Summary
Back in early May,Xboxdid the unthinkable by announcing thatGears of Warwould be coming toPlayStation 5viaGears of War: Reloaded, a remasterof the 2006 title, complete with high-end graphics and multiplayer support.
Flash forward to today, and Gears of War: Reloaded will have an open beta accessible to all platforms, includingPlayStation, ahead of its August 26 release, meaning gamers onSony’s flagship console don’t have to wait to experience one of Xbox’s longtime exclusives for themselves.
As announced during Sunday’s Xbox Game Showcase, the Gears of War: Reloaded open beta will kick off on June 13 (Friday) and will span two weekends in total.
It’ll be a cross-platform experience, and it is open to those who’ve pre-ordered Reloaded, Game Pass Ultimate and Game Pass PC members, as well as those who already own Gears of War: Ultimate Edition, the original remaster of the title from back in 2015.
Gears of War: Reloaded Was Rumored To Get A Beta Before
Sunday’s announcement isn’t all too surprising, considering it was heavily rumored that Reloaded would have some sort of beta period to presumably stress test its servers ahead of its full launch.
As spotted on Reddit, SteamDB, a database for all things Steam related, a Beta file was uploaded to Steam that even had people actively playing it. However, shortly after being discovered, the file was renamed to PenPL, though it still retained the Gears icon and beta EULA.
Of course, everything ended up being true, and now we’ll be able to see how much Gears of War has changed since its initial release back in 2006.
