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Gears 5

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Revision as of 09:57, 11 January 2020 by Rose (talk | contribs) (→‎Availability: Per the note below. Correct both if necessary)
Gears 5
Gears 5 cover
Developers
The Coalition
Publishers
Xbox Game Studios
Engines
Unreal Engine 4
Release dates
Windows September 10, 2019
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General information

Official website
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Microsoft Store
Microsoft Store
 Xbox Game Pass for PC, Xbox Play Anywhere
Windows
Steam
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Windows
All versions require an Xbox Live account. Microsoft Store version is not available in China.

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
Ultimate Edition Includes Halo: Reach Character Pack and Boost: 30 Day Bonus
Windows

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows
Microsoft Store %LOCALAPPDATA%\Gears5\Saved\Config\PC
%LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\Microsoft.HalifaxBaseGame_8wekyb3d8bbwe\Settings
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1097840/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows
Microsoft Store %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\Microsoft.HalifaxBaseGame_8wekyb3d8bbwe\SystemAppData\wgs\<user-id>
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1097840/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud
Xbox Cloud

Video settings

In-game Video settings.
In-game Video settings.

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The included dynamic resolution allows users to select a minimum frame rate of 30 FPS, 60 FPS, or 90 FPS, and effectively scales visual fidelity to match the selected level of performance.

Input settings

In-game Controller General Configuration.
In-game Controller General Configuration.
In-game Controller Remapping.
In-game Controller Remapping.
In-game Keyboard Configuration.
In-game Keyboard Configuration.
In-game Mouse Configuration.
In-game Mouse Configuration.

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Audio settings

In-game Audio Settings.
In-game Audio Settings.

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Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Arabic
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Polish
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish
Latin American Spanish
Turkish

Change language

The game lacks an option in-game to change language.
Change language of the game
  1. Go to %localappdata%/Gears5/Saved/Config/PC and open GameUserSettings.ini
  2. In the section GearGameUserSettings change PreferredLanguageCode=EN to PreferredLanguageCode=DE for German voice-overs for example

Network

In-game Matchmaking Servers Window.
In-game Matchmaking Servers Window.

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
Local play
3 Co-op
Split Screen Co-op
LAN play
Online play
Co-op, Versus
Supports crossplay with Xbox One

Connection types

Type Native Notes
Matchmaking

Issues fixed

Voices are muffled

While using a Logitech Headset on PC, voices are muffled.[1]
  1. Close the game
  2. Go to %localappdata%/Gears5/Saved/Config/PC and open GameUserSettings.ini
  3. Find the line with sg.AudioQuality=3 in the section ScalabilityGroups
  4. Change the 3 to 0

HDR not working

HDR not able to be toggled in settings[2]
  1. Unplug nonHDR displays
  2. Launch game again

Other information

In-game General Settings.
In-game General Settings.
In-game Accessibility Settings.
In-game Accessibility Settings.
In-game Mature Settings.
In-game Mature Settings.

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 12
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Audio Dolby Atmos, Ogg Vorbis
Cutscenes Bink Video
Anti-cheat Easy Anti-Cheat [3]

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 7 SP1 10
Processor (CPU) Intel Core i3
AMD FX-6000 series		 Intel Core i5
AMD Ryzen 3
System memory (RAM) 8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 80 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050
Nvidia GeForce GTX 760
AMD Radeon R9 280
2 GB of VRAM
DirectX 12 compatible 		Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti
Nvidia GeForce GTX 970
AMD Radeon RX 570
4 GB of VRAM
A 64-bit system is required.

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/1097840/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (1097840) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References