The Coalition has unveiled a launch-day update for Gears of War: Reloaded, addressing technical and performance concerns. Below are the key adjustments:
- Varied stability optimizations and performance boosts across consoles and PC
- Corrected gameplay irregularities, interface discrepancies, and language localization errors to refine user interaction
- Quality-of-life adjustments: enhanced peripheral compatibility for handheld devices (mouse/keyboard toggling) and refined system setting responses
- Consoles: Resolved conflicts between global power-saving settings and mode-specific energy features
- Consoles: Repaired visual inconsistencies with flame effects during campaign sequences
- PC: Eliminated framerate drops linked to DualSense controller connectivity
- Handheld: Adjusted mouse responsiveness calibration for portable gaming systems
Gears of War: Reloaded debuts today across PlayStation 5, Xbox Series S|X, and PC, marking the franchise’s debut on PlayStation systems. This enhanced version of 2015’s Ultimate Edition upgrades visuals with 4K resolution, refined textures, dynamic lighting, and ray-traced reflections. It introduces support for Dolby Vision, HDR, ultrawide displays, surround sound, and multiplayer modes operating at up to 144 FPS. PC players gain access to AMD FSR 3.1 and NVIDIA DLSS 3.5 upscaling, customizable controls, and cross-platform multiplayer compatibility with shared progression systems.
In related news, the cinematic adaptation of Gears of War directed by David Leitch isn’t slated for release until 2027.