Gears of War: E-Day has gone gold. Pre-install begins September 29 on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox on PC, and Steam. Early Access starts October 1 for Premium Edition buyers; the worldwide launch is October 6, including day-one Game Pass. On consoles the game is Xbox Series X|S exclusive, and it is also available on PC. Xbox Wire published Minimum, Recommended, and Ultra PC tiers that all need a 115 GB SSD; Steam’s store listing matches the 115 GB figure for Minimum and Recommended.
The game arrives as an Xbox console exclusive next month.
The title supports Nvidia DLSS, AMD FSR and Intel XeSS upscaling technologies.
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