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Gears of War: Ultimate Edition was released earlier today exclusively through the Windows 10 Store for Windows 10 and DirectX 12. The game will run you $29.99 (USD).Originally released on Xbox One last year, Gears of War: Ultimate Edition is a comprehensive remake that includes basically everything ever created for the game – from maps and modes released as downloadable content, to exclusive campaign chapters from the original Windows version. So what’s been keeping its Windows release? Evidently, a whole lot of work under the hood to ensure that it leaves a strong impression. The playable version on show at last week’s Xbox Spring Showcase didn’t disappoint in this regard. It was running at 4K resolution and a constant 60 frames-per-second, and the effects were age-defying.
Microsoft says that the models in the game have been "uprezzed" by 10-30%, while the character models have doubled in poly count. The game also supports 4K texture resolution, so make sure you have more than 4GB of VRAM if you want to see the textures look their absolute best.
Features
• XBOX LIVE: Connect with the LIVE community, view achievements, watch game clips, share epic gaming moments, and more. Store saved games in the cloud and resume where you left off from a different PC.
• MINIMUM SPECS: OS 64 bit Windows 10 (v. 1511), Processor: Intel Core i5 @ 2.7Ghz / AMD FX 6-core, Memory: 8 GB RAM (2 GB VRAM), GPU: AMD R7 260x / NVIDIA GTX 650 Ti, HD Space: 60GB, DirectX12
• RECOMMENDED SPECS: OS 64 bit Windows 10 (v. 1511), Processor: Intel Core i5 @3.5GHz+ / AMD FX 6-core, Memory: 8 GB RAM (4 GB VRAM), GPU: AMD R9 290X / NVIDIA GTX 970, HD Space: 60GB, DirectX12
• IDEAL SPECS: OS 64 bit Windows 10 (v. 1511), Processor: Intel Core i7 @4GHz+ / AMD FX 8-core, Memory: 16 GB RAM (6 GB VRAM), GPU: AMD R9 390X / NVIDIA GTX 980 Ti, HD Space: 60GB, DirectX12
• SUPPORTED OS: Windows 10 (64-bit version only) with Windows 10 November update installed (Windows 10 Version 1511)
• XBOX LIVE: Connect with the LIVE community, view achievements, watch game clips, share epic gaming moments, and more. Store saved games in the cloud and resume where you left off from a different PC.
• MINIMUM SPECS: OS 64 bit Windows 10 (v. 1511), Processor: Intel Core i5 @ 2.7Ghz / AMD FX 6-core, Memory: 8 GB RAM (2 GB VRAM), GPU: AMD R7 260x / NVIDIA GTX 650 Ti, HD Space: 60GB, DirectX12
• RECOMMENDED SPECS: OS 64 bit Windows 10 (v. 1511), Processor: Intel Core i5 @3.5GHz+ / AMD FX 6-core, Memory: 8 GB RAM (4 GB VRAM), GPU: AMD R9 290X / NVIDIA GTX 970, HD Space: 60GB, DirectX12
• IDEAL SPECS: OS 64 bit Windows 10 (v. 1511), Processor: Intel Core i7 @4GHz+ / AMD FX 8-core, Memory: 16 GB RAM (6 GB VRAM), GPU: AMD R9 390X / NVIDIA GTX 980 Ti, HD Space: 60GB, DirectX12
• SUPPORTED OS: Windows 10 (64-bit version only) with Windows 10 November update installed (Windows 10 Version 1511)
You will need at least 53GB of free space. And no, this game is not available through Steam nor does it support 21:9 resolutions.
Listening to Giant Bomb's latest podcast, it sounds like MS have acknowledged the complaints about how their upcoming Windows 10 games will run, i'm referring to the 'app' environment they will be in where v-sync is forced, no config files will be tweakable and various other restrictions not common to PC games, i highly doubt much will change but they at least are aware of peoples concerns.