Gears of War: Reloaded is Getting PS5 Pro Enhancements

Summary

Gears of War: Reloaded will feature PS5 Pro enhancements.
The details of these enhancements haven't yet been revealed.
Gears of War: Reloaded will be released on August 26 for PlayStation 5, PC, and Xbox Series X/S.

The best way to play Gears of War: Reloaded may be on a Sony console, as the game is getting PS5 Pro enhancements. Microsoft has made a trend of bringing franchises that were once Xbox exclusives to other platforms, specifically PlayStation, often seen as its biggest rival, and now it's clear that its remaster of the first Gears of War game is no exception. On top of getting a PS5 release, Gears of War: Reloaded will look and play even better on the PS5 Pro.

There was a good deal of mystery surrounding the remaster before its official announcement. Some speculated that it would be a collection of the first three games, and some predicted it would launch on PlayStation as well as Xbox and PC. Microsoft confirmed that Gears of War: Reloaded will get a day-one PS5 launch and proved the collection rumors false, but one thing it didn't touch on is the possibility of PS5 Pro enhancements — something that has now become a little more clear.

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While Xbox's announcement didn't mention the PS5 Pro, a Push Square report found that the game's PlayStation Store listing labels it a PS5 Pro Enhanced title. What exactly those enhancements are is still uncertain, as the page doesn't give any specifics. The remaster also runs in 4K at up to 120 FPS with HDR support on the Xbox Series X and vanilla PS5, so it already seems like a graphically impressive game without any additional improvements. It could offer something similar to Forza Horizon 5's PS5 Pro enhancements, which added ray tracing, improved the rendering distance, and made the frame rate and resolution more consistent, among other small tweaks.

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While the details may be uncertain for now, the presence of these PS5 Pro enhancements means Gears of War: Reloaded will likely run better on a Sony console than Xbox hardware, despite being a remaster of an Xbox-exclusive game. However, that's less of a surprise today than it once would've been. Microsoft has found moving away from console exclusivity to be a highly profitable business model, as evidenced by Forza and Indiana Jones. There are even rumors that, even though The Master Chief Collection isn't coming to PS5, individual Halo games could get a PlayStation release in the future, resulting in all of Xbox's Big Three exclusive series being exclusives no more.

As for what's next for the Gears of War series, all eyes now turn to the upcoming prequel. One leaker has suggested that Gears of War: E-Day will release in 2026, but the same person also stuck to the Gears of War remaster collection rumors, which fans now know were false, unless Xbox releases such a package separate from Reloaded. Regardless, there are some big dates coming up for Gears of War fans.

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