Gears 5 multiplayer test now live, 'Versus' mechanics detailed

What you need to know

Gears 5 launches in September on Xbox One and PC.
The game eliminates the season pass and loot crates.
You can play the technical test right now.
You can preorder the game for $50 on Amazon.

Gears 5 launches in September and The Coalition keeps on providing us with new details about the upcoming game. Recently, Gears 5 Multiplayer Design Director Ryan Cleven discussed servers and balance tuning. The franchise will feature 60 Hz servers for the first time with Gears 5 and there is one tuning setup across core and competitive multiplayer modes.

If you've preordered the game or are an Xbox Game Pass subscriber, you can play a technical test right now to test out all of these multiplayer features. You can download the file here through the Microsoft Store. It's quite a substantial download so make sure you give it enough time.

The video details the mechanics of "Versus" mode. There are quite a few handy tips and tricks in there so be sure to take a look. If you're already playing the Gears 5 test, tell us what you think of it.

Gears 5 shines with Unreal Engine 4. The game looks stunning and should run at 4K resolution and 60 frames per second (FPS) on Xbox One X. Gears of War 4 ran at 4K 30 FPS during the campaign and 4K 60 FPS during multiplayer. This time around, both modes are the same frame rate.

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