blitz and a special 2v2 mode designed by the Gears of War community.
- Returning multiplayer modes include Warzone, Assassination, Execution and Annex.
AND MORE:
- All new Xbox Live Achievements and 1,250 new Gamerscore.
- Handpicked gameplay improvements, alternate controls and a new difficulty level for players new to the franchise.
- Support for keyboard or gamepad controls.
- The Windows 10 version includes the Deluxe Weapon Skin Pack and 11 bonus multiplayer characters.
- This game requires a DirectX 12 capable graphics card. Please refer to your graphics card vendors’ website for more information.
RECOMMENDED SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS FOR 1920X1080P
- OS: 64 bit Windows 10 – version 1511
- Processor: Intel Core i5 @3.5GHz+ or AMD FX 8-core
- Memory: 16 GB RAM (4 GB VRAM)
- Graphics: GeForce GTX 970 or Radeon R9 290X
- Hard Drive: 60 GB available space
- DirectX 12
RECOMMENDED SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS FOR 4K
- OS: 64 bit Windows 10 – version 1511
- Processor: Intel Core i7 @ 4Ghz or AMD FX 8-core
- Memory: 16 GB RAM (6+ GB VRAM)
- Graphics: Geforce GTX 980 Ti or Radeon R9 390X
- Hard Drive: SSD + 60 GB available space
- DirectX 12
MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
- OS: 64 bit Windows 10 – version 1511
- Processor: Intel Core i5 @ 2.7Ghz or AMD FX 6-core
- Memory: 8 GB RAM (2 GB VRAM)
- Graphics: Geforce GTX 650 Ti or Radeon R7 260x
- Hard Drive: 60 GB available space
- DirectX 12
We heard about this first last week with the Quantum Break announcement. Most likely this will become a more frequent thing with most Xbox One games becoming cross save compatible with Windows 10.
Hey Scalebound, you’re up next…
[Windows Central]







