Gears of War 4
Developers | |
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The Coalition | |
Splash Damage | |
Publishers | |
Microsoft Studios | |
Engines | |
Unreal Engine 4[1] | |
Release dates | |
Windows | October 11, 2016 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 86 |
OpenCritic | 83 |
IGDB | 83 |
Taxonomy | |
Series | Gears of War |
Gears of War | |
---|---|
Gears of War | 2007 |
Gears of War: Ultimate Edition | 2016 |
Gears of War 4 | 2016 |
Gears POP! | 2019 |
Gears 5 | 2019 |
Gears Tactics | 2020 |
Gears of War: E-Day | TBA |
Key points
- Xbox Play Anywhere title.[2]
- Xbox Cross Play title - Play multiplayer with Xbox One and PC players. However Core and Competitive playlists are not cross-platform.[3]
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
---|---|---|---|---|
Amazon.com | ||||
Microsoft Store | Ultimate Edition, Xbox Play Anywhere, Xbox Game Pass for PC: Standard Edition |
- All versions require Microsoft Store and Arxan Anti-Tamper DRM.
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
---|---|---|
Season Pass | ||
“Brothers to the End” Elite Gear Pack | ||
Vintage Del Pack |
Version differences
Gears of War 4 Standard Edition
- The base game.
Gears of War 4 Ultimate Edition
- Includes the base game and season pass.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
---|---|
Windows | %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\Microsoft.SpartaUWP_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalState\GearGame\Saved\Config\UWP\ |
-
GameUserSettings.ini
contains video settings.
Save game data location
System | Location |
---|---|
Windows | %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\Microsoft.SpartaUWP_8wekyb3d8bbwe |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
---|---|---|
Xbox Cloud | Synced with Xbox One |
Video settings
- Screen Space Reflections and Cinematic Depth of Field settings can be set on "Insane". Have in mind that both options in those settings are very taxing even for high-end computers.
Input settings
Mouse smoothing
Disable mouse smoothing |
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[/Script/Engine.InputSettings] bEnableMouseSmoothing=false |
Audio settings
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
English | ||||
Traditional Chinese | ||||
Simplified Chinese | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Italian | ||||
Japanese | ||||
Korean | ||||
Polish | ||||
Brazilian Portuguese | ||||
Russian | ||||
Spanish | ||||
Latin American Spanish | Windows language setting must be set to Spanish from México (Español de México). |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Local play | 2 | Co-op, Versus Split-screen (choice of horizontal or vertical).[4] Supports crossplay with Xbox One |
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LAN play | ||||
Online play |
Issues fixed
Game exits to desktop after splash screen logo with no error
This appears to be an issue with user account permissions affecting Windows 'local' user accounts (those not using a Microsoft account tied to their Windows account).
Fix 1: Download any free app from the Microsoft Store. Downloading a new app appears to reset the licences for the currently logged in profile and can fix the problem.
Fix 2: Convert the local account to a Microsoft account in the User Settings area of the control panel. You can covert it back to a local account through a similar process in User Settings.
Game consistently freezes/crashes the computer after 20 to 30 minutes of play
Async compute is known to cause system crashes, even on new hardware. Disabling async compute in the graphics options should fix the freezing/crashing issues.[5] Those who experience crashes using a Nvidia card should download Display Driver Uninstaller, run in safe mode and update to the 398.36 driver which contains a potential fix. Fix effectiveness has not yet been ascertained.
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
---|---|---|
Direct3D | 12 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Windows |
System requirements
Windows | ||
---|---|---|
Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 10 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core i5 3470 AMD FX-6300 |
Intel Core i5 4690 AMD FX-8350 |
System memory (RAM) | 8 GB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 80 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce 750 Ti AMD Radeon R7 260 2 GB of VRAM | Nvidia GeForce 970 Nvidia GeForce 1060 AMD Radeon R9 290X, AMD Radeon R9 480 4 GB of VRAM |
Other | Windows 10 Anniversary Update installed (Windows 10 version 1607) |
References
- ↑ Tech Interview: Gears of War 4 • Eurogamer.net
- ↑ http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/xbox-play-anywhere
- ↑ https://www.polygon.com/2017/1/27/14420068/gears-of-war-4-xbox-one-pc-cross-platform-multiplayer
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ Gears of war 4 PC freeze - fix