Key points
- Xbox Cross Play title - Play multiplayer with Xbox One and PC players.[1]
- Includes in-game benchmark with detailed summary. Video settings explained along with expected performance impact and visual previews.
General information
- Official forum
- Official support page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
- All versions require an Xbox Live account and Easy Anti-Cheat DRM. Microsoft Store version is not available in China.
DLC and expansion packs
Name |
Notes |
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Ultimate Edition |
Includes Halo: Reach Character Pack and Boost: 30 Day Bonus Included with the Game of the Year Edition. |
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Ultra-HD Texture Pack |
Free |
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Hivebusters expansion |
Included with the Game of the Year Edition. |
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Version differences
Gears 5 Standard Edition
- The base game.
Gears 5 Game of the Year Edition
- Includes the base game, Ultimate Edition pack, and Hivebusters expansion.
Essential Improvements
Skip intro videos
Note: It is strongly recommended to back up GearGame.b2index before applying this fix, as the altered file sometimes results in the game refusing to launch.
Instructions[2]
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- Go to
<path-to-game>\Gears5\GearGame\Content\B2
- Open
GearGame.b2index in a hex editor, such as HxD.
- Search for
Coalition_MSStudios.bk2 and replace any letter inside it. For example: Cdalition_MSStudios.bk2
- Search for
TheCoalitionLogo.bk2 and do the same as the previous step.
Notes
- This may have to be reapplied after every title update.
- This may only work on the Steam version due to the Microsoft Store's version of the game having anti-tamper files.
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
Video
Graphics feature |
State |
Notes |
Widescreen resolution |
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Multi-monitor |
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Cutscenes and some animations are Vert-. HUD can be moved towards the center, but not enough to have it on the center screen. |
Ultra-widescreen |
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Cutscenes are Vert- when using the "fill" option. |
4K Ultra HD |
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Ultra texture pack is an optional download from inside the game on Windows Store or DLC on Steam. |
Field of view (FOV) |
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60-100°, default 80°. |
Windowed |
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Borderless fullscreen windowed |
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Exclusive fullscreen not available. |
Anisotropic filtering (AF) |
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2x, 4x, 8x, 16x. |
Anti-aliasing (AA) |
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TAA. SSAA available via resolution scaling. Increasing the "Sharpening" setting can reduce some of the blur. |
Vertical sync (Vsync) |
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60 FPS and 120+ FPS |
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30, 60, 90, 120, 144 and Unlimited settings. |
High dynamic range display (HDR) |
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Color blind mode |
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Settings for protanopia, deuteranopia and tritanopia. |
- The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unreal Engine 4 page for more details.
- The included dynamic resolution allows users to select a minimum frame rate of 30 FPS, 60 FPS, or 90 FPS, and effectively scales visual fidelity to match the selected level of performance.
Input
In-game Controller General Configuration.
In-game Controller Remapping.
In-game Keyboard Configuration.
In-game Mouse Configuration.
Audio
Audio feature |
State |
Notes |
Separate volume controls |
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Music, effects, character dialogue, cinematics and environmental volume. |
Surround sound |
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Also supports Dolby Atmos. |
Subtitles |
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Speaker names displayed, size adjustable. |
Closed captions |
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Enabled with subtitles. Available for dialogue and some environmental effects. |
Mute on focus lost |
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Localizations
Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
English |
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Arabic |
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Simplified Chinese |
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Traditional Chinese |
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French |
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German |
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Italian |
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Japanese |
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Korean |
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Polish |
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Brazilian Portuguese |
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Russian |
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Spanish |
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Latin American Spanish |
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Turkish |
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Change language
- The game lacks an option in-game to change language.
Change language of the game
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- Go to the configuration file(s) location and open
GameUserSettings.ini .
- In the section
GearGameUserSettings change PreferredLanguageCode=EN to PreferredLanguageCode=DE for German voice-overs for example.
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Network
In-game Matchmaking Servers Window.
Multiplayer types
Type |
Native |
Players |
Notes |
Local play |
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3 |
Co-op Split Screen Co-op |
LAN play |
| 10 |
Co-op, Versus Co-op modes require online connection. |
Online play |
| 10 |
Co-op, Versus Supports crossplay with Xbox One. |
Connection types
Issues unresolved
Low resolution textures
- On some configurations, the game may suddenly only show low resolution textures, no matter the actual texture fidelity settings. Only a restart of the game fixes this. [3]
- This is mostly a campaign issue and happens when the VRAM is close to being fully used (enable "Show Stats" in video settings) and a level transition, checkpoint reload or cut-scene takes place, causing the VRAM to go over its budget. Lowering the various VRAM related settings can help to somewhat prolong the issue. [4]
- Despite the drop in texture resolution, the VRAM usage does not decrease, instead the performance will also become worse.
Issues fixed
Voices are muffled
While using a Logitech Headset on PC, voices are muffled.[5]
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- Close the game
- Go to the configuration file(s) location and open
GameUserSettings.ini .
- Find the line with
sg.AudioQuality=3 in the section ScalabilityGroups .
- Change the 3 to 0.
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HDR not working
HDR not able to be toggled in settings[6]
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- Unplug non-HDR displays.
- Launch game again.
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Other information
In-game General Settings.
In-game Accessibility Settings.
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
Direct3D |
12 |
Uses D3D11On12 mapping layer for Windows 7. |
Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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Middleware
System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
7 SP1 |
10 |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Core i3 AMD FX-6000 series |
Intel Core i5 AMD Ryzen 3 |
System memory (RAM) |
8 GB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
80 GB | |
Video card (GPU) |
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 Nvidia GeForce GTX 760 AMD Radeon R9 280 2 GB of VRAM DirectX 12 compatible
| Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Nvidia GeForce GTX 970 AMD Radeon RX 570 4 GB of VRAM |
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
References