Similar to Rise of the Tomb Raider and Quantum Break, another Xbox One exclusive (though Tomb Raider was on Xbox 360 as well) is heading to the Windows 10 Store. This time you have Gears of War Ultimate Edition and it provides PC owners (with powerful enough rigs) to run the game at 4K resolution.
From what I can tell it costs £22.79 at the moment and alongside the upped resolution the Windows 10 version is loaded with new content, including five campaign chapters not included in the Xbox 360 version.
Windows 10 players will also receive the Deluxe Weapon Skin Pack and 11 bonus multiplayer characters. However by the looks of it, unlike Quantum break this game does not offer cross-play/saves. Plus there is no mention of the Gears of War 4 BETA. Update: Then again I just checked the Windows 10 Store details and it does mention that you can save games in the cloud and resume where you left off from a different PC.
CAMPAIGN FEATURES:
- Anyways, like the Xbox One version every aspect of the original Gears of War has been remastered and modernised, including lighting, environments, characters, and cinematic scenes.
- Go deeper into Gears fiction with five Gears of War comic books, which can be unlocked and read within the game.
- Remastered for 7.1 Surround Sound.
MULTIPLAYER FEATURES:
- Multiplayer matches run 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.
- 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.
Requirements
In order to run this game you will need a DX12 capable graphics card. On top of this the game recommends the following specs for FULL HD playback...
OS: 64 bit Windows 10 - version 1511
Processor: Intel Core i5 @3.5GHz+ or AMD FX 6-core
Memory: 8 GB RAM (4 GB VRAM)
Graphics: GeForce GTX 970 or Radeon R9 290X
Hard Drive: 60 GB available space
While the recommended specs for running on 4K are…
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