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Revision as of 13:23, 3 February 2024
Developers | |
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The Coalition | |
Splash Damage | |
Publishers | |
Microsoft Studios | |
Engines | |
Unreal Engine 4[1] | |
Release dates | |
Windows | October 11, 2016 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 86 |
OpenCritic | 84 |
IGDB | 83 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase, DLC |
Microtransactions | Loot box |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | Third-person |
Controls | Direct control |
Genres | Shooter |
Art styles | Realistic |
Themes | Post-apocalyptic, Sci-fi |
Series | Gears of War |
Gears of War | |
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Gears of War | 2007 |
Gears of War: Ultimate Edition | 2016 |
Gears of War 4 | 2016 |
Gears POP! | 2019 |
Gears 5 | 2019 |
Gears Tactics | 2020 |
Gears of War: E-Day | TBA |
Key points
- Xbox Cross Play title - Play multiplayer with Xbox One and PC players. However Core and Competitive playlists are not cross-platform.[2]
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Microsoft Store | Xbox Play Anywhere, Xbox Game Pass for PC: Standard Edition | |||
Amazon.com | Ultimate Edition |
- All versions require Microsoft Store and Arxan Anti-Tamper DRM.
Version differences
- The Standard Edition includes only the base game.
- The Ultimate Edition includes the base game and season pass.
Free trial
- A free trial is available (10 hours of gameplay).
- Full access to multiplayer Versus, Escape and Horde. Access to first chapter of Campaign.
- All progress carriers over upon full game purchase.
Monetization
Type | Notes |
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DLC | DLC includes Gears Packs and multiplayer maps. |
One-time game purchase | The game requires an upfront purchase to access. |
Subscription gaming service | Available via Xbox Game Pass for PC. |
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
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Season Pass | Includes 19 Gears Packs, Horde Expert Gears Pack, Access to Developer Playlists and ownership of 24 post-launch multiplayer maps. | |
“Brothers to the End” Elite Gear Pack | ||
Vintage Del Pack |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\Microsoft.SpartaUWP_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalState\GearGame\Saved\Config\UWP\ |
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GameUserSettings.ini
contains video settings.
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\Microsoft.SpartaUWP_8wekyb3d8bbwe |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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Xbox Cloud | Synced with Xbox One |
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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Widescreen resolution | |||
Multi-monitor | Cutscenes and some animations are Vert-. HUD can be moved towards the center, but not enough to have it on the center screen.[3] | ||
Ultra-widescreen | Native support.[1] Cutscenes are at 16:9. | ||
4K Ultra HD | [1] | ||
Field of view (FOV) | Up to 100°.[4] Split-screen players can set FOV separately.[5] | ||
Windowed | |||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | Always borderless in Fullscreen mode. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | Up to x16 | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | Forces TAA. SSAA available via resolution scaling. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | [1] | ||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | [1] Framerate can be unlimited or limited between 30-144. |
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High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the engine page to force native HDR output, or the glossary page for other alternatives. | ||
Color blind mode | 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.
- Screen Space Reflections and Cinematic Depth of Field settings can be set on "Insane". Have in mind that both options in those settings are very taxing even for high-end computers.
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | [1] | |
Mouse acceleration | Mouse smoothing on by default. | |
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | Separate options for both X and Y inversion. | |
Controller | ||
Controller support | ||
Full controller support | ||
Controller remapping | 5 presets | |
Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion | Separate options for both X and Y inversion. |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers | ||
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Xbox button prompts | ||
Impulse Trigger vibration |
PlayStation controllers |
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Generic/other controllers |
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Additional information | ||
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Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | ||
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | Music, Effects, Character Dialogue. | |
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
English | ||||
Simplified Chinese | ||||
Traditional Chinese | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Italian | ||||
Japanese | ||||
Korean | ||||
Polish | ||||
Brazilian Portuguese | ||||
Russian | ||||
Spanish | ||||
Latin American Spanish | Windows language setting must be set to Spanish from México (Español de México). |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Local play | 2 | Co-op, Versus Split-screen (choice of horizontal or vertical).[5] Supports crossplay with Xbox One |
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LAN play | ||||
Online play |
Issues fixed
Game exits to desktop after splash screen logo with no error
This appears to be an issue with user account permissions affecting Windows 'local' user accounts (those not using a Microsoft account tied to their Windows account).
Fix 1: Download any free app from the Microsoft Store. Downloading a new app appears to reset the licences for the currently logged in profile and can fix the problem.
Fix 2: Convert the local account to a Microsoft account in the User Settings area of the control panel. You can covert it back to a local account through a similar process in User Settings.
Game consistently freezes/crashes the computer after 20 to 30 minutes of play
Async compute is known to cause system crashes, even on new hardware. Disabling async compute in the graphics options should fix the freezing/crashing issues.[6] Those who experience crashes using a Nvidia card should download Display Driver Uninstaller, run in safe mode and update to the 398.36 driver which contains a potential fix. Fix effectiveness has not yet been ascertained.
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 12 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 10 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core i5-3470 AMD FX-6300 |
Intel Core i5-4690 AMD FX-8350 |
System memory (RAM) | 8 GB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 80 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce GTX 750 Ti AMD Radeon R7 260X 2 GB of VRAM | Nvidia GeForce GTX 970 Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 AMD Radeon R9 290X AMD Radeon RX 480 4 GB of VRAM |
Other | Windows 10 Anniversary Update installed (Windows 10 version 1607) |
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Tech Interview: Gears of War 4 • Eurogamer.net
- ↑ polygon.com - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ GoW4 supports multi-monitor setups, and runs them pretty well. : GearsOfWar - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ Gears of War 4 PC benchmark performance tested - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Gears of War 4 Title Update 2: December 6th 2016 | Gears of War 4 | Forums | Gears of War - Official Site
- ↑ Gears of war 4 PC freeze - fix - last accessed on May 2023