
The result appears to be an unremarkable experience which does little to cater to anyone who isn't a fan of the series. It did not stray too far from a formula established by a game studio that's currently at odds with Microsoft for its vision of PC gaming. Our initial impressions of the Gears of War 4 multiplayer beta were tepid at best. (Also see: Gears of War 4 Pre-Order Gets You Every Gears of War Game for Free ) Buying Gears of War 4 digitally for the Xbox One nets you the Windows 10 version as well thanks to Microsoft’s Xbox Play Anywhere program. Nonetheless, Microsoft is trying to incentivise the digital release of Gears of War 4. With standard Blu-ray discs limited to 50GB, a mandatory day one download seems like a necessity although there are some developers who try to be considerate of the bandwidth constraints of their customers.

It is a Play Anywhere title, so if you buy it digitally on Xbox One, you'll get a copy of the PC version free and vice versa.It's something we've seen in the past with the likes of Fallout 4 and Halo: The Master Chief Collection. Gears of War 4 launches on October 11 for Xbox One and PC. Everyone who played Gears of War Ultimate Edition before the end of 2015 received the four Xbox 360 games free. This isn't the first time Microsoft has given away Gears of War games. Additionally, tokens for the games will be sent "in waves" through Xbox Live messages "within one month of redemption." The offer expires on December 31. The fine print explains that you will need 32 GB of hard drive space to download all four Gears of War Xbox 360 games.

The games- Gears of War (2006), Gears of War 2 (2008), Gears of War 3 (2011), and Gears of War Judgment (2013)-are playable on Xbox One through backwards compatibility. Everyone who buys the game on Xbox One-digital or at retail- before the end of 2016 will receive copies of all the Gears of War Xbox 360 games.

Microsoft has announced a new incentive to encourage people to pick up Gears of War 4.
